We talk a lot about helping families secure safe, affordable childcare when they are with us at Family Promise. Being able to access childcare is one of the keys to maintaining permanent housing. Once childcare is in place, parents can look for work, participate in...
For two fun-filled, healing weeks this summer, 30 children who have experienced homelessness can just be kids at Camp Lots-of-Fun. They play, run, dance, create, laugh, share, learn, grow and make friends. The stresses of their life fade away as they experience fun...
On Sunday, May 6th nearly 200 people gathered in Van Neste Square in Ridgewood to participate in Family Promise’s 25th annual Hike or Bike fundraiser, which supports our programs serving homeless, working families. It was a fun day filled with hiking, biking, music,...
If you’ve volunteered with Family Promise of Bergen County, or worked with needy people, you might eventually come to wonder two things. One is “What became of those folks?’’ A second is “Did I help them?” Phyllis Roth had those questions. And recently, she got...
“Volunteers don’t necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.” This is certainly true of volunteer Sue Hill, who has been of service to Family Promise almost since its inception, (as the Interreligious Fellowship for the Homeless). Sue has done it all and...
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