Family Promise of WNY works alongside families facing homelessness to keep them together, providing housing solutions and tailored support to build lasting stability.
We seek to build a community that invests in the strength of our families so that every child can have a safe and dignified home.
Our Shelter Diversion program allows us to work with families facing homelessness for a brief, intensive 30-day period to help them stabilize quickly in order to stay out of the shelter system.
We offer temporary housing to families who have fallen into homelessness and need more intensive support to stabilize.
Housing: We help families locate and secure safe, affordable housing
Health: We connect families to medical, dental and mental health professionals, link new moms to prenatal / perinatal services and make sure everyone has their prescribed medication
Basic Needs: We make sure families have food, shoes, working cell phones, identifying documents and transportation to critical appointments
Children: We screen children for delays, enroll them in school or daycare, re-route school buses and help teenagers move towards independence
Employment: We help people ready to work make a resume, secure work clothes, get a bus pass and find a job
Credit Repair / Budgeting: We help parents open a secure credit card, reduce old debt, raise their credit scores and start budgeting more strategically
Safety: we make safety plans with everyone
Learn more about our temporary housing program in this video. . .
"All employees of Family Promise were welcoming and made me and my daughter comfortable. Staff go above and beyond to get you the help and resources you need on your journey so you can start the next chapter of your life once you secure housing. Thank you for everything!"
"Family Promise has meant everything to me. Without y'all I wouldn't be doing as good as I am now. You all have worked with me and I can't thank you enough. The staff are awesome. I'll never forget my stay at Family Promise. Me and my son very much appreciate you all. When I first signed up for a shelter, I was so scared. But being at Family Promise made things easy. You all are a big help and I thank you. God bless you all!!!"
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