Family Promise is Expanding Their Shelter Services
BOZEMAN –Family Promise of Gallatin Valley is expanding their shelter services by purchasing the former Montana Bible College property on July 31 to create Family Promise’s A Journey Home campus. Family Promise will be hosting an open house on Monday, July 31 from 5:30pm – 6:30pm at 100 Discovery Drive.
The acquisition of A Journey Home will allow Family Promise to double the number of children and families served that experience housing insecurity, along with adding workforce housing to their suite of services.
Currently, Family Promise receives 10-15 calls per week from families seeking shelter and/or services and have had to turn away families due to limitations on space.
Over the last 18 years, the number of families receiving services from Family Promise increased 4,725%. Last year alone, Family Promise served a total of 193 families, an increase of 164% from the year before. Despite FPGV increasing shelter space, developing innovative diversion programming, and increasing staff size from 4
to nearly 40, the significant increase in needs in our community is not being met. Both emergency shelters and eight transitional homes are at capacity.
In response to this increase in community need, Family Promise scaled shelter services and developed innovative programs. However, despite these efforts, the current level of community needs remains unmet, underscoring the need for additional available space to provide transformative services to every child and
family seeking assistance continues to increase.
According to Executive Director, Christel Chvilicek, “Since 2005, Family Promise has been singularly focused on serving children with families. Family Promise is uniquely equipped to design and deliver solutions to address family homelessness in our community. With over 17 years of experience in serving families experiencing homelessness, we have a deep understanding of the root causes of homelessness and a proven track record of helping families achieve self-sufficiency and stable housing.”
To learn more about the impact of Family Promise on children and families in our community, visit familypromisegv.org.
For the safety of all the children and families served, Family Promise requires comprehensive background checks that screen for violent and sexual offenders. With A Journey Home, FPGV will create a campus where the realization of goal setting and attainment is prioritized and the commitment to success is shared among all. It is incumbent upon us to provide safe and healthy living spaces for children and families who are on a path to self-sufficiency.
