Organizations Filed Purposes:
PROVIDE SHELTER AND SUPPORT TO WORKING HOMELESS FAMILIES, AND A FOOD PROGRAM FOR THE HUNGRY OF THE COMMUNITY.
THE FAMILY PROMISE NETWORK TEMPORARILY SHELTERS WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WHO BECOME HOMELESS. OUR APPROACH BEGINS BY FOCUSING ON THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF SHELTER, FOOD, SAFETY AND CARE FOR THE CHILDREN. THEN, THE FAMILY, TOGETHER WITH OUR PROFESSIONAL CASE MANAGERS, IDENTIFIES THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THEIR HOMELESSNESS AND DEVELOPS AN INDIVIDUALIZED DETAILED PLAN ON HOW BEST TO ADDRESS THEM AND MOVE TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. FOCUS IS PLACED ON ENHANCING THEIR JOB SKILLS TO RAISE THE FAMILY'S INCOME. ALL FAMILIES TAKE PART IN FINANCIAL LITERACY CLASSES AND A MANDATORY SAVINGS PLAN. ALMOST ALL HOMELESS PERSONS HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME FORM OF TRAUMA DURING THEIR LIFETIMES. OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH INCLUDES LIFE SKILLS AND EMPOWERMENT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP FAMILIES TO HEAL AND GAIN STRENGTH AND SELF-CONFIDENCE. TOPICS SUCH AS WORKPLACE READINESS, HEALTH AND WELLNESS, POSITIVE PARENTING, COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS AND NUTRITION ARE COVERED. CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING AND YOUTH LITERACY ARE INVESTMENTS IN THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAM. UTILIZING VOLUNTEERS IN THIS PROGRAM IS COST-EFFECTIVE AND DIRECTLY CONNECTS FAMILIES LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THOSE WHO HAVE BECOME HOMELESS. THIS CREATES A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE VULNERABILITY OF SOME LOCAL FAMILIES AND THE CAUSES OF HOMELESSNESS. IN 2019, 1790 BED NIGHTS AND 5,370 MEALS WERE PROVIDED IN THE FAMILY PROMISE NETWORK.
THE FAMILY PROMISE NEW LEAF PROGRAM OFFERS TEMPORARY HOUSING, GENERALLYFOR UP TO TWO YEARS, TO HOMELESS FAMILIES, MOST OF WHO WERE IN THE FAMILY PROMISE NETWORK. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE PROGRAM, PARENTS MUST BE MOTIVATED TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES AND THAT OF THEIR CHILDREN AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR COMMITMENT TO MAKING THIS A REALITY. ON AN INDIVIDUALIZED BASIS, THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES JOB TRAINING, CONTINUING EDUCATION, WORKPLACE READINESS INSTRUCTION, FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING, PARENTING SUPPORT, AS WELL AS HELP REMOVING ADDITIONAL BARRIERS TO SUCCESS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS NOT MERELY TO RETURN FAMILIES TO HOUSING BUT TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE SELF-SUFFICIENT UPON COMPLETION. OUR RECIDIVISM RATE IS VIRTUALLY ZERO. IN 2019, 2,818 BED NIGHTS WERE PROVIDED IN THE NEW LEAF PROGRAM
IN THE 29 YEARS SINCE 1991, THE FAMILY PROMISE WALK-IN-DINNER PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED OVER 1.2 MILLION MEALS TO SOME OF BERGEN COUNTY'S MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS. EVERY NIGHT OF THE YEAR, FAMILY PROMISE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE, PREPARE AND SERVE UP TO 150 DINNERS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE MEALS THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED DURING THAT TIME EXCEEDS $5 MILLION. IN 2019, 33,165 MEALS WERE SERVED. THIS NUMBER INCLUDES THE 80 RESIDENTS OF THE BERGEN COUNTY HOUSING, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CENTER WHERE THE MEALS ARE SERVED EACH NIGHT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kate Duggan | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $94,833 |
| Stephanie Miller | TRUSTEE | 3 | $0 |
| Sarah R Kirby | TRUSTEE | 3 | $0 |
| Frank Skuthan | TRUSTEE | 3 | $0 |
| Ellen M Rafferty | TRUSTEE THRU 9/19 | 3 | $0 |
| Daniel R Boyer | FUND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Rachel Votto | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Jerrold Fleisher | SECRETARY | 3 | $0 |
| Nadine Z Genet | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Paul Shackford | PRESIDENT | 15 | $0 |
| Nancy Woods | PRESIDENT EMERITA THRU 6/25/19 | 1 | $0 |
Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (
public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202023219349305597_public.xml