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Round-Up To Fight Homelessness with Family Promise & The Grand Summit Hotel

Grand Summit Hotel Family PromiseFamily Promise, partnering with The Grand Summit Hotel in Summit, New Jersey, invites you to join our Round-Up Campaign to Fight Family Homelessness.

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02/19/2010

Welcome to Odessa, Texas: Affiliate Number 152

Family Promise of OdeFamily Promise of Odessa break ground for their new Day Center.ssa opened in January, our first new Affiliate of 2010 and the eleventh network in the state of Texas. 

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01/28/2010

Family Promise heads to Florida for our 10th National Conference

10th National Conference, Dare to DreamDare to Dream with us.  Join us for our 10th National Conference in Orlando, Florida from April 30th through May 2nd as we reflect on past successes and plan new growth. 

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01/28/2010

Family Promise Night with the New Jersey NETS

Family Promise and the New Jersey Nets came together to celebrate the holidays this year.  Family Promise Night with the Nets, a toy drive to benefit homeless children in New Jersey, took place at the IZOD Center on December 16th when the Nets played the Utah Jazz. Almost 500 new toys were donated by fans to

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01/07/2010

Our Promise to Children Breakfast Event a Smashing Success

Long-time friends and newer acquaintances of Family Promise gathered at Baltusrol Golf Club on November 10 to learn more about the effects of homelessness on children and the ways in which Family Promise helps families

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01/07/2010

Affiliate #151: Family Promise of Casper, Wyoming

Casper is now home to the second network in the state of Wyoming. It becomes the 16th and final network to open nationwide in 2009.

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01/07/2010

Affiliate Number 150: Family Promise of Muskegon, MI

Muskegon, Michigan is now home to our much-needed 4th network in the Wolverine State.  Michigan's unemployment rate is the highest in the country and Muskegon's stands at 22%.  A January count found 137 homeless children in the city and the city's sole shelter does not take intact families or older boys.

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12/09/2009

Family Promise featured in the Huffington Post

Family Promise was recently featured in the Huffington post. Below is an excerpt from the article.

Because Every Child Deserves Home

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11/20/2009

Family Promise Night with the New Jersey NETS

Family Promise would like to extend a special discount on NETS Tickets to all supporters for a great cause!  Please join us on Wednesday, December 16th, 2009 at the IZOD Center when the NETS take on the Utah Jazz.  Family Promise, in conjunction with the NETS, will be hosting a toy

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11/11/2009

Our Promise to Children

Please join us at Family Promise’s Our Promise to Children breakfast at Baltusrol Golf Club on Tuesday, November 10th.

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11/10/2009

Affiliate Number 149 has Opened in Cabarrus County, NC

Family Promise of Cabarrus County becomes the 11th network in North Carolina. This was a particularly challenging effort, with leadership, funding and fire code issues to overcome, but Board President Angela Orrock’s long-time commitment to the cause

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11/10/2009

We Welcome Our 148th Affiliate!

Family Promise of Salem County is the 15th Affiliate in the Garden State. There is no shelter for families in this rural county of 65,000 people, with those needing services having to turn to the state of Delaware or neighboring NJ counties for help.

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09/29/2009

New Family Promise in Delaware County, Ohio

The efforts in Delaware County, OH, began in the fall of 2007, when a seminary student at Methodist Theological School and a professor there both felt that the program they had seen in Cleveland could help address family homelessness in this leafy suburban county due north of Columbus.

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09/22/2009

Family Promise Guests Profiled in USA TODAY

A guest family from Family Promise's Sacramento Affiliate shared their story, highlighting the impact of the nation's financial crisis on homeless children.

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06/30/2009

Family Promise’s 6th Annual Spring Event Exceeds Expectations

Many thanks to our loyal donors, volunteers, Board Members and friends who made our spring event at Baltusrol Golf Club on May 1st such a success.

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06/18/2009

Racing to Make a Difference

For the third year in a row, Family Promise board member Jamie Haenggi laced up her sneakers for Family Promise, Racing to Make a Difference.

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05/30/2009

New Family Promise Affiliate Opens in Ohio

We are pleased to welcome our 143rd Affiliate, Family Promise of Mahoning Valley, Ohio's eleventh Family Promise Affiliate.
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05/12/2009

142nd Affiliate Opens in Tennessee

Family Promise of Blount County, Tennessee, becomes the 142nd Family Promise Affiliate, and the sixth in the aptly named Volunteer State.
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05/10/2009

New Family Promise Affiliate Opens in Louisiana

Our newest Affiliate, Family Promise of Ouachita Parish, is our 144th operating Affiliate and the second in the Pelican State, primarily serving the cities of Monroe and West Monroe in the northeastern part of Louisiana.

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05/08/2009

Family Promise Welcomes Cape May, NJ, Affiliate

Family Promise of Cape May, New Jersey has just opened its doors, becoming the 141st Family Promise Affiliate and the 14th in the Garden State.

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05/05/2009

Press Release: Family Promise Reports Staggering Increase in the Number of Homeless Children

SUMMIT, NJ, April 9, 2009 -- Family Promise reports that out of 45,000 homeless and low-income citizens served by their national Affiliate Network in 2008, 60 percent are now children, 46 percent of whom are five and under. The pioneering nonprofit also witnessed a significant increase in two-parent families (26 percent), including families with grandparents and grandchildren.

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04/09/2009

Family Promise Welcomes Lancaster County, SC, Affiliate

We are proud to announce the opening of our 140th Affiliate, Family Promise of Lancaster County, SC.

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02/18/2009

Family Promise Partners with Recycled Rides

The National Auto Body Council has named Family Promise as recipient for its signature philanthropic program, Recycled Rides.

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02/15/2009

Newest Affiliate Opens Doors in Whitfield County, GA

Family Promise welcomes its newest Affiliate, Family Promise of Whitfield County, GA.

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02/13/2009

Family Promise Welcomes a New Affiliate: Southern Ocean County, NJ

Family Promise is pleased to welcome Affiliate #138, Family Promise of Southern Ocean County, NJ.

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02/06/2009

Lafayette, IN, Welcomes Newest Affiliate of Family Promise

Family Promise's 137th Affiliate has opened its doors in Lafayette, IN.

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02/05/2009

Family Promise Welcomes a New Affiliate: Lawrence, KS

We are proud to welcome Family Promise of Lawrence, Kansas, our 136th Affiliate and the second in the Sunflower State.

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01/07/2009

Family Promise Welcomes a New Affiliate: South Palm Beach County, FL

Family Promise is pleased to announce the opening of its newest Affiliate, Family Promise of South Palm Beach County, FL.

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01/05/2009

Timely Topics and Dynamic Speakers Drive Family Promise's Historic Ninth National Conference

While more and more families are facing the kinds of economic crises that lead them to seek help, the directors, staff, and volunteers of Family Promise Affiliates nationwide gathered for Family Promise's Ninth National Conference to learn new ways of reaching out within their own communities.

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11/07/2008

Families Impacted by Economic Crisis

As the current status of the economy continues on a downward spiral, families nationwide are being negatively impacted.

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10/25/2008

A Celebration of Our 20 Years

Affiliates across the country helped mark the 20th Anniversary of the founding of Family Promise during Family Promise Week, September 14 through 20, 2008.  The week was dedicated to all of the congregations and volunteers nationwide in thanks for the gifts they compassionately offer families in need every day. 

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10/08/2008

A Family's Note of Thanks

Right from the beginning, one of Family Promise's newer Affiliates in Warren County, NJ has been making remarkable differences in people's lives.

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09/05/2008

One Family Promise Board Member, "Tri-ing" to Make A Difference!

Jamie Haenggi has done it again!   Family Promise's board member tackled a triathlon to "tri" to make a difference for homeless families.

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08/05/2008