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IHN
Day Center
The physical address
of our Day Center is:
313 Harley Dr.
Knoxville, TN 37939
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Family
Promise
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What
is Family Promise?
Factsheet
Mission
Statement: Family Promise of Knoxville
is a non-profit organization uniting the faith
community and other area social services to provide shelter,
meals, and comprehensive support to families without homes,
enabling them to achieve sustainable independence.
What
We Do: Family Promise of Knoxville
is an affiliate of the national Family
Promise organization. Family Promise of Knoxville
unites the Knoxville community and local resources to do what
individuals alone cannot do. The
cornerstone of Family Promise of Knoxville is
our Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN). We
have united 12 "host" congregations
and 17 "support" congregations in the Knoxville
area, numerous volunteers, our core staff, and local social services
agencies into a synergistic team that provides temporary
housing, meals, and assistance to families without homes to help
them become self sufficient.
Family
Promise of Knoxville has established the Family
Promise Academy that provides classes on nutrition, parenting,
household finances, and budgeting to current IHN guests, former
guests, and families in the community that need assistance. We
believe that teaching life skills and parenting skills to families
strengthens these families and the community overall. Classes
are held regularly.
Family
Promise of Knoxville is
establishing a Family Mentoring Program that
pairs volunteers with families that have graduated from our IHN
program. Please contact the Family Promise Executive Director,
Nicole Craig,
if you are interested in becoming a family mentor to find out
family mentor details and responsibilities.
Click
here for details on giving a Gift to Family Promise of Knoxville.
We are a 501 (c)(3) non-profit public charity.
Sign
up as a "fan" of Family Promise of Knoxville at www.abunga.com
and 5% of every purchase you make at the site will be donated
to us.
Donate
to Family Promise of Knoxville via PayPal.
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IHN
Program News
Check
out our latest fact
sheet for the latest statistics and information on the
IHN program.
Room
at the Inn - Hallmark Magazine
Hard
Life for a Child - Knox News 11/4/07
Learn
more about Volunteer Roles and
Responsibilities
Recent
Successes!
- Several
of our families have recently moved into housing. Thanks
to all of the volunteers who have made this possible and
for your generosity in helping these families set up house.
- Redecorating
or Reorganizing? We have a need for used, good condition,
bunk beds, cooking utensals, pots and pans, dishes, glasses,
bookshelves, dressers, and plastic storage containers.
Please contact Joyce
Shoudy if you can help.
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2008
Family Promise
Pasta
Cook-Off &
Dessert Auction |
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Tickets
can be purchased online via PayPal
Individual
Tickets
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$10
Advance Purchase/
$15
at door
Family
Tickets
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$20
Advance Purchase/
$25
at door
Important
Coordinators Meeting -
about the "Pasta Cookoff"
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Please
join us at 6:30 pm for important information, ideas, lessons
learned, and fellowship.
Location:
Church Street
United Methodist Church, Room 120
(located downtown on the corner of Henley and Church Streets,
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For
information on becoming a host or support congregation,
please contact Laurie Birt at LaurieBirt@charter.net.
Family
Promise of Knoxville Brochure
2007
& 2008 Schedule
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How
the Family Promise Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) Program
Works |
Each Sunday
morning, guest families rotate to the next host congregation in
the Network, where families are provided private accommodations
for the upcoming week. Guests are transported between host churches
and our Day Center by the Family Promise van drivers in our large
van. School-age children are transported to and from school through
arrangements with Knox County School District. |
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the Day |
At
Night |
IHN
guests use our Day Center, known as Harley House,
which provides an address and safe place for families
during the day. School-age children attend school and working
parents attend work.
The
Family Promise Executive Director (Nicole Craig) and Director
of Family Support Services (Joyce Shoudy) have offices at
the Harley House, and are available Monday through Friday
from 8 am until 5 pm.
The
Director of Family Support Services works intensively with
guest families in the network as they seek childcare, housing,
jobs, medical assistance, helping them to connect with resources
that will help them become self-sufficient.
So far,
over 70% of families participating in the Family Promise
IHN program have successfully graduated into housing. |
Families
stay at one of our 12 host churches in the evenings and
overnight. Volunteers from our host
and support congregation teams
- prepare
and serve meals,
- serve
as evening or overnight hosts,
- help
set up and tear down guest accommodations, and
- help
with laundry.
Volunteers
also organize activities, such as family game night, tutoring,
arts and crafts, or outings.
Special
classes on nutrition, parenting, and budgeting are sometimes
provided in the evening for parents via the Family
Promise Academy, and volunteers are needed for
childcare or children's activities during class times. |
Volunteer
Information |
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IHN
Volunteer Coordinators Corner
Volunteer
Coordinator meetings are held every other month on the 4th
Tuesday. Meetings will resume on January 22, 2008. Please
join us at 6:30 pm for information, ideas, lessons learned,
and fellowship.
Location:
Church Street
United Methodist Church, Room 120
(located downtown on the corner of Henley and Church Streets,
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Updated
07/15/08
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