What’s New at Family Promise?
We hope you had a very blessed Easter with your family. Our families spent the weekend decorating & hunting Easter Eggs and even had a special visit from the Easter Bunny. We have several updates to share with you about upcoming events here at Family Promise of Blount County. The Day Center remains closed to […]
Virtual Volunteer Training!
Family Promise National has created virtual training videos https://familypromise.org/volunteer-training-videos/ We are so excited to be able to offer this new training opportunity – especially while our live training is on PAUSE until we can gather again! So who should participate in virtual training? New volunteers: Are you interested in volunteering, but don’t know if you […]
From the Executive Director: Sharing Your Gifts
This week I saw a post on social media from another Family Promise affiliate that included a quote from Anne Frank. “No one has ever become poor from giving.” Those words gave me pause as I thought of the myriad of ways we can each be enriched by giving. Talk to any Family Promise volunteer […]
Caroline Lamar to Lead Family Promise of Blount County
The Board of Directors of Family Promise of Blount County is pleased to share that Caroline Maynard Lamar is now the full-time Executive Director of the agency, effective January 1, 2020. Family Promise provides shelter and long-term assistance for families experiencing homelessness in Blount County. Lamar has served as interim Executive Director since August 2019. […]
Food Rescue
Today we want to thank our partners in Food Rescue! The Food Donation Connection https://www.foodtodonate.com/ helps us provide food for our Shelter, Transitional Housing, and Going Home Staying Home families. Papa Johns Pizza Chick-fil-A Foothills Mall Panera Bread Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen These restaurants participate in the food rescue program and partner with Family Promise. Once […]
Merry Christmas!
How does Shelter Work? ((tips for coordinators and volunteers too!))
Our families stay the night in one of our partner churches from Sunday evening to Saturday evening. They get up to leave at 7 am every day (so our volunteers can get to work or school on time.) They can take their own cars or the Family Promise van back to the day center, or […]
From the Executive Director: Giving Day
A few weeks ago I was walking into the Day Center when I noticed the chalk drawing in the picture above. The star reminded me of our Family Promise logo but it also reminded me of something much bigger. It reminded me that the kids here at Family Promise are attempting to have a normal […]
From the Executive Director: Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported our Second Annual Spooktacular fundraiser over the weekend! We are truly grateful to the Parkway Drive-In and the rest of our generous sponsors for their contributions to this event: Modern Woodmen/Steve Wigley, Charlotte Chance of Farmers Insurance, Kona Ice, Small Town BBQ, and Imagination Jubilation. I […]
Job Posting – Second Chance, A Family Promise Thrift Store
Thrift Store Manager – Posted 10/7/19 Position: Thrift Store Manager Status: Part-time (20 hours per week), Hourly rate depends on experience Reports to: Executive Director Location: Second Chance, A Family Promise Thrift Store, 705 E. Lincoln Rd. in Alcoa, TN Position Summary: The Thrift Store manager will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of […]
