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OUR MISSION

"The mission of Family Promise of North Idaho is to empower homeless families to become self-sufficient.  We assist families faced with homelessness by providing temporary shelter, employment and housing assistance, as well as individual and family counseling."

What is Family Promise of North Idaho?

  • One week every 3 months a host church provides lodging, a hot dinner, breakfast and a bag lunch to a homeless family.

  • The host church shelter provides volunteers to staff the shelter during their week. 

  • Hosting rotates among the 8-13 host churches in the network, which provides lodging for approved families from 6:00 PM to 7:00 AM, the next morning.

  • Family Promise staff and local social service agencies screen guests and refer families to the Network.

  • Volunteers are the heart of the Network.  Volunteers provide a variety of services such as  cooking, serving meals, transport services, and staffing during the night.

Is There A Need In North Idaho?

  • In 2005, over 2,800 persons in Kootenai County were unemployed.

  • Chronic poverty, coupled with physical and other disabilities, have combined with rapid changes in society, the workplace and local housing markets to make many people vulnerable to its effects.

  • 32% of homeless families sleep or rest in places not meant for human habitation, including transportation depots, commercial spaces, cars or other vehicles, abandoned buildings, outdoor locations, and other venues of similar type.

  • The average income of a homeless family is approximately $375 a month or $4,500 a year.

  • 20% of Idaho's households do not make the $20,534 ($9.87 per hour) per year needed to rent a two-bedroom house.


  • In Kootenai county on a give night in January 2006, there were 228 homeless persons, 70 of whom were under the age of 19.  33 families were homeless.

Did You Know...

  • In a typical Family Promise Shelter over half of the guests are children, most of whom are under the age of six.

  • Family Promise is committed to helping low-income families to achieve lasting independence.  We do this by providing a safe shelter, meals, and support services for homeless families and through programs designed to redress the underlying causes of homelessness.

  • About 80% of families leaving a Family Promise shelter successfully secure permanent or transitional housing. 

 For More Information about Family Promise of North Idaho,

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Family Promise.org

Family Promise of North Idaho
PO Box 1876  •  Coeur d'Alene Idaho 83816
208.714.4870

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