Interfaith Family Services
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Our mission is to help families experiencing homelessness and economic uncertainty to achieve sustainable independence through prevention programs, advocacy, and community support services.
Volunteers are the heart and soul of the Family Promise Program. Without volunteers we could not provide services to our guest families. Volunteers perform simple but immeasurably significant services. They supply the meals, the time needed to host at our church and they donate money to purchase the supplies for the host week as well.
They talk to the guests…and listen. They can be a source of HOPE. This is where WE can start to make a difference!
Consider becoming a volunteer. Here are some of the ways you can help:
– Preparing food
– Hosting guests families at our host sites in the evening or overnight
– Playing with children and helping with homework
– Teaching life skills like parenting, home management, budgeting and nutrition
– Becoming a volunteer coordinator
– Helping with clerical and administrative jobs at the IHN office
– Becoming a mentor to our families
– Joining the Board of Trustees
– Or bringing your unique personal skills to help our families in other ways
To find out more ways please go to https://www.familypromisesoc.org/
The only way this works is through the help of volunteers who are asked to just give a few hours during a Host Week. This program keeps our Homeless children out of hotels and motels. It keeps the children safe and with their parents.
To find out how you can help or volunteer at the Our Lady of Guadalupe please contact Pat Rainer at 732-300-8288 or email at lanokaharbor@hotmail.com
Pat Barlow (Sleepers) 732-905-4199
Carol (Hosting) 973-219-3034
Lisa Romano (Dinners) 848-448-1131
Velda Castellano (Set Up and Break Down) 908-600-4835
We will be housing families in the Red Brick building the week of June 22 to June 29, 2025. If you can give us just one night of sleeping or one night of hosting it would help so much. Many of our regular volunteers are either on vacation, moved away or are getting too old to drive. Just for one night, you would be with someone who has done it before and you are never alone.
Please call if you can help.
Velda: Set up 908-600-4835
Carol for Hosting 973-219-3034
Lisa for cooking dinners 848-448-1131
Pat for sleeping 732-905-4199
Velda: Clean Up 908-600-4835
Pat Rainer 732-300-8288
Questions, concerns, monetary donations or Shop Rite gift
cards. We supply all meals for our families during our host week along with buying
them necessities like laundry detergent, snacks and juice for the children.
