WHO WE ARE
Help Promise is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals and families facing food and/or housing insecurity receive the resources and help they need. While Help Promise is not a direct service provider, it works to shine a light on the many community organizations working tirelessly to offer help and assistance to those in need.
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OUR STORY
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​Help Promise is the brainchild of an attorney in Virginia whose first job was working as a public interest lawyer in Philadelphia, and who spent most of her career addressing issues of homelessness, neglect, disability rights, truancy, and abuse. What became clear is that many cases which present as violations of law, upon closer examination, contain issues related to poverty and the inability to access required services.
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The seed for the creation of Help Promise was therefore sown in the halls of Family Court as a network of community resources was cultivated to help families in need.
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MISSION STATEMENT
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Use the strength of each other to meet the needs of one another.
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WHAT WE DO
Help Promise Brings Communities and Partners Together to Facilitate Change
Help Promise seeks to create a partnership between three major groups: Nonprofit organizations working in their respective communities; individuals facing hardship in the form of food and/or housing insecurity; and community partners who are able to offer help and assistance as needed.
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Our goal with each group is to accomplish the following:
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1. Shine a Light on the Work of Community Nonprofit Organizations
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Bring awareness of the work and resources provided by spotlighted charities
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Act as a roadmap to help individuals in need discover where to go for help in their area
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2. Support Individuals and Families In Need
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Build a bridge connecting individuals facing food and/or housing insecurity with available help
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3. Bridge the Resource Gap Facing Nonprofits
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Educate the community on the needs of nonprofit organizations in their area
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Help fill resource gaps through pledges of help by Community Partners
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS
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Community Partners are people, groups or businesses in the community who pledge to help the spotlighted charity, not primarily with money, but through:
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Time (volunteering)
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Service (offering skills and expertise)
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Commodities (donating food, clothing, shelter, tools, etc.)
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Information (sharing opportunities and promoting available resources)
We refer to these pledges of help as COMPASSION DONATIONS - nonmonetary help that creates a huge impact.
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SLOGAN
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A Triple Braided Cord is Not Easily Broken. Ecc. 4:12 - It is Our Unity That Give Us Strength!
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