Siemer Institute Awards Family Promise $1.5 Million Grant for Family Stability

June 26, 2024

The Siemer Institute recently awarded Family Promise a $1.5 million grant over three years to bolster its family stabilization programming in five crucial locations that have high child poverty rates. The funding will be distributed to Family Promise sites in Las Vegas, NV; Elizabeth, NJ; Lawrence, KS; Salem, OR; and Spokane, WA.

“The Siemer Institute’s commitment to investing in the potential of children and families aligns perfectly with our mission at Family Promise,” said Family Promise CEO Cheryl Schuch. “Our focus is to keep families across the country stably housed, which leads to better health outcomes, positive youth development, and community well-being.”

Family Promise will use the grant funding to strengthen an already robust range of stabilization programming that ensures a whole-family approach and includes housing support and financial capability training. The funding will also empower Family Promise sites to pilot new programs that are unique to their respective regions. Programming will impact hundreds of families while also allowing Family Promise to be part of the Siemer Institute’s national community of partners creating thriving families.

Since its establishment in 2011, the Siemer Institute has developed partnerships around the United States, impacting over 130,000 families and benefiting nearly 300,000 children. By focusing on a two-generation approach, the institute aims for thriving families and connected communities.

“We are excited to partner with Family Promise and support their vital work in family stabilization,” said Kimberly Dorniden, President & National Executive Director of the Siemer Institute. “Family Promise’s comprehensive approach to preventing unplanned moves and promoting family stability aligns seamlessly with our mission. Through this collaboration, we aim to enhance our collective impact, providing essential resources and support to help families achieve lasting stability and children succeed academically.”

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ABOUT FAMILY PROMISE

Family Promise is the leading national nonprofit addressing the crisis of family homelessness. What began as a local initiative in Summit, NJ, has become a national movement that operates in 200+ communities in over 40 states. Family Promise delivers innovative solutions for family homelessness including prevention, shelter, stabilization and housing services. The organization has served more than one million family members since its founding over 35 years ago. To learn more about Family Promise, visit familypromise.org.

ABOUT SIEMER INSTITUTE

The Siemer Institute supports families with children from birth through 12th grade who are at risk of unplanned moves/evictions. To accomplish this, the Siemer Institute collaborates with community-based funding partners and service providers across the nation, creating a collective impact network of successful local initiatives. By providing multi-year grants—including challenge grants, advocacy grants, and expansion grants—and other resources, the Siemer Institute empowers partners to implement community-appropriate solutions and build lasting, effective programs. Today, the Siemer Institute has 74 funded partners in 39 states with over 150 service providers across the country. For more information, please visit SiemerInstitute.org.

Siemer Institute Awards Family Promise $1.5 Million Grant for Family Stability

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Family Promise and Clayton Expand Partnership to Prevent Homelessness for Families in Need

April 16, 2024

SUMMIT, NJ — Family Promise, the nation’s leading nonprofit addressing the crisis of family homelessness, announces the extension of its partnership with Clayton, a leading national builder of single-family attainable housing, to help more families at risk of homelessness avoid the trauma of losing their homes.

A Future Begins at Home, the program that arose from the partnership collaboration, focuses on helping families who face homelessness remain in their homes and quickly regain stability. In 2023, the program assisted more than 4,100 families, including 8,000 children, with housing needs to avoid experiencing homelessness. Importantly, 84 percent of families who participated in A Future Begins at Home in 2023 achieved long-term stable housing. Since its inception in 2019, A Future Begins at Home catalyzed more than $12 million in additional funding resulting in more than 25,000 families served.

“This partnership serves as an extension of Clayton’s values,” said Susan Brown, director of philanthropy at Clayton. “We are grateful to work with Family Promise to prevent family homelessness and help more families and children achieve safe and stable housing across the country.”

This year, a generous $1.3 million donation from Clayton will ensure a record number of families in crisis have the support they need to remain together, housed, and working toward independence. Grants will be distributed throughout the Family Promise network, offering families the resources and tools to avoid homelessness and begin working toward lasting independence. Today, approximately 85 percent of the Family Promise network offers homelessness prevention programming, a number that has doubled since 2019.

“One of the most effective ways to address homelessness is through prevention,” said Family Promise CEO Cheryl Schuch. “If a family at risk of homelessness can remain in their home, children are spared additional stress and trauma, and parents can focus on regaining stability. Our expanded national partnership with Clayton allows us to serve even more families and make sure no child is ever without a place to call home.”

On top of Clayton’s generous financial support, the company donated 16 homes to the Family Promise network since 2019 and plans to donate an additional two homes in 2024. These homes, which are used primarily as transitional housing for families working with Family Promise Affiliates, enable families to stay together, receive case management and other support services, and regain stability as they work to find a new home.

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ABOUT CLAYTON

Founded in 1956, Clayton is committed to opening doors to a better life and building happyness® through homeownership. A Berkshire Hathaway company, Clayton is a leading single-family, values-driven home builder dedicated to attainable housing, sustainable practices, and creating a world-class experience for customers and team members. The company’s portfolio includes a comprehensive range of site-built, off-site, Tiny, CrossMod® and modular housing. In 2023, Clayton built more than 52,000 homes across the country. For more information, visit claytonhomes.com.

CrossMod is a registered trademark of the Manufactured Housing Institute.

ABOUT FAMILY PROMISE

Founded in Summit, New Jersey, Family Promise is the leading national nonprofit addressing the crisis of family homelessness. The organization, comprised of approximately 200 Affiliates, tackles the range of issues that can lead to homelessness. From prevention services to emergency shelter to post-program stabilization, Family Promise ensures families develop vital skills, have access to critical resources, and receive ongoing support to achieve lasting independence. The organization has served more than one million family members since its founding over 35 years ago. To learn more about Family Promise, visit familypromise.org.