Family Promise
Family Promise / Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) is a shelter program based on a national model that provides transitional shelter for families experiencing homelessness. Host churches, synagogues and support congregations work in collaboration to provide year round shelter, meals, and support to families as they work toward achieving goals of permanent housing and self-sufficiency.
Features of Family Promise:
- Clean warm beds provided for eight families in a secure environment
- Shelter provided by 28 Austin area host churches and synagogues and 19 support congregations
- Families rotate to a different facility each week
- Hot meals twice a day and sack lunches when needed
- Laundry and shower facilities
- Transportation provided to job sites, job interviews, child care facilities and schools
- Personal toiletry items such as shampoo, diapers, limited prescriptions, etc.
- Caring volunteers provide encouraging support and assist whenever possible
- Assistance with job searches and training if necessary
- Shelter services are available to homeless families for up to 90 days
Day Resource Center
Foundation for the Homeless also provides a Day Resource Center where families are able to access resources and work with staff on goals toward self-sufficiency. The Center gives clients access to computers with Internet capabilities, individual voicemail boxes, fax machine, copier, and other amenities to help them achieve their goals. Other support services, such as Life Skills classes for adults and children's activities are also offered at the Day Resource Center.
If your organization would like to participate in the Interfaith Hospitality Network, please contact us at: volunteer@foundationhomeless.org.
Link to the national Family Promise organization: http://www.familypromise.org