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Family Promise of Cabarrus County is a local affiliate of the National Interfaith Hospitality Network, serving Cabarrus and Southern Rowan Counties in North Carolina. We are comprised of a network of nine places of worship who will coordinate an environment that provides homeless families the opportunity to maintain a family unit and work toward independence. With the help of volunteers and houses of worship, we provide fourteen people a place to feel safe, access to phones, social services, job counseling, nutritious meals, and a safe place to sleep. While the Cabarrus County Night Shelter provides a wonderful service, this network will enable families to stay together as a unit, in a more private environment where they maintain a sense of family as well as obtaining assistance to help them find permanent housing.

For more about what we do and how we do it, please visit the About Us page.

Cooperative Christian Ministry and Family Promise of Cabarrus County

The Nonprofit Boards of Cooperative Christian Ministry (CCM) and Family Promise of Cabarrus County announced this week a decision to integrate the services of Family Promise into CCM’s Shelter & Housing Ministry.

The church-based services for homeless families, modeled after the Interfaith Hospitality Network, started in 2004 under the 501(c)(3) Family Promise of Cabarrus County. The model is based on a rotation system as families are hosted for one week at a time in the network of host churches. Volunteers and meals are provided by host and support churches. The network currently consists of ten host churches and twelve support churches in Cabarrus County.

By the middle of this summer the Board of Trustees of Family Promise of Cabarrus County was struggling to overcome the effects of trying to build a nonprofit ministry in a difficult economy. The founders had built a strong network of faith community volunteers but needed the support that an established provider of crisis services could provide. In June they approached Cooperative Christian Ministry to evaluate a strategic alliance or integration.

A Joint Task Group determined the best solution to preserve the service model is integration into Cooperative Christian Ministry. The Plan of Action recommended by the Joint Task Group and approved by both boards calls for the dissolution of Family Promise of Cabarrus County and a transfer of assets and services to Cooperative Christian Ministry.

CCM will hire a full time Program Manager to coordinate the program services. The Plan of Action includes a meeting on August 31st where CCM will detail their plan for the church-based services and receive suggestions from network members. All network churches and other interested community members are encouraged to attend.

The Dale Jr. Foundation Announces Support of Family Promise

The Dale Jr. Foundation is donating a new trailer to Family Promise of Cabarrus County so homeless families served by the organization can have something to transport their possessions in from one local host church to another. Click here to read the full press release.

Food Lion Shop & Share Program

You can help raise money for Family Promise by registering your Food Lion MVP card with the Lion Shop and Share program. To sign up, go to the Food Lion website and click on Lion Shop and Share in the left hand menu. Follow the instructions that follow to register your cards. We are listed under NC>Kannapolis>Family Promise of Cabarrus County.

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