- December 19, 2024
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Family Promise of Flagler County invited the public Friday, May 18, to the open house of its day center, located at 1500 S. Daytona Ave., Flagler Beach.
Family Promise of Flagler County is a nonprofit formed last year to provide a means for homeless families with children in Flagler County to regain self-sufficiency and obtain independent and sustainable housing. Statistics show that there are approximately 300 school-age children in Flagler County that are homeless. Family Promise will work with faith congregations to provide shelter and community for up to 14 individuals at one time, representing three to five families. Families will be hosted at the congregation each evening. During the day, they will be transported to the day center, where adults will seek employment, housing, do laundry and attend to personal business. Children will be transported to the schools they were attending prior to entering the program.
The program was supposed to start hosting families the beginning of May, but because a church dropped out, the start date has been delayed until June.
“The fear is that if you start with too few, it puts a lot of pressure on the few,” said Darla Otey, executive director. “Getting the families is not a concern; we just want to have all the churches lined up with proper training.”
Otey said the program takes a holistic approach to homelessness, saying “homelessness is not only the money, but also a mind-set.”
Family Promise of Flagler County will begin hosting families June 3, at Flagler Beach United Methodist Church.
