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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."
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What is Family Promise of North Idaho?
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One week every 3 months a host church provides
lodging, a hot dinner, breakfast and a bag lunch
to a homeless family.
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The host church shelter provides volunteers to
staff the shelter during their week.
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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.
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Family
Promise staff and local social service agencies
screen guests and refer families to the Network.
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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.
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Is
There A Need In North Idaho?
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In 2005,
over 2,800 persons in Kootenai County were
unemployed.
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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.
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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.
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The average
income of a homeless family is approximately
$375 a month or $4,500 a year.
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20% of
Idaho's households do not make the $20,534
($9.87 per hour) per year needed to rent a
two-bedroom house.
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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.
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Did You Know...
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In a typical Family Promise Shelter over half of
the guests are children, most of whom are under
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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
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About 80% of families leaving a Family Promise
shelter successfully secure permanent or
transitional housing.
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For
More Information about Family Promise of North Idaho,
Please visit our Parent Website at
Family Promise.org
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