Family Promise of the Coastal Empire (FPCE) has as its mission to offer help, hope and hospitality to homeless families with children in our community.
Family Promise of the Coastal Empire utilizes a network of Host Congregations where the families spend each evening, having dinner and activities with volunteers. After dinner each family then retires to a private room on the congregation’s property. In the morning, breakfast is provided, bag lunches are packed, and the Family Promise van returns the families to the Day Center. The day center serves as a home-base for the families–giving them an address and access to a phone. Families enjoy the comfort of a day room and playroom designated for their use. They also avail themselves to shower & laundry facilities, and attend to small children.
The day center provides an opportunity for them to prepare resumes, apply for jobs, and seek housing. Family Promise offers families the opportunity to remain together; to build up savings, and to make connections with volunteers from Host Congregations who are motivated to help them succeed. The one-family-per-room accommodations allow the families the dignity and privacy not always available through other organizations.