ABOUT FAMILY PROMISE
WHO WE ARE
Family Promise is an interfaith hospitality network to help homeless families achieve lasting independence. With support from local congregations in Delaware County, we provide food, shelter and assistance with obtaining employment and housing.
Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN)
Our networks of congregations and volunteers meet homeless families’ immediate needs for shelter, meals, and comprehensive support services.
Family Mentoring
To prevent homelessness, we train volunteers to help at-risk families achieve goals and maintain self-sufficiency.
Just Neighbors
Our interactive educational program raises awareness of poverty and homelessness as the first step in establishing community-based responses.
Community Initiatives
We foster local IHN outgrowth programs, such as transitional housing, housing renovation, job training, health care services, childcare and literacy.
Voices Uniting
Volunteers work together to promote policies that alleviate poverty and improve the well-being of low-income families.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Christopher Dougher
Toni Evans
Tony Heald
Rosemary Janselewitz
Lana Lowary
Patty Maxson
Franklin Moore
Patrice Moore
Claudia Ross
Dr. Robert Tannehill, Board Chair
Jerry Valentine
Jon Yerian
MEMBER CONGREGATIONS
Host Congregations
Alum Creek Church of Christ
Asbury United Methodist Church
Grace United Methodist Church
Powell United Methodist Church
Rural Chapel United Methodist Church
St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran
St. Mary’s Roman Catholic
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Terra Nova
Vineyard Church o f Delaware County
William St. United Methodist Church
Zion United Church of Christ
Support Congregations
Bellpoint United Methodist Church
Delaware City Vineyard
Delaware Grace Brethren
First Presbyterian Church
Highpoint Nazarene Church
St. John Ne um man
Sunbury United Methodist
SUPPORT
We are always in need of volunteers, committee members and items for donation. To volunteer or assist, please contact Jennifer Dunkle at
jenniferdunkle_familypromise-delawareohio.org or 740-362-7817.
Visit www.goodsearch.com to name Family Promise of Delaware County as your charity of choice. Then, everytime you search using the www.goodsearch.com website, a small donation will be made to our organization to support homeless families in your community! Remember to set www.goodsearch.com as your homepage to maximize donations!
Support us every time you shop at Kroger! By registering with www.mycommunityrewards.com , you can designate Family Promise of Delaware County to receive a percentage of your total shopping bill.
OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS
TESTIMONIALS
My daughter Holly and I were affected by the
economy this year in a major way... Family
Promise took us in... gave us food and shelter
and with the help of Salvation Army we were
able to obtain an apartment and move into our
own place again.
Kristy- Delaware, OH
You provided more than food, shelter and transportation. There were encouraging and affirming words, laughter as you visited with us, and sometimes quiet when that was needed. You gave us time to gather our life back together.
Matt M.- Coeur d'Alene, ID
There are so many things we take for granted--things like home cooked meals or a safe place to sleep. By volunteering at IHN, we get to see first hand what a difference these things make in the lives of others, and we learn to appreciate them all over again.
Mary Lu Barth, Volunteer, Temple Beth Emerth, Ann Arbor IHN
The true measure of the Network's impact must include the ripple' effect. As volunteers spend time with guests and each other, the walls of suspicion, prejudice and ignorance begin to come down. And with new sensitivities and understanding comes the possibility of the more significant change ultimately needed for the elimination of homelessness.
Reverend Mark Wakefield, Christ Church, Union County NJ IHN
WHERE WE ARE
Family Promise of Delaware County
35 N. Washington Street
Delaware, OH 43015
CONTACT US
NEWS
For a year-long pledge of just $20 monthly, you can provide a month of shelter and life-changing supportive services to a homeless family in Delaware County.
To learn more about Club 240, click the link below:
Learn about our plans to renovate a building for a 24-hour fixed space. Our current newsletter is below:
Annual Appeal 2011 electronic.pdf
Newsletter 2-12.pdf
Donate
CONTACT
jennifersami_familypromise-delawareohio.org
Tel: (740) 362-7817
