Become a Host Site

VOLUNTEERS OF ALL FAITHS CHANGING LIVES

Family Promise’s shelter program relies on a partnership of interfaith congregations and other volunteer groups to help local families facing homelessness. Our host sites provide lodging, meals and hospitality to families in need. For families in the program, each day begins with breakfast at a host site with volunteers, followed by a van ride to our Day Center. In the evening, guests return to the host site, where volunteers provide dinner and spend some quality time. The evening hours are for homework, relaxing and family fun time, as they would be with any family. Each day ends with the family all together, under one roof.

HOST CONGREGATIONS

Local houses of worship provide temporary overnight lodging in otherwise unused spaces in their buildings. A host congregation team of volunteers may be involved with the following:

Cooking and hosting dinner

Spending the evening with families, talking, tutoring kids or playing games

Sleeping overnight in the congregation

Coordinating children’s crafts & activities

Donating necessary supplies for the hosting week

Setting up and breaking down guest families’ rooms

Some host congregations/organizations only provide a site, while others provide only volunteers, and we all work together to utilize every available space and person willing to house our families.