Mission Statement
Empowering families in a housing crisis to achieve stabilization through community connections.
Vision Statement
Every family receives support, compassion, and a chance to create a better future.
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Families Served
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Individuals Served
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Children Served
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The Merc Co+op
Community-Level Sponsor Locations: 901 Iowa St., Lawrence, KS; 501 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS Years...
First State Bank & Trust
Community-Level Sponsor Locations: 609 Vermont St., Lawrence, KS; 3901 W. 6th St., Lawrence, KS; 402...
Smoothie King
Network-Level Sponsor Locations: 565 Wakarusa Dr., Suite D, Lawrence, KS Years sponsoring the 5K Home...
SSC CPAs + Advisors
Network-Level Sponsor Area Locations: 3320 Clinton Parkway Ct., Suite 120; Lawrence, KS; 5825 S.W. 29th...
Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
Network-Level Sponsor Headquarters Location: 1421 Research Park Dr., Lawrence, KS Years sponsoring the...
McDaniel Knutson Financial Partners
Family-Level Sponsor Location: 3705 Clinton Parkway, Suite 200, Lawrence, KS How many years have you...
Kindred CPA, LLC
Family-Level Sponsor Location: 211 E. 8th St., Ste. A, Lawrence, KS How many years have you sponsored...
Filling in the GAP - Our New Mission and Vision Statements
FPL revisited our mission and vision statements this fall. We started at the staff and board level and...
The Wisdom of Youth
Working with families who are homeless or precariously housed is a privilege and a gift. Continue reading
Much to be Thankful For
Many of you have remarked recently about how quickly Thanksgiving arrived. Continue reading
Community Partnership with KERA
Family Promise of Lawrence, as participating partners with the Douglas County Housing Stabilization Collaborative...
FPL Partnership with the City of Lawrence for Winter Emergency Shelter for Families
FPL Partners with the City’s Winter Emergency Shelter FPL is partnering with The City of...
New Family Promise Volunteer On-line Training
New On-line Family Promise Volunteer Training We are excited to announce that Family Promise has launched...
Family Promise Virtual Press Conference
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Amid Pressing Need and Uncertainty, Affiliates Rise to the Challenge
This article was written by Sadie Keller, who grew up here in Lawrence, KS and now works for Family Promise...
Starting a new year with a quick look back
Happy 2021. We were all eager to leave 2020 behind, though there were certainly some redeeming aspects...
Adios 2020!
December 30, 2020 Nearly done with 2020, and I’m guessing no one feels very sad to see this year move...
A Christmas Message
This blog is a reprint (with permission) of a portion of a Christmas letter I received from Mary Kaczor. ...
Christmas Eve, 2020
Christmas Eve is my favorite day of the year. The usual business of the season must wind down and the...
Housing Stabilization Collaborative
Family Promise of Lawrence and Tenants to Homeowners Continue reading
What Family Means
We have changed the way we work. Our mission remains the same.Continue reading
Stronger Together
Community coming together. That takes on more meaning this year than it did last year! Continue reading
Much Has Changed
Much has changed. This year has been unlike anything anyone has experienced. Continue reading
Black Lives Matter
We too are in mourning. There has been yet another senseless and tragic death. This time it was George...
The Solution to Family Homelessness is a Home
Sounds simple enough. It is however, clearly a complicated process with many factors, issues, obstacles...
A Different Holy Week
We are all certainly experiencing a different kind of Holy Week this year. We are connected to each other...
FPL COVID-19 Phase III Level of Response
The Family Promise of Lawrence staff and board leadership is working to wisely respond to the unfolding...
What a week...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Good afternoon, Donors, Supporters and Volunteers, My goodness, what...
A night can betray you in an instant
A night can betray you in an instant as quick as a lieContinue reading
Asking for your Help through a Financial Gift and Investment
We have seen a beautiful effort with all the gift giving through the Adopt a Family Program this year. ...
The Chill in the air today feels like Thanksgiving
The chill in the air today feels like Thanksgiving. The extra long line at Wheatfields this morning feels...
Prevention - Crisis - Stabilization
We’ve been busy! Family Promise of Lawrence has added a few more programs based on the enormous...
Today is...
Today is… nothing special. Get up, do whatever work the day holds,Continue reading
There's More Room Yet
As Winter is quickly coming to a close and Spring approaches, I find myself in a time of reflection....
My Experience with Family Promise of Lawrence by a Former Guest
I would like to tell you about my experience with Family Promise. A co-worker told me about the organization....
My C2C Partner and I Fish
I’ve filled several roles with Family Promise since its inception in 2008 but the most important has...
Grandma Was a Homemaker
My grandmother passed away last year. Born in the 1920’s, her life spanned nine decades. A person can...
Reflections as my Board Service Comes to a Close - Katherine Dinsdale
My time on the board at Lawrence Family Promise is winding down. Continue reading
Peer Advocates - Possibly Our Best Idea Yet!
This fall we opened up a new role at FPL, which we call, Peer Advocates. It is something that has always...
We Are Thankful!
We have much to be thankful for. In this work, sometimes the tasks at hand can feel overwhelming, but...
A Life Raft
Our mission statement is so simple-we help homeless families with children achieve and maintain permanent...
Stepping Into the Chaos
The Day House has been alive lately. Lots of littles are darting in and out of the office, arguing over...
Today Is ...
Today is… nothing special. Get up, do whatever work the day holds, feed children, put them to bed, try...
Relationships
“It is all about relationship.” Dana Ortiz the Executive Director of Family Promise of Lawrence quips...
Where Does God Go?
Sunday nights are hectic at Plymouth Church as four families arrive all at once to settle into their...
A Quintessentially Lawrence Moment
It is a quintessentially Lawrence moment and my Called to Community partner and I are criss-cross applesauce...
Up high, down low…ooops…too slow!
There are a number of preschool age children currently enrolled with their parents in the FPL programs....