Host and Support Congregations
Become part of a community powered model
Family Promise’s shelter program relies on a partnership of interfaith congregations and other volunteer groups to help local families facing homelessness.
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Our host sites provide lodging, meals and hospitality to families in need. For families in the program, each day begins with breakfast at a host site with volunteers, followed by a van ride to The Firehouse.
In the evening, guests return to the host site, where volunteers provide a warm meal and families can spend some quality time together, play games, do homework or just relax, like any other family. Each day ends with the family together, safe, and under one roof.
Host Congregations
Local houses of worship provide temporary overnight lodging in otherwise unused spaces in their buildings. A host congregation team of volunteers may be involved with the following:
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Cooking and hosting dinner
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Spending the evening with families, talking, tutoring kids or playing games
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Sleeping overnight in the congregation
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Coordinating children’s crafts & activities
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Donating necessary supplies for the hosting week
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Setting up and breaking down guest families’ rooms
Host Congregations
Local houses of worship provide temporary overnight lodging in otherwise unused spaces in their buildings. A host congregation team of volunteers may be involved with the following:
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Cooking and hosting dinner
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Spending the evening with families, talking, tutoring kids or playing games
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Sleeping overnight in the congregation
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Coordinating children’s crafts & activities
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Donating necessary supplies for the hosting week
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Setting up and breaking down guest families’ rooms
Host Congregations
Local houses of worship provide temporary overnight lodging in otherwise unused space in their buildings. In each host congregation, a team of volunteers may be involved with the following:
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Cooking and hosting dinner
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Spending the evening with families, talking, tutoring kids or playing games together
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Sleeping overnight in the congregation
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Coordinating children’s crafts & activities
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Donating necessary supplies for the hosting week
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Setting up and breaking down guest families’ rooms
Manageable Commitment
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Families stay overnight, not 24 hours a day
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Each congregation hosts families for just one week, four times a year
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Guests consist of only two to four families (max of 14 children & adults)
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A Family Promise driver transports the families to and from the host facility and carries their bedding and luggage to each new host location
We need your help! Can your faith group become a host or support congregation?
Thank you to our 2024 host and support congregations
2024 Shelter Host Congregations
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Ascension Catholic Community
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Christ Central Church
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First United Methodist Church of Cocoa Beach
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Grace United Methodist Church
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Our Savior's Catholic Community
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Riverside Presbyterian Church
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Suntree United Methodist Church
2024 Shelter Support Congregations
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Advent Lutheran Church
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Church at Viera
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Elevation Church
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Faith Viera Lutheran Church
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First United Methodist Church Cocoa Beach
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Georgianna Church
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Grace Life Church
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​Merritt Island Presbyterian Church​
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Rockledge United Methodist Church
- St. David's by the Sea
- St. John's Episcopal Church
- St. John the Evangelist