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 […]
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 […]
Merry Christmas!
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Ribbon Cutting at the Second Chance, a Family Promise Thrift Store!
On Tuesday, January 21, we officially opened the Second Chance, a Family Promise Thrift Store! Like everything we do, it was truly a community coming together to make this happen! First we’d like to Thank Our Sponsors: Jackie Mills spent quite a lot of time with us finding the perfect property for the store […]
The GATE Aktion Club – new partner!
Family Promise has a new community partner! “The Gate’s Aktion Club is a service leadership group sponsored by The Alcoa Kiwanis Club. Participants at The Gate have the opportunity to cultivate meaningful leadership skills while serving their wonderful community of Blount County. One of our Program Assistants, Tene’ Lewis, had a vision for a project […]
Seeing OUR Day Center through a Trauma Informed Care Lens
Last week we were excited to see Family Promise of Blount County Day Center photos included in a webinar from Family Promise National – “Seeing Your Day Center Through a Trauma Informed Care Lens” We were really excited to have our photos chosen and wanted to share the comments made by the presenters. Christine Carter-Love […]
Winter 2020 Newsletter
Winter 2020 Newsletter click text to download or read online
