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Family Promise

The Family Promise Ministry became fully operational on November 1.  St Paul's has made a significant commitment to this ministry. Members of St Paul's are serving on the board and the working committees to launch this ministry.

The response from the St Paul's congregation response has been fabulous - thank you.  There is still time to volunteer and to give.  Here is a list of supply items, if you would like to contribute:

• Alarm Clocks
• Flashlights
• Single sheets both flat and fitted
• Hand towels
• Washcloths
• Lunch food/sandwich bags/paper bags

School supplies

• Paper
• Pencils
• Pens
• Art and craft supplies (construction paper, makers, scissors, etc)
• Coloring books and crayons

If you can volunteer any time within the next year, please register today as a volunteer.  Click here to go to the Family Promise Volunteer Sign-up and enter your preferences for tasks and when you can volunteer in a typical week.  This will help our coordinators when they contact you for specific dates.

Stay tuned for the date of our next Family Promise training session.

Can you give?  Family Promise is looking for charter members of Club 252, the grassroots funding of this transitional program for homeless families with children.  A gift of $252 can be made by check to Family Promise of South Palm Beach County at PO Box 83-2106 Delray Beach, FL 33483 or by clicking on the web site at www.familypromisespbc.org.

Donate Old Cell Phones to Benefit Family Promise
Donate your inactive cell phones.  Proceeds will go to the Family Promise ministry.  PaceButler, the company that will buy the cell phones, recycles a portion, donates others to abused woman who may need to dial 911, and sells others to developing countries to improve their communication network.  The donation box is on the table in the courtyard at St Paul's.

Executive Director
Click here to watch an interview with Kokie Dinnan, Executive Director for Family Promise of South Palm Beach County, as she explains her role and the goals for the South Palm Beach County Chapter of Family Promise.  Click here to play the audio only from the interview with Kokie.

What is Family Promise
The program relies on about a dozen interfaith 'host congregations' who will provide hospitality, food and shelter for a week about once a quarter for the families in the program.  The work of helping the families to find work and appropriate housing is done at a dedicated Day Center.  The program director is a social worker who works with the families to develop their plan for transition back to adequate housing.  This new ministry is one of 140 successful interfaith hospitality networks of Family Promise in 39 states.

There are five elements of the Family Promise Ministry:

1. The Director: On August 18, Kokie Dinan, MSW, began as our first director.  She will be based at the Day Center which is located at St Vicent's Catholic Church, Delray Beach.
2. Day Center: The Day Center will be at St Vincent Ferrer, Roman Catholic Church in Delray Beach.
3. Transportation: We have purchased the 15 passenger van (from First United Methodist), and have hired a part time driver.
4. Host Congregations: We have eight on board and more in the approval pipeline.
5. Volunteers: The response has been tremendous from each of the congregations involved, especially St Paul's.

If you would like more information about the Family Promise ministry, please email Rev Kathleen P Gannon or call her in the office at 561 276 4541 or visit the Family Promise website at www.familypromisespbc.org.

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