Family Promise of Davie County Receives Grant from Clayton® and Family Promise National to Support Families in Davie County

--  A Future Begins at Home grant program helps families facing homelessness remain in their homes and regain stability --

Mocksville, NC – Family Promise of Davie County was recently awarded a $15,000 grant from Clayton and Family Promise National that will ensure families in Davie County receive the support they need to remain safely housed.

The grant is a portion of the $1.3 million dollars that Clayton and Family Promise National are dispersing to the Family Promise network nationwide. The funds are a result of the recently announced partnership extension between Family Promise and Clayton. A Future Begins at Home, the program that arose from the collaboration, focuses on helping families who face homelessness remain in their homes and quickly regain stability. Since its inception in 2019, A Future Begins at Home has catalyzed millions in additional funding resulting in more than 25,000 families served.

Lisa Reynolds, Executive Director said, “For the past 4 years, we have been honored to call Clayton a partner. Their funding has allowed us to grow and sustain our homelessness prevention efforts. Keeping families in their housing and out of the shelter system is trauma-informed care.”

In addition to the grant program, Clayton has donated 16 homes to the Family Promise network since 2019, including one to our Davie County affiliate in 2020. These homes are used primarily as transitional housing for families working with Family Promise. The homes allow families to stay together and regain stability as they work to find a new home.

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, modern manufactured, 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 OF DAVIE COUNTY

Founded in Mocksville, NC in 2016, Family Promise of Davie County is the leading nonprofit addressing the crisis of family homelessness in Davie County. The organization tackles the range of issues that can lead to homelessness. From prevention services to emergency shelter and transitional housing to post-program stabilization, Family Promise of Davie County ensures families develop vital skills, have access to critical resources, and receive ongoing support to achieve lasting independence. The organization has served over 1,500 individuals since its founding. To learn more about Family Promise of Davie County, visit www.familypromisedc.org.  

Where Are They Now?

Kenyal’s family entered our shelter program in September of 2017 and were the first family we ever served. This family graduated from our shelter program and moved into their own housing that November. Kenyal has worked hard over the past 5 years to ensure her three boys have stability. She volunteers with Family Promise of Davie County when needed, distributes hygiene supplies to an area men’s shelter, and drops off meals to those in need in her community.

This year, Kenyal applied for and was accepted to join Family Promise National’s Guest Advisory Council (GAC). The GAC is comprised of graduate guests of Affiliates across the country. The GAC is drawn upon for advocacy efforts, public relations, the development of initiatives, and the formation of policy for Affiliates.

We are so proud of everything Kenyal is doing- talk about a full circle moment!

Family Promise of Davie County Receives Technology Innovation Grant

Mocksville, NC—Family Promise, the nation’s leading nonprofit working to end family homelessness, awarded $5,000 to 35 Family Promise Affiliates to improve technology optimization—including hardware, software, and connectivity. The funding will improve technology access and capacity for Affiliate staff and the individuals served in Family Promise programs. Affiliates were selected through a competitive, national RFP process.

Working in over 200 communities nationwide, the Family Promise network needs technology solutions that are creative and up to date. This funding will allow Affiliates to better assist clients and families through the intake process, to track data and family housing successes, to communicate with donors, to engage volunteers, and to support staff through remote or hybrid work.

“One of our core objectives is to use technology to serve more families more effectively,” said Michael Timmons, Family Promise’s Chief Technology Officer. “These grants go a long way in helping Affiliates achieve that objective.”

The selected Affiliates are listed below:

• Family Promise of Cobb County, GA.

• Family Promise Mat-Su, AK.

• Family Promise Montco, PA.

• Family Promise of Albuquerque, NM.

• Family Promise of Augusta, GA.

• Family Promise of Branch County, MI.

• Family Promise of Bristol, TN.

• Family Promise of Clear Creek, TX.

• Family Promise of Coastal Alabama, Inc., AL.

• Family Promise of Davie County, NC.

• Family Promise of Delaware County, OH.

• Family Promise of Delaware County, PA.

• Family Promise of Grant County, WI.

• Family Promise of Grays Harbor, WA.

• Family Promise of Greater Chattanooga, TN.

• Family Promise of Greater Concord, NH.

• Family Promise of Greater Des Moines, IA.

• Family Promise of Greater Lafayette, IN.

• Family Promise of Harrisburg Capital Region, PA.

• Family Promise of Irving, TX.

• Family Promise of Juneau, AK.

• Family Promise of Lincoln County, OR.

• Family Promise of Montgomery County, TX.

• Family Promise of Moore County, NC.

• Family Promise of North Fulton/DeKalb, GA.

• Family Promise of Ogden, UT.

• Family Promise of Pulaski County, AR.

• Family Promise of Roane County, TN.

• Family Promise of Santa Clarita Valley, CA.

• Family Promise of Southern Ocean County, NJ.

• Family Promise of Lower Cape Fear, NC.

• Family Promise of the Palouse, ID.

• Family Promise of Western New York, NY.

• Family Promise of White County, Inc., GA.

• Family Promise Rochester, MN.