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...
by Jenna Spangler | Oct 15, 2020 | Volunteers
NOMINATE A VOLUNTEER JOIN THE CREW Family Promise of Waukesha County has over 1300 people who serve as volunteers. We want to highlight some of those individuals, so you know how others get involved. These volunteers, supporters, donors, and Family Promise friends...
by Joe Nettesheim | Oct 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Q. IS FAMILY PROMISE OF WAUKESHA COUNTY OPEN? A. Yes! Q. WHAT SERVICES ARE BEING OFFERED BY FAMILY PROMISE OF WAUKESHA COUNTY? A. At the end of March due to COVID-19, Family Promise of Waukesha County initiated the Family Homelessness Prevention Program. Since we...
by Joe Nettesheim | Oct 1, 2020 | Events, Uncategorized
WINTER CLOTHING DRIVE DOWNLOAD FLYER Family Promise of Waukesha County is collecting winter clothes for alumni families and families in our prevention program. We are in need of new (or slightly used) hats, mittens, gloves, scarves, coats, snowpants and...
by Joe Nettesheim | Sep 25, 2020 | Uncategorized, Volunteers
Family Promise of Waukesha County has over 1,000 volunteers. Most of these individuals serve through their congregation. Other volunteers help with mailings, drive the van, assist with administrative tasks, or participate on a committee, and many more tasks....
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