In the Local News

2010

• Family Promise recieves strategic help from Knoxville Leadership Foundation (April 1, 2010)

• Marsha Sliker named Interim Executive Director and Pat Boyles named Interim Social Services Director (June 8, 2010)

2009

• Hope for the Homeless (October 7, 2009)
• Charity gives $14,000 to homeless program (July 31, 2009)
• Family Promise of Blount County program continues to serve homeless (July 28, 2009)
• Events raise funds to help the hurting (July 25, 2009)
• Family Promise homeless center opens to public Saturday at Green Meadow United Methodist Church (June 11, 2009)
• Help for homeless on way: Family Promise to open June 21 (May 24, 2009)
• Homeless program progresses; June 21 opening still target (April 23, 2009)
• Family Promise to receive financial help from local charity (March 24, 2009)
• Homeless program nears reality; Family Promise expected to open mid-June (March 16, 2009)
• Homelessness surges in state; Planned "hand up" program in Blount takes on new urgency (January 20, 2009)
• Family Promise hopes to help homeless (January 12, 2009)

2008

• Family Promise progresses; Church plans day center for homeless as project gathers steam (December 26, 2008)
• United Way awards $23,000 in grants and more (August 22, 2008) 
• High bouncing; JumpZone hosts fundraiser for Family Promise of Blount County (July 24, 2008)
• Family Promise offers hope for the homeless in Blount County (July 10, 2008)   
• Day center site sought: Family Promise program still hoping for Aug. 1 launch in Blount County (June 26, 2008)
• Efforts to start Blount County Family Promise 'progressing' (May 21, 2008)
• Blount County Children’s Home Board offers space to Family Promise program (January 30, 2008)
• “Win-win-win”; Family Promise volunteer tour facility in Knoxville (January 28, 2008)
• Target date of Aug. 1 set for start of Family Promise program (January 15, 2008)
• Family Promise program in works (January 13, 2008)

 2007

• Effort to begin Family Promise moves forward (December 16, 2007)
• 10,000 homeless kids attend Tennessee schools; more than 250,000 students nationwide “invisible” (November 12, 2007)
• Faith community addresses homelessness; Family Promise holds meeting to discuss Blount’s homeless population (October 2, 2007)