Family Promise-Greater Phoenix

Outreach development: in order to provide emergency shelter to homeless families, the organization must ensure a solid and diverse awareness and funding pipeline. Reaching out to the congregational, business, and civic communities are routine efforts. Congregational volunteers who provide lodging and meals remain the core of family promise. These relationships are thoughtfully cultivated and nurtured to sustain their participation, especially in a post-pandemic world where church attendance has slid. In-kind lodging, meals and volunteer efforts saved family promise over $390,000 in 2024. The outreach staff made great strides in expanding community partnerships and two-way referral norms when family promise joined the glendale homeless alliance. Its hub is the norton and ramsey social justice empowerment center and partners know to refer homeless families to us. We began regularly reaching out to our neighbors with needs list requests via the nextdoor app. Many donors dropped off items and toured our facilities as a result. We began showing our signature "journey of a child" video to conclude each tour. Neighbors, business leaders, and organization leaders are moved by how simply family promise can end family homelessness with community support.