Family Promise of Greater Roanoke (formerly the Roanoke Valley Interfaith Hospitality Network) is a really cool program that works with down-on-their-luck families to help them find permanent housing and employment. In doing so, they have established a network of 28 faith communities - churches and synagogues - that each put up families for a week at a time and provide food and other necessities. Their office is located at the corner of Market St. and Clay St.
Roanoke's role with Family Promise is still in-transition. At the moment, we have a group of people that goes and tutors and plays with kids of families that are being helped. One family currently being helped has a really awesome little boy that loves ball games and drawing, and his two little siblings that are hilarious characters.
Andrew Dittmar & Emily Brun, tutors
Wanna volunteer? Family Promise has three big needs right now:
Office aides: Wednesdays, 10 AM - 2 PM (stay for as long as you like/are able)
Office aides do traditional office administrative work--answering phone calls, filing paperwork, etcs.
Footsteps for Families Walk-a-Thon: October 21st, 2 PM - 4 PM
Come to help raise money for Family Promise! Walk, or help set-up/clean-up
Financial Planning Babysitters: Monthly, beginning October 25th, 5:45-8:15 PM
Babysit current/former Family Promise families' kids while their parents are at financial planning seminars provided by Family Promise.
If you'd like to help in any capacity, contact Andrew Dittmar!
ajdittmar@mail.roanoke.edu or (216) 316-2530
If you have time and a heart for service, we have a place for you!!
