Family Promise

The Family Promise Ministry became fully operational on November 1 2008.  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 support this ministry.



The key to supporting the Family Promise families in transition back to independence, is to provide links to jobs & housing.  Please call the Family Promise Day Center at 561 265 3370 if you have job leads or if you have items to donate.  We currently have three families and their needs include clothing for a baby boy (3 - 6 month size), and one family is getting ready to move in early August, so household items and furniture are welcome.

Urgent Needs
There is always opportunity to volunteer and to give.  If you can volunteer at any time, 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.

Someone Will Know Someone
In the sixteen faith communities that now support our Family Promise network, someone will know someone who can help our families to find jobs that are right for them.  If you are aware of any job opportunities, please contact Stacey Donoghue at 561 706 6893.

The Day Center Needs Volunteers
Located in Delray Beach and open 7 days, so many shifts are available.  Please contact the Family Promise Day Center in Delray or email Allyn, bubbieallyn@yahoo.com.

Can You Support Family Promise Financially?
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.

Background to 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.

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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