FRIDAY FIVE : NEW PARTNERS
This blog provides the top 5 highlights or updates about Family Promise of Waukesha County for Friday, March 10, 2023.
The Friday Five is a weekly blog post/update that focuses on the top five occurrences, issues, opportunities facing Family Promise each week. It is our hope that it will help you stay informed and connected to the mission of Family Promise of Waukesha County.
Our mission is to help low-income families and families experiencing homelessness achieve sustainable independence
through a community-based response.
The stories you can read this week are:
Joe Nettesheim joined Executive Directors from Minnesota and Wisconsin for a day-long in-service. It was held at the Family Promise of Ozaukee County new shelter facility.
TRIVIA (POLL) OF THE WEEK
This week's poll of the week is actually trivia. Since we recognize the women on our staff for Women's History month the question is which two case managers are responsible for the prevention program?
1. COMMUNITY SHELTER PARTNERS
We are excited to announce FIVE NEW PARTNERS for the Family Promise Waukesha Community Shelter Program.
Welcome to NEW Community Shelter Partners:
First Congregational United Church of Christ
They are joining these partners:
Christ the King Lutheran, Delafield
First Congregational UCC, Oconomowoc
Lake Country Unitarian Universalist, Hartland
Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hartland
Our Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church, Oconomowoc
Reformation Lutheran Church, Dousman
St. James Catholic Church, Mukwonago
St. Joan of Arc and St. Catherine, Mapleton
St Theresa of Avila Catholic Church, Eagle
Looking for ways to get involved?
Partner with Family Promise
We still are looking for partner organizations to join the fun! Learn more about the commitment:
Volunteer
Those who would like to commit to serving as individual volunteers can connect with Maria.
All volunteers are asked to complete the online training before April 1.
Once online sessions are concluded, please select an in-person session.
Wednesday, April 12 12 pm or 6pm
Thursday, April 13 1 pm or 5:30pm
Saturday, April 15 10 am or noon
Tuesday, April 18 12 pm or 5pm
Wednesday, April 19 12 pm or 6pm
Thursday, April 20 1pm or 5:30pm
Saturday, April 22 10 am or noon
TRIVIA OF THE WEEK
What two staff members are responsible for the Prevention Program?
- Callie and Courtney
- Courtney and Kelly
- Callie and Kelly
- Kelly and Kaylee
2. FIVE OBSERVATIONS
This past week Joe Nettesheim spent the day with Executive Directors from affiliates in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Here are five observations:
1] The new shelter in Ozaukee County is wonderful. Each family will have a suite, which includes a bedroom, small living room, kitchenette and full bath. The dorm style shelter model is passing. Suites give people more independence, responsibility and dignity.
2] Family Promise affiliates are moving to static shelter sites and doing so in ways that engage volunteers. A community response to homelessness is still a core value of our mission. In addition to Ozaukee County, Family Promise of Anoka County in Minnesota is a campus! It must be said it added to our hopes and dreams.
3] Affordable or workforce housing is a need in EVERY community because families are working and receiving wages that simply cannot meet the cost of rent. There needs to be more urgency around this issue.
4] Every affiliate has been forced to change services and programs due to Covid. Having time to reflect at the in-service really made it obvious how much we have changed since 2019. The programs we offer now did not exist then. It is quite remarkable and would not have been possible without a board willing to adapt, commitment of volunteers, the generosity of donors and a creative staff.
5] Family Promise is an excellent organization that is making an impact across the country. Meeting with just a few affiliates gives one a sense of t