Family Promise to Host its Annual Giving Day

On Thursday, April 11th, Family Promise of Northern Shenandoah Valley (NSV) will celebrate its annual Giving Day, a 24-hour campaign to support families facing homelessness. Family Promise’s national network of over 200 Affiliates will participate in this annual fundraising event.

This year, Family Promise of Northern Shenandoah Valley (NSV) asks participants to help raise funds to bolster critical work in Winchester, Frederick, Clarke, and Warren Counties. Family Promise NSV launched in August 2022 to help address a critical need in our community. The nonprofit provides homelessness prevention and support services for families with children who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

Every year, more than three million children in America experience homelessness, and one in 16 become homeless before they reach the first grade. The COVID pandemic has exacerbated an existing affordable housing crisis and has increased economic instability, escalating the risk of homelessness for many families.

FPNSV began serving families in April 2023. Over the last year, staff have conducted intakes with 164 families. They have successfully prevented evictions for 9 families and helped 13 families move from homelessness to housing. We currently work with 32 families, many of whom reside in local motels.

What makes Family Promise unique is its strong focus on case management and financial counseling and its commitment to addressing the root causes of homelessness for each individual family.

“We are grateful for the community’s support in our first year of operation,” said Sandi Webster, Board President of Family Promise NSV.  “The need is greater than we could have imagined, and we’re calling on the community to help us expand our capacity to provide the critical services that help move families from housing insecurity/homelessness to housing stability and self-sufficiency.”

The community is invited to donate to FPNSV to help support families with children experiencing homelessness. Donations can be made at https://giv.li/ye2dpf  or by sending a check to FPNSV, 131 S. Cameron St., Winchester, VA 22601.

How Your Donations Help Families in Need:

• $50 will help pay for diapers, wipes, or formula
• $100 will help with household utilities
• $250 will help fund our Case Management and Financial Counseling programs
• $500 will help pay for a week in a local motel
• $1,000 will help meet our HUMI matching grant (that provides security deposits and rent to help families move into housing)
• To learn more about Family Promise NSV, please visit www.familypromisensv.org.

About Family Promise of Northern Shenandoah Valley: We are a faith-based, non-profit, registered tax-exempt charitable organization. We became an affiliate of the nationwide Family Promise network in 2022.There are currently more than 200 Affiliates in 43 states working to address the crisis of family housing instability and homelessness. We serve families with children who are experiencing homelessness and those who are unstably housed and at imminent risk of becoming homeless.