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 June!
While often considered to be the gateway to summer, June also marks the beginning of our fourth year of serving guests in Grayson County! Over the past 3 years, 39 children and 24 adults have been hosted graciously by your congregations. Recently, another 11 adults and 15 children have been spared the trauma of homelessness through our new prevention program. We have provided assistance (e.g. food, clothing, diapers, emergency help) to over 100 families and provided referrals to about 500 more. YOU make this possible through your prayers, gifts, and service. Thank you!
Keep up the great work, and have a safe summer!
Gratefully,
Leigh
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Thank you to Texoma Christian School's Sisters in Service |
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On a recent Saturday in May, Texoma Christian School math teacher Megan Campbell accompanied seven of her high school students to the Family Promise Day Center, where they spent the morning doing service. Kylee, Nealee, T'a nne, and Hannah put the shine back on the Family Promise vehicles, while Tori, Grace, Abby, and Ms. Campbell used their talents to create props that will be used in the Family Promise Bed Race Relay. We are so grateful to these kind (and beautiful!) Sisters in Service for sharing their time with us! |
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Thank you to our congregations! |
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We are so grateful to our host churches that continue to support our guests by providing hospitality, food, and shelter. Our June host congregations include Hagerman Baptist church, Covenant Presbyterian church, Fairview Baptist church, and Grace United Methodist church. Special thanks to Fairview Baptist for letting Grace UMC host Family Promise guests at Fairview, since Grace UMC is under renovation. These are just a few of the ways we intersect faith and community to empower Grayson County families to end child homelessness! Thank you!
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Family Promise Bed Race Relay! |
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What do Reinert Family Dentistry, Georgetown Baptist Church, Dayton Tires, and Bayless-Hall Insurance have in common?! They all are sponsors of the 2021 Family Promise Bed Race Relay!
This year's event, held during the Denison Fall Festival on October 2nd, is going to be even more fun than ever! Instead of racing beds, teams will race relay-style to make a bed with sheets, comforter, pillow and a teddy bear. The catch is, each team member will navigate a series of obstacles to get from the starting line to the bed! The obstacles will be negotiable for racers of all ages.
Sponsorships are available at the Crib, Twin, Full, Queen, or King levels, and it is not too late to be the King sponsor! Click here for more details.
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Did You Know...
- Family Promise Affiliates served 177,474 people in 2020.
- Family Promise is the nation’s leading nonprofit working to prevent and end family homelessness in the U.S.
- Last month Family Promise hosted its second Virtual Innovation Summit. The event brought together over 200 Family Promise Affiliates (including Family Promise of Grayson County!) for two days of workshops, speeches, and discussions. Over 800 people attended virtually!
- During the Summit, Family Promise CEO Claas Ehlers said, “We believe that families should have homes. We believe that the community is key to accomplishing that. And ultimately, we believe America should be a country where a child’s housing status does not define their future.”
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How strong are you?
Occasionally when guests move into or out of our program, we help them move furniture. If you are able and willing to be on a list of people we call when we need help moving a few items, please call the office (903-771-0322) and let us know. This need only arises a few times a year, but when it does, we would love to have a list of folks we could call. A HUGE thanks to Jordan Foreman, Aaron Logan, and Jeremy Campbell who recently moved furniture for one of our guests!
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Please pray for our community
Please pray for our community as we work together to end child homelessness. We are stronger together than we are apart. Help us create a nation where a child's housing status does not define his/her future. May we be the beacon of hope to a world that is hurting, and may we always be mindful of the many blessings, great and small, that we receive.
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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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