Building community, strengthening lives.
October 2019 Update

We have made it to almost 75% of our Dream Walk goal this year! With only 1 week left, please help us to reach our goal and become a HERO for the children we serve!
FPSSC's 3rd Annual Dream Walk
Every Child Deserves A Home
The support of you and our community has made so many wonderful things possible. Here at FPSSC, it has allowed us to continue to grow and expand so that we can help more children and their families here in our community! See stats so far this year below.

Because of the amazing success of the last 2 years with our Dream Walk, we were able to add a new program, Open Doors, which has allowed us to help children and their families by preventing them from becoming homeless in the first place. We have been able to help them catch up past due rent and keep the children in the same home and at the same school. It also allows us to assist families with move in costs when they find a place because, when you live paycheck to paycheck, it is extremely difficult to come up with 3 or 4 thousand dollars for first, last and security. The program was able to help families like Libby's pictured above get into their own home and become stable. We have also been able to provide immediate emergency shelter in a hotel for families so no child has to sleep even one night on the streets or in a car.

Your support did all of this... So please register to walk and talk to people about donating to you as a Walker! With your help, there is no limit to what we can do for all of the children of our community!

Click Here to go to the Dream Walk page on our website and register.

Please be aware that, if you have not already registered, you may not be able to get the correct size of shirt at the walk. We have to turn in the shirt order by noon on Thursday the 31st to get the shirts done in time for the walk and will be ordering extras of various sizes which will be first sorted by the people who registered late and then given to Walkers who show up the morning of the event without registering. So make sure you register even if it is past the date for the shirts so we can try to get you the correct size and put it aside for you.
Current Needs
The Day Center and our families are currently in need of:
  • Deodorant 
  • Baby Wipes
  • Dish soap
  • Toilet bowl cleaner 
  • Bottled Water
  • Tampons (assorted sizes) 
  • Ibuprofen - adult and child
  • Band aids
  • Basketballs and needle for ball pump (requested by teens in program)
  • Floor Cleaner 
  • Paper plates

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
As of October 31st, 2019, your support has helped us to serve over 160 families already this year . That is more than 2 and a 1/2 times more families than last year!

2019
160 families served: 242 children and 444 people total

Access Point - 11 families: 23 children and 40 people total
Emergency Shelter - 26 families: 58 children and 98 people total
Bridge Housing - 14 families: 22 children and 39 people total
Open Doors - 109 families: 139 children and 267 people total


2018
58 families served: 104 children and 168 people total

Access Point - 15 families: 28 children and 41 people total
Emergency Shelter - 23 families: 36 children and 65 people total
Bridge Housing - 14 families: 21 children and 37 people total
Open Doors - 6 families: 19 children and 25 people total

To learn more about these programs, please visit our website at www.familypromisessc.org
Dates to Remember
Volunteer Training: 11-12 -2019 at the Day Center, 4-5:30 PM - All volunteers must go through training.  Please RSVP to Allisa at aoleary@familypromisessc.org to ensure adequate space is available.  

Coordinator Meeting:  11-12-2019 at Christ United Methodist Church, 5:30-6:30 PM - This meeting is for Coordinators at the Host and Support Churches. 

3rd Annual Dream Walk: 11-9-2019, 9 am starting at Venice Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 825 The Rialto. Please plan to get there a little early and stay afterwards for some announcements and prizes!  This year we will be having a crazy hat and socks contest! Please visit our website to register to walk or to become a sponsor, www.familypromisessc.org/dream-walk
From the Director

Thank you for all you do and bless you all!
Jennifer Fagenbaum, Executive Director
jenniferfagenbaum@familypromisessc.org
941-497-9881 ext. 106
Special Thanks for funding support in 2019 for our programs to:
Annette J. Hagens Foundation
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
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
Sarasota County Sheriff, Tom Knight
Stephen & Janine Marrone Foundation
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
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.
DONATE
Please click here to visit our website and make a donation to support our mission and become part of our family.
Our programs supported in full or in part by:
Wells Fargo
Sponsored by the State of Florida, Department of Children and Families and the Suncoast Partnership.
Family Promise of South Sarasota County
941-497-9881
info@familypromisessc.org
www.familypromisessc.org