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864,360
bed nights provided

6,979
volunteer hours donated

16,884
meals served

About Us

Founded in Summit, New Jersey in 1988, Family Promise is a national organization that comprises more than 200 affiliates in 43 states that work together to transform the lives of families experiencing homelessness. What began as a local response to a problem in Union County, New Jersey has grown over the last 30 years into a national movement involving more than 200,000 volunteers nationwide who serve more than 125,000 people yearly. Today Family Promise is the leading national nonprofit addressing the issue of family homelessness. While we’ve grown, the core of what we do is still local – partnerships within a city or county changing lives for the better.

We are Family Promise

Transforming the lives of families experiencing homelessness.
Because every child deserves a home.

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Your donations help families in the Chippewa Valley.

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We're always looking for a few more helping hands.

Annual Holiday Letter

For many of us, it is hard to imagine not having a place to call home. Our vision is a world where every child has a place to call home and an opportunity for a brighter future. While our generous donors and grants cover much of our costs, the demand for our services continues to grow and we have ended the last several years with a budget deficit. Learn more. »

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March 18, 2024 – Are you looking to put your talents to great use helping a charity that helps homeless families get back on their feet again? We are looking for a group or a couple of people who would be interested in helping us out. We moved a family out of our Transitional Home (YAY!! Exciting) and it's been a couple families since the interior was painted. It's a small three bedroom with one bath apartment and a small group could easily knock it out in less than a day. A couple could do it in a weekend. Your time volunteered would prevent us from paying someone several thousand dollars to paint the apartment. You would have a warm feeling and our eternal gratitude! We'll even provide the paint and all the equipment you need to do the painting. Minimal clean-up as we typically use disposable rollers and pads. The place is empty right now so you could do it on your time, but we would like to get it done soon so that we can lease the space again to another family that needs it. Please contact us at 715-834-4357 to get more specifics and to let us know you are willing to take this on. Thanks to all who support us in our efforts to end homelessness for families. Your support, either monetary or with your time allows us to focus our budget on the families we are serving. Thanks in advance to whomever can assist!!

March 14, 2024 – Thanks to Mila! What a great story, Mila chose to take a smaller gift to herself in order to donate money to Family Promise of the Chippewa Valley. Not very often you see a young person choosing to make this kind of a decision, but Mila made this decision from her heart. Of course, having her Mom on our Board of Trustees might keep us a little closer to Mila's heart. Thanks so much, Mila!! Your choice will affect the lives of the families in our Shelter and our Transitional House. We could not do what we do without people like Mila who chose to donate to Family Promise of the Chippewa Valley/Beacon House. You can donate by going to http://familypromisecv.org/donate and help end homelessness for a local family. Thanks everyone

March 14, 2024 – A huge thank you to Ashley @ashleyofficial for eight bed sets they donated through their Hope To Dreams program. These beds will be given to families as they move out of our shelter and transitional programs into their own place. This donation is not just mattresses, but foundation, sheets, and blankets., a complete bed!!! This is an amazing donation that Ashley provides for our families! Thanks again, Ashley. We could not do what we do if it weren't for great corporate partners like Ashley Furniture! Several families will be thanking Ashley as they sleep their first night in their new apartment!!

March 4, 2024 – Thank you Knights of Columbus John F Kennedy Council 1257 Eau Claire, WI for your donation!

March 1, 2024 – It's World Compliment Day! You all look amazing. Thanks for all that you do.

February 26, 2024 – Mark the date. Family Promise Giving Day is April 11 this year. Family Promise Giving Day is a 24-hour online campaign to raise awareness and funds to support families across America experiencing homelessness. This year, low-income families need our help more than ever. We’re asking friends to “Give an Hour” whether that’s an hour of time volunteering, an hour’s worth of salary as a donation, or an hour spent raising awareness about the crisis of family homelessness. Just one hour can create change that lasts a lifetime. Together, we can prevent children from experiencing the trauma of homelessness and keep them with their families, safe at home. Join us on April 11, 2024 in the fight against family homelessness. Watch our web page for details on how you can participate in this year's Family Promise Giving Day. http://familypromisecv.org/givingday

February 23, 2024 – HOLD THE DATE!!!! 2024 Hike for the Homeless is August 20th. The event is up on Facebook. Registration is NOT open yet, but will be soon. Our planning committee is already meeting and getting things organized, and sponsor letters should be going out in the next couple weeks. If you are interested in helping us plan this event give us a call and let us know. We will need planners and volunteers the night of the event. We're so excited and hope to have a record year (both for walkers and for funds raised). I placed the order for sun and perfect weather for a walk on the 20th. Funds raised from this event allow us to continue to assist families in the Chippewa Valley who are experiencing homelessness. More details coming soon! Watch this space for more details. Follow us if you haven't already, share so that more people can see it.

February 22, 2024 – Another HUGE Thank You day, this time to Eau Claire Roofing Co Inc . A few weeks ago we noticed some water damage in the ceiling of our large storage room here at the Beacon House. We called EC Roofing who sent someone out to check out the roof. They found a few minor issues with the roof membrane here on the Beacon House. They took care of the issues immediately and when we got the bill, they went WAY over and above by donating the work and supplies to us. It's the amazing support of our community businesses that allow us to provide great service to our guests and the families we serve. I keep saying it, but you all keep proving it, it takes a community to address the issues of family homelessness, and we could not do what we do without all of you holding us up! Thank you, Eau Claire Roofing. What a HUGE gesture of support!!

February 21, 2024 – Family Promise of the Chippewa Valley wants to send out a big THANK YOU to AJM Automotive Services for the work they did on our truck that we use for helping our guests move into their next place. We have a 1996 Grumman bread truck (lovingly referred to as "The Beluga Whale"). Sometime on one of our furniture runs the headlight fell out of the truck. We did the "non-profit repair" using zip ties and bailing twine... Not sure why, but parts are pretty rare for an almost 30 year-old truck. So AJM got creative and fabricated a part for us and got the headlight back in place so that we can get more use out of our truck. We've been using them for years, and are very happy with the work they do for us. Thanks to the team at AJM Automotive. Jon and his team are great!!

February 20, 2024 – Thanks to Eau Claire North High School FCCLA group, who hosted a book drive for the Beacon House families. Not only did they collect them, but they deliver as well. These will be given to our families and their children. What the families don't take we will use to update our library here at Beacon House. The majority of our budget comes from the people of the Chippewa Valley. Donations like this allow us to spend the money we get from our donors so that we can keep doing what we do. To the students at Eau Claire North High School you did a great thing here. You've made a difference in the lives of so many families. Pat yourselves on the back and be proud of what you have done. And you can tell any doubters that you are PROOF that the younger generation is in great shape and focused on helping others.