Our mission is intersecting faith and community to empower
Grayson County families to end child homelessness.
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Message from our Director |
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Happy August!
This year seems to be racing by! Tuesday is our Pastors' Breakfast. We are grateful we can have it, since our previous breakfast plans were foiled by COVID. The breakfast is to thank the pastors of our Host and Support congregations and to share some information about Family Promise with pastors of other congregations that might want to get involved in ending child homelessness. Read ahead to find out about other upcoming events!
As the school year begins, there are at least 22 children in our area who will go home in the afternoons, since our Family HOPE program kept them and their parents from becoming homeless. Another 40 children have gone through our rotation program. Your support has made this possible. Thank you for changing lives in our community!
Keep cool, stay hydrated, and enjoy the sunshine! May your smile always be warmer than the temperature outdoors!
Leigh
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Connecting with our Community |
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Speaking of school, 2021-2022 will be the inaugural year for Sherman Middle School! It is housed on Lamar Street in the former Sherman High School, just one mile east of the Family Promise Day Center. Five teachers from the school visited the Day Center last week to learn more about services that could benefit many of their students. We at Family Promise of Grayson County enjoy working with local educators. We know they love children and want to prevent homelessness as much as we do!
Pictured: Sara Mercado, Heidi Scheibmeir, Myrna Chaparro, Jayde Brannum and Jackie Cancino with Family Promise's own Leigh Walker.
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Volunteer Training Scheduled |
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Do you know someone who would LOVE to volunteer for Family Promise but just doesn't know it yet? Are you looking for ways to connect meaningfully with people? If so, then we have a deal for you! Family Promise Volunteer Training is scheduled for Monday, August 9, from 6-8 PM at Georgetown Baptist church in Pottsboro. This class is open to anyone, and snacks will be provided. After going through this fun training, participants are eligible to volunteer with Family Promise in any capacity. Invite a friend or two to join you! We all will be glad you did! If you have questions, or to sign up, please call Leigh Walker at 903-771-0322. Hope to see you there!
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On Tuesday, August 24th, from 4:30-6:30 PM, Family Promise of Grayson County is hosting a "Recognizing & Reporting Signs of Child Abuse" class at the Family Promise Day Center. The class is free and will be led by Nikki Newton, Client Services & Outreach Associate for the Grayson County Children's Advocacy Center. This class is invaluable for anyone who works with children. All Family Promise Coordinators are encouraged to attend, and everyone is welcome. As seating is limited, please RSVP to director@familypromisegrayson.org by August 17th. The Day Center is located in Hope on Houston at 901 E. Houston Street in Sherman.
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While Andrea Bocelli might be known for singing, "Time to Say Goodbye", and Aaron Logan could sing it just as well, it is we who are saying it to Aaron.
You may recognize this photo from the "Get to Know Our Board" feature from last September's newsletter. In addition to being a former opera singer, Aaron has been a wonderful Board member and is our Board VP this year.
Aaron has a, "YES!" attitude and always is open to new ideas. He created the Bed Race Relay video that will soon be on our web page. He has helped guest families move furniture and jumped the batteries on our cars. He co-emceed the First United Methodist church of Sherman's auction that resulted in a very generous donation to Family Promise. He has offered his church to host our guests during Open Host weeks, and he is hosting our Pastors' Breakfast this week.
Sadly for us, the Methodist church has appointed Aaron and his family to the First United Methodist church in Henrietta, TX, where he will be their new pastor starting September 1st. We wish him well in his new appointment, and we will continue to sing his praises here! Thanks, Aaron! We will miss you.
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The Bed Race Relay is an annual fundraiser for Family Promise of Grayson County. Teams have a lot of fun racing, too! Put together a team of 5 people today--the relay is geared towards people of all ages. The more donations your team brings in, the more time is deducted from your race time, and the more families we can serve! The team with the overall fastest time will win the grand prize! Prizes also will be awarded to the winner of each heat. Sign up on our web site at familypromisegrayson.org.
A HUGE thank you to Reinert Family Dentistry, Georgetown Baptist Church, Ruiz Foods, Independent Bank, Jim McClure State Farm, Sanders, Motley, Young, & Gallardo, PLLC, Hagerman Baptist church, Dayton Tire Sales, Bayless-Hall Insurance, Lloyd Plyler Construction, BancorpSouth, Texoma Eye Associates, and Sher-Den Realty, Inc. for being sponsors of the 2021 Family Promise Bed Race Relay! Your business can be part of this list, too! Sponsorships are available at the Crib, Twin, Full, Queen, or King levels! Click here for more details.
This exciting event will held on Main Street in Denison during the Denison Fall Festival on October 2nd! You won't want to miss it!
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Did You Know?
- 3 million children in the US will experience homelessness this year
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Family Promise homelessness prevention programs cost up to 15 times less than federal estimates for shelter and rehousing
- 177,474 people in the US were served by Family Promise in 2020
- Over 1,000,000 people have been served by Family Promise since it was founded in 1988!
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Thank you, too, to those of you who have donated $20 Walmart, Kroger, and QT gift cards for gas for our guests and Office Depot gift cards or printer ink (HP 902, black or color ink). These always are in high demand and are very useful to our guests. We appreciate you!!
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Prayer for us all
Dear God,
Thank you for the many blessings you give us. Help us to use these gifts to help others, not just once, but many times every day.
Amen
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If you would like to learn more about Family Promise of Grayson County including:
- How to participate
- How to volunteer
- How to support through donations
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