by Joe Nettesheim | Jan 21, 2021 | News
Family Promise of Waukesha County is a recipient of a $4,000 grant from the Catholic Community Foundation to be used for a new apartment-based shelter program for families. This donation is the most recent grant that Family Promise has received to bring this program...
by Joe Nettesheim | Jan 8, 2021 | News
CASE MANAGER POSITION Summary/Objective The Case Manager is responsible for assisting families to achieve independence by helping them to identify and address issues that impact their economic, physical, and emotional well-being. Using a trauma informed approach,...
by Joe Nettesheim | Dec 17, 2020 | News
“Vanity of vanities all things are vanity.” This passage and the subsequent verses in the Book of Ecclesiastes sums up 2020. Much of what we thought could be relied upon has been cast into doubt. The impact of the virus is far, wide and deep. For some it may have...
by Joe Nettesheim | Dec 4, 2020 | News
When you think about your home, what comes to mind? This holiday season we are requesting funds to help give families experiencing homelessness, a home. Even though we are using the imagery of doors, windows, bricks and shingles, we are NOT building an actual...
by Joe Nettesheim | Nov 24, 2020 | News
2020 has been a not too subtle reminder to treasure every moment of life. Everything we have is a gift. Even when things look bleak, life is full of abundant blessings. Sometimes we just need to be intentional about recognizing the good things in life. As we say thank...
by Jenna Spangler | Nov 4, 2020 | News
Volunteer Coordinator Ginny Brown and her husband George support Family Promise as Thrivent members. We asked them to explain how Thrivent works. What is Thrivent and How Did You Become a Member? Thrivent started as “Aid Association for Lutherans”, primarily...
by Joe Nettesheim | Nov 4, 2020 | News
November 3, 2019 was my first activity for Family Promise of Waukesha County. The past year has been eventful! In my first year as Executive Director we: Purchased a new building Started a new Prevention program Started a new Apartment Shelter Program Experienced...
by Joe Nettesheim | Oct 29, 2020 | News
Family Promise of Waukesha County, Inc. is implementing a new program for sheltering families in response to Covid-19. This new program will use apartments to shelter families experiencing homelessness. The objective of this model is to provide shelter to families,...
by Joe Nettesheim | Oct 22, 2020 | News
Thank you to everyone who participated in Family Promise Week 2020! Homelessness is a traumatic experience for families. Our purpose is to support families to prevent them from becoming homeless or shelter them when they do, helping them to achieve permanent housing...
by Jenna Spangler | Oct 15, 2020 | News
Family Promise of Waukesha County is happy to welcome Patrice Hofbauer and Rebecca Seymour to the Board of Directors. They were elected to the board on October 12. Read about Rebecca and Patrice below: Patrice Hofbauer Patrice earned her BS in Education from Ohio...
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