DO I QUALIFY FOR THE FAMILY PROMISE PROGRAM?
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We help families with minor children in Aiken County that are:
1. At imminent risk of homelessness to prevent loss of home.
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2. Experiencing homelessness to divert families from shelter when possible.
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This includes adults caring for a child or who are pregnant. We accept all sorts of families. Single parents, couples, grandchildren, LGBTQIA+ couples, and extended family caregivers are all welcome.
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WHAT DOES FAMILY PROMISE DO?
We work to empower families experiencing a housing crisis to become financially stable and achieve lasting independence.
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We take a whole person approach, walking side by side with families to break the cycle of housing insecurity.
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We work to ensure that every child has a home.
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Our guiding principles are client choice, respect, and empowerment.
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We provide case management support that is tailored to each family’s needs. This includes housing assistance, financial coaching, and resources that deliver results.
We offer support through 3 programs:
Eviction Prevention Program: For families at imminent risk of homelessness, we stabilize a family's current housing situation if deemed safe and appropriate or relocate the family if their current housing situation is not safe and appropriate.
Shelter Diversion Program: For families that are experiencing homelessness, we help secure stable, safe housing to avoid the stress and trauma of the shelter system or of unsheltered living.
Stabilization Program: We also offer longer-term support to help families remain housed. These services are voluntary for families and seek to reduce the risk of housing instability and reentry into the homelessness system by empowering families into lasting independence.
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Additional help:
Where deemed necessary and appropriate, we may provide financial help to families engaged in our Programs. This is in addition to the personalized case management support that all families we help receive.
For families at imminent risk of homelessness, Family Promise may provide rental or utility support to stabilize the household. For homeless families, Family Promise may provide rental, security deposit, or utility support or transportation expenses related to relocation to help a family secure safe, stable housing.
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​I AM AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. WHAT DO I DO?
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Our Eviction Prevention Program helps families that are in the eviction process and at imminent risk of homelessness. This includes families whose residence will be lost within 14 days of the date of application for assistance where no subsequent residence has been identified. ​
To apply for help, complete the online form in the yellow box or by clicking here.
If you have questions or need help finding out if you qualify, call our Family Coach, Laura Johnson, at 803-443-5625 (leave a message if there is no answer and she will call you back promptly).​
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I AM ALREADY HOMELESS. WHAT DO I DO?
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Our Shelter Diversion Program helps secure table, safe housing to avoid the stress and trauma of the shelter system or of unsheltered living. We define homeless as meaning a family has lost housing and is unsheltered or in housing that is owned, or controlled by someone else (for example, being doubled up or living in a motel).
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To apply for help, complete the online form in the yellow box or by clicking here.
If you have questions or need help finding out if you qualify, call our Family Coach, Laura Johnson, at 803-443-5625 (leave a message if there is no answer and she will call you back promptly).
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I WANT TO IMPROVE MY HOUSING. WHAT DO I DO?
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Family Promise offers a free Good Tenancy program to anyone in Aiken that wants to maintain or improve their current housing options. We provide this course at no charge to the community and work with community partners to provide this program. Please click here to find out when our next session is scheduled.​
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