Great River Family Promise

Great River Family Promise Mission Statement:
Building partnerships throughout our communities to support children and families experiencing homelessness to achieve sustainable independence. 

Our mission is to provide families experiencing homelessness the opportunity to achieve housing stability by providing short term shelter, food, case management and hospitality utilizing local resources within congregations and the community.  We are a cooperative, interfaith ministry providing an opportunity for the community to be actively involved in addressing the complex needs of families experiencing homelessness.  We are a small program that serves only 4 families ( or 14 people) at one time.  We have partnered with 13 local churches who provide overnight shelter and three  meals a day to our guests. We work closely with the social service agencies in the surrounding communities. Our volunteers  keep our organization running 24/7/365.

In the last six and a half years we have made a difference in the lives of more than 60 families with a combined total of 175 children. We are more than just a shelter, we are a program that helps families overcome barriers to housing stability. We follow our families for one year after leaving our program to ensure that families remain stable in their housing. We have been able to help 75% of our families obtain and maintain permanent affordable housing after leaving our shelter program.