“I don’t remember the last time we’ve had such good food… and we are so grateful to each have our own mattress to sleep on.”
The above quote is from a mother who was living in a tent with her family of 7 at a local campground prior to coming to Family Promise of Butler County.
When asked how his first week at a local church had been, a 4-year-old who had recently been living with his parents in their minivan, had this to say,
“Oh, we get to play tag as much as we want… I haven’t slept this good in a long time!”
And this from the young boy’s mom,
“[Before coming to Family Promise of Butler County] I had to tell my son’s father he couldn’t stay with us because no shelters would take an unmarried couple.”
Imagine her joy when she learned we have no such rules, and that we are all about keeping families together.
Currently, we are housing 3 families, with 8 children under the age of 6(!), in our local congregations, rotating weekly as we have done in the past. We are so happy to be back to the rotational model, where we can house more families and provide them with the extra love and support that can only come from our committed volunteer base and a comfortable place to sleep at night and warm, homecooked meals.
We at Family Promise of Butler County would like to say thank you, from the bottom of our hearts to all of you who have walked with us, in one way or another, through the Covid pandemic and the many roadblocks it has put in front of us. We still need more congregations to host families 3-4 weeks per year. Please let us know if your place of worship would be able and willing to open their doors to our guests. THANK YOU!!
