Overnight Family Shelter
Our overnight shelter program and warm hospitality is the foundation of the Family Promise model.
Sachse Overnight Shelter
Help us get Sachse ready. Cleaning, fresh paint, furniture, and all of the basic necessities for our guests. Our goal is to have Sachse ready to serve families starting in May. In order to do this we need the support of the community. If you can paint, clean, donate furniture or funds, we need your assistance.
​Sachse will serve as our Overnight shelter for guests in the program. We will work with our partner congregations to find a level of serving that meets the ministry of each. With our partnerships and case management, the FPOCC SIP program stands to serve families and providing them with a safe space until they can find an affordable home of their own.
Across the country, communities extend hospitality to families through Family Promise Affiliates. This innovative model leverages existing spaces, like congregations, and the compassion of dedicated volunteers to support families in need. With a national network of over 200 Affiliates, Family Promise has helped hundreds of thousands of children and adults. By collaborating with local resources, Affiliates deliver comprehensive and targeted services, including extensive case management, at just one-third the cost of traditional shelters. Additionally, Family Promise Affiliates welcome families of all compositions, often serving as the only shelter option in their communities.
And it works.
On average, 88% of families in the shelter program secure housing within nine weeks. Thanks to the depth of services and strong community support, these families remain housed. Affiliates also provide prevention and stabilization services, expanding their impact and helping families achieve long-term stability.
HOW IT WORKS
We are fortunate to have many resources in Collin County to support families facing homelessness. Our program partners with church congregations in the area to provide shelter from 6 PM to 7 AM. Families stay together in private rooms and receive breakfast, lunch, dinner, and the warm hospitality of volunteers. These volunteers are the heart of our program, sharing meals, playing with children, staying overnight, and offering encouragement to help families rebuild their lives. Their dedication proves that compassionate communities can solve family homelessness and create a sense of "home" for those in need.
We are not an emergency shelter, and the intake process includes three interviews, a background check, and drug testing, which typically takes 3-5 days.
Our Day Center, generously provided by one of our support churches, offers families a safe space during the day. Here, they can take showers, do laundry, care for young children, and work on housing, job searches, and financial goals. Open from 7:30 AM to 6 PM, it provides essential services like case management and even a mailing address for families during this transitional time.
Thanks to volunteers who give their time, prepare meals, and extend hospitality, we address family homelessness without costly shelters. Across the nation, this innovative approach has made a difference for countless families, powered by more than 200,000 dedicated volunteers.
A COMMUNITY RESPONSE
In every community, these core elements exist. By bringing the community together on the issue of family homelessness, Family Promise addresses a major social problem in a holistic, effective way. Once the community becomes engaged, people understand the root causes of family homelessness and take steps to address them. Family Promise Affiliates have created more than 1,700 community initiatives—housing programs, homelessness prevention, childcare and much more—that target the issues of poverty and homelessness on a local level.
A LONG-TERM SOLUTION
Not only does our 88% success rate mean many more families stably housed, it is also a tremendous cost saving to the community as diversion from far more expensive interventions. Our approach of keeping families together, identifying their strengths, and partnering with the community for solutions means that families are at much lower risk of returning to homelessness.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Family Promise changes lives. We served 126,000 parents and children last year, giving them the ability to realize their true potential. We also change the lives of our 200,000 volunteers, giving them a meaningful outreach right in their own communities.