FPAC has joined together with Interfaith to support the county in rolling out the Emergency Rental Assistance Program. This program is a federally funded project aimed at supporting families who have been significantly impacted by COVID-19. It is run through DFS, but local groups in Albany County have agreed to help to make it successful. To that end, we will be acting as a community-based organization helping families to complete the ERAP application.
As a part of this program, we will be onboarding a new case manager. We are currently in the process of interviewing for this position and expect to make a selection by the time this reaches you. Look for announcements regarding the successful candidate coming soon.
This candidate will work in tandem with case managers based out of Interfaith to support qualified families in meeting their ERAP requirements. We are very excited to be a part of this program and hope our support can help the community, and the state, meet the needs of its most vulnerable populations.
Unite Us
In another example of community collaboration, Family Promise of Albany County has joined the Unite Us network as a Community Champion. Unite Us is a collaborative referral software newly introduced to Wyoming. For the past few months, we have worked with their team as well as the team at Interfaith to help recruit social service and other organizations to sign up for this free service.
FPAC works closely with organizations like Interfaith, Laramie Connections, and Salvation Army to ensure our families receive the best services for their unique needs. Unite Us offers us a streamlined way to refer families to these services so that the organizations themselves can reach out to the families in need of support. We believe it will be a key component of our community's collaborative efforts and even hope it will help ensure the successful rollout of ERAP.
Unite us launched on May 25th. For more information please visit Uniteus.com
FPAC is proud to be a part of the 2021 WyoGives Fundraising event. Last year this event helped us raise over $7,000. This year we hope to hit a similar goal. We are beginning our push with a $2000 matching donation. Every dollar we raise helps us meet this goal. Please help us meet our goals on July 14th.
Meet Julie Gross
This month the team at Family Promise of Albany County wants to recognize the efforts of a key partner in our efforts to support families, volunteers. While different groups and individuals of all sorts help make us who we are, it is the volunteers who are the heart of FPAC. In particular, we want to recognize Julie Gross as one of our most loyal, and consistent community partners.
Julie first became aware of FPAC through a board member who attends her church. Her faith community (St. Mathews Cathedral) was involved in housing families at the Canterberry house. They would and do provide volunteers as well as food and meals for our families. However, in the last year, Julie has gone above and beyond by consistently volunteering in our diaper pantry each week.
Julie is our longest-running volunteer. She signed up for the diaper pantry after seeing a post on Facebook. She shared with us that she sees so much need through her church. Due to this need so feels compelled to help where she can. She also believes she is more "in tune" with family needs because her husband is a priest at St. Mathews.
Julie is exactly the kind of volunteer we love to host. Her commitment to our community stems from a deeper commitment to helping others. We want to offer her our deepest gratitude and hope she continues to volunteer with us for a long time to come.
If you are interested in volunteering please follow the link below.
If you or someone you know would be interested in working with FPAC through the AmeriCorps program and would like to learn more, please apply here* or contact Action Resources International.
We want to thank some very generous board members for contributing to our WyoGives fundraiser this year: Lind Melcher, Mike Harracopis, and Elizabeth Williams
Quilt Raffle
Quilt raffle tickets are on sale till October. Don't miss your chance to win this amazing quilt! Proceeds help FPAC support families at-risk of homelessness
