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Buy Your Empty Bowl Tickets TODAY!
EMPTY BOWL 2018 – Sunday, October 21, 2018 St. Charles-Boromeo Church in North Hollywood, CA Empty Bowl started as an international grassroots effort to fight hunger. FP-Verdugos hosted the fundraiser to continue providing safe shelter, meals and support to homeless families. The basic premise is simple: independent potters, arts associations…
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CLUB 365 Donor Appreciation Event
We recently invited all of our CLUB 365 members to come out and join us for our annual Donor Appreciation event. This year, we hosted the event at the historic Alex Theatrein Glendale, where we met with more than 100 individuals who each generously contribute one dollar—or more—every day towards…
Family Promise of the Verdugos
Ending Homelessness, One Family at a Time
Our Mission
Family Promise of the Verdugos is a non-profit organization providing assistance to homeless children and their family. Working in partnership with local faith-based congregations and other community resources; Family Promise provides food, shelter, counseling support and job readiness training resulting in self-reliance and a more stable future for situationally-homeless families.
Who Do We Help
We assist situationally-homeless families with children return to sustainable independence…whether this means helping them find employment or housing or both.
How Many Families May We Serve
Up to four families can be served at once. The actual number of individuals varies depending on the make up of each family but will never exceed 14.
Length of Stay in FPV
While FPV emphasizes being a 60-day Back to Work program, families may remain in the program for up to 90 days. The average length of stay has been between 41-72 days and it is anticipated this quick turn around time can be maintained.
Success Rate
Family Promise of the Verdugos, since 2010 has graduated over 100 families and none have returned to homelessness.
Buy Your Empty Bowl Tickets TODAY!
EMPTY BOWL 2018 – Sunday, October 21, 2018 St. Charles-Boromeo Church in North Hollywood, CA Empty Bowl started as an international grassroots effort to fight hunger. FP-Verdugos hosted the fundraiser to continue providing safe shelter, meals and support to homeless families. The basic premise is simple: independent potters, arts associations…
CLUB 365 Donor Appreciation Event
We recently invited all of our CLUB 365 members to come out and join us for our annual Donor Appreciation event. This year, we hosted the event at the historic Alex Theatrein Glendale, where we met with more than 100 individuals who each generously contribute one dollar—or more—every day towards…
Hilton Garden Inn Donation Drive
Through the months of August and September, the Hilton Garden Inn team will be holding a back to school supply collection drive on behalf of the families in our program. The drive will be held at Burbank’s Hilton Garden Inn, located at 401 South San Fernando Boulevard. Any support that…
Perez Family Moves Out!
Family Promise of the Verdugos would like to congratulate the Perez family who, as of the beginning of this September, has signed the lease to their new apartment! The family of two joined Family Promise back in June after having lost their home. Fortunately, the two were able to take…
Meet the Team!
This past month we brought on board Elizabeth “Lisa” Partida to fill in a new position here of Housing Stabilizer. Partida will oversee our Rapid Rehousing programs in partnership with the city of Glendale Continuum of Care and Emergency Solutions Grant. Partida’s responsibilities will be to provide supportive services to the families living…
Lee Family Back Into Housing
The “Lee Family”, a single mother and her 19-month old son, joined our program earlier this year. Prior to joining our program the family was sleeping in a tent along the Los Angeles River with no place to go. With the support from Family Promise the family was given shelter, meals…
Back In Housing
The Dickson family joined Family Promise’s 90 Day Shelter on May 10, 2018 after having lost their apartment. The Dickson family, a family of 3; Father, Mother and toddler, spent their time wisely while living in our program. The father, Lauren worked hard on securing employment sending out resumes and making phone…
A Successful ‘Corny’ Fundraiser
On Saturday, June 30 Family Promise held their inaugural Cornhole Tournament Fundraiser. The event garnered lots of excitement as our communities have not seen a fundraiser like this. The 100 attendees came out to St. Francis Xavier for a fun afternoon of cornhole tossing and beer sampling. After three hours of playing…
CFV Provides Grant
Family Promise was approved for a $12k grant offered through the Community Foundation of the Verdugos. This grant will enable Family Promise to purchase a pick up truck that will be utilized to transport furniture and other essential household items for families that we have been able to place into…