2022 Virtual Auction

Imagine the fear, desperation, and panic that comes with not knowing where you’re going to lay your head at night or where your next meal will come from. Further, imagine if you were a parent and responsible for the lives of small children and were unable to provide them with a safe place to call home.

 Most Americans are only one crisis away from homelessness and lack
a sufficient amount of savings to cover emergency costs.

"Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, about 12% of mortgage holder households and 18% of renter households have missed their mortgage or rent payments in the past month. This stands in sharp contrast with the 4% and 7% respective missed or late payment rates in the last three months of 2017" (UC Riverside, School of Public Policy, 2020)." Housing insecurity is a growing problem, and its effects are felt throughout our community.
 
Family Promise of Sussex County is a 501(c)3, nonprofit organization that has been serving the homeless in Sussex County for over 20 years. The agency provides assistance to at-risk and homeless households in the form of rental assistance, case management, emergency shelter, life skill training seminars, and emotional and psychological support and referral services to meet the needs of those faced with a housing crisis. In 2021, Family Promise of Sussex County worked with over 600 households to stabilize housing and provide for long-term housing stability.

Family Promise of Sussex County has been serving the community for over 25 years. At its inception, our agency was a grassroots effort to address homelessness in our county and has blossomed into a full spectrum of services to aid those experiencing a housing crisis. In 2022, Family Promise of Sussex County was able to assist 1895 households!

The mission of Family Promise of Sussex County is to secure housing stability and sustainability for those in crisis… because everyone deserves a home.

Our approach involves prevention services before families become homeless, shelter to help families experiencing homelessness, and housing stabilization programs once families have secured housing. Our programs include Emergency Shelter, Opening Doors: Men’s Day Program, Intensive Case Management Services, Employment and Careering Counseling, Homelessness Prevention, Rapid Rehousing, Shelter Diversion, Permanent Supportive Housing Programs and Utility Assistance.