December 2019 Update

Building community, strengthening lives.

FPSSC's 2019 Holiday Match Opportunity

Every Child Deserves A Home

Thanks to the amazing support of Four Thought Private Wealth (Formerly Pinkerton Private Wealth), we were given a 2019 Holiday Match Opportunity of $10,000. We are very excited to say that as of today, our community members have donated $11,540.83 and we have fully met the match! Thank you so much to everyone who donated and has supported our program to house homeless children and their families! We could not do what we do without your support! And a tremendous thank you to Four Thought Private Wealth!

A former guest, Shantel Berry pictured below, has her own business and we are so proud to support her.

Shantel is an amazing mom with 2 beautiful and equally amazing daughters!

Newest Staff Member

Emma Hanewinckel

Emma joined Family Promise SSC in November 2019 as the new Open Doors Family Service Coordinator. After graduating from Tulane University of New Orleans with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Neuroscience, and Philosophy, she decided to move back to her hometown of Venice, FL to work as a child welfare case manager for the Safe Children Coalition. She has a passion for working with families and helping them overcome challenges, and is excited to bring this to her new role at Family Promise.

Current Needs

The Day Center and our families are currently in need of:

Bottled water
Paper towels
Paper Plates
General cleaning supplies, especially bleach
Toilet Bowl cleaner and floor cleaner
Antibacterial pump hand soap

Thank you so much to everyone who has made donations of goods from our needs list. It is much appreciated and necessary for our clients! We could not do what we do without all of the support from our community!

FPSSC Stats

2019

174 families served: 262 children

Bridge Housing - 14 families: 22 children

Access Point - 11 families: 23 children

Diversion & Early Intervention - 55 families: 98 children

Emergency Shelter - 26 families: 58 children

Rent Assistance- 32 families: 53 children

DCF Access Partner - 36 families: 8 children

To learn more about these programs, please visit our website at www.familypromisessc.org

Dates to Remember

Volunteer Training: 1-14-2020 at the Day Center, 4-5:30 PM - This training is for anyone who wants to volunteer with their congregation doing meals, hosting and overnights. All volunteers must go through training. Please RSVP to Allisa at [email protected] to ensure adequate space is available.

Coordinator Meeting: 1-14-2020 at Christ United Methodist Church, 5:30-6:30 PM - This meeting is for Coordinators at the Host and Support Churches.

From the Director

Shantel (flyer above) and her daughters have been in their housing for 1 year now since leaving our shelter in December of 2018. We are so proud of her for starting her business and want to support her in any way we can. If you have needs, like those stated above in the flyer, please give her a call!

So many families struggle constantly to make ends meet and starting a business is hard! Many of you got to know Shantel while the family was in the program and if you have any needs that she may be able help with, please consider asking her. Many of us have a lot of little "projects" we have just never gotten around to and those may be perfect for her!

Thank you for all you do and bless you all!

Jennifer Fagenbaum, Executive Director

[email protected]

941-497-9881 ext. 106

Special Thanks for funding support in 2019 for our programs to:

Annette J. Hagens Foundation

Bank of America Client Foundation

Boone, Boone & Boone PA

Christ United Methodist Church

Community Foundation of Sarasota

Emmanuel Lutheran Church

Epiphany Cathedral CCW

Evalyn Sadlier Jones Foundation

First Baptist Church

First Christian Church

Grace United Methodist Men's Club

Grace United Methodist Women

Gulf Coast Community Foundation

Harold & Jacqueline Bladel Foundation

Help Us Move In (HUMI)

Heron Creek Community Foundation

Jerome & Mildred Paddock Foundation

Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Club

Kates Foundation

Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary

Lemon Bay Sunrise Rotary

Libertore Fund For Children, Inc

Plantation Community Foundation

Project Give

Publix Super Markets, Inc

Quinn Charitable Foundation

Royal Venice, Inc.

St. David's Episcopal Church

Sarasota County Government

Sarasota County Sheriff, Tom Knight

Stephen & Janine Marrone Foundation

Suncoast Partnership to End Homelessness

TJX Foundation, Inc

Trinity Presbyterian Church

Trinity United Methodist Church

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Venice

United Way of South Sarasota County

Venice Community Orchestra

Venice Golf & Country Club

Venice/Nokomis Rotary Club

Venice Presbyterian Church

Venice Yacht Club Foundation

WaWa Foundation

Wells Fargo

Women's Fellowship VUCC

Women's Sertoma Club of Venice

VOLUNTEER

If you would like to become part of the family, please visit our website to send us your information and we will be in touch about volunteer opportunities.