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February 3, 2023February 5, 2024 Family Promise of Central CT Events, Fundraisers, News

2023 Sleep Out

On Friday, February 10th the youth of Church of Christ, Congregational in Newington will be holding their “Sleep Out to Fight Homelessness.” These young advocates will be taking turns sleeping outside to raise money for Family Promise of Central CT’s Homelessness Prevention Program.

To donate via Venmo, please scan the QR code below with your smart phone:

Donors supporting a particular teen should indicate the participant’s name in the “What’s it for?” memo box.

Thank you for helping us fight family homelessness, one family at a time!

November 23, 2022February 6, 2023 Family Promise of Central CT Events, Fundraisers, News

2022 End of Year Appeal

As a part of our end of year appeal campaign, FPCCT is participating in the global giving movement of Giving Tuesday on November 29, 2022!

As you know, Family Promise of Central Connecticut provides vital services to families experiencing housing instability and homelessness in Connecticut. According to state data, over 32,000 households sought housing instability/homelessness services from our state’s social service hotline this year.

We are dreaming of a future where every child has a place to call home. You too can join our efforts to end homelessness one family at a time!

The social media company, Meta, has pledged to match the first $7 million dollars in donations made on Giving Tuesday on Facebook. FPCCT is eligible for those matching funds! If you donate first thing on Tuesday November 29th on Facebook using our campaign link below, your generosity has the chance to be matched dollar for dollar!

Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/donate/689218495970891

This Giving Tuesday, please make a donation and hopefully it can be doubled by Meta’s pledge! Proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit our Homelessness Prevention program which is currently serving 23 families.

There will be other ways and opportunities to give during our end of the year appeal campaign! More details will be announced soon!

November 16, 2022February 27, 2023 Family Promise of Central CT Events

2022 Thanksgiving 5k Fundraiser

Family Promise of Central CT is proud to announce that Malibu Fitness has named us as one of the charity beneficiaries for their 18th annual Thanksgiving 5k race fundraiser!

The family friendly event will be broadcast live on WFSB – Channel 3 Eyewitness News! The race begins at 6:45am sharp and finishes at 8am which gives you plenty of time to enjoy the holiday.

Registration is open now for this fun 5k in Farmington. Visit https://raceroster.com/events/2022/65039/malibu-fitness-5k to register today. (No “day of” registrations will be accepted.)

All race proceeds go to local charities, including Family Promise of Central CT!

Please help us spread the word about this event. Check out our latest Facebook post and make sure to give it a “love,” comment, and share! Facebook link:
https://www.facebook.com/FamilyPromiseCentralCT/posts/5815807325145653

April 19, 2022April 21, 2022 Family Promise of Central CT Events

Announcement from FPCCT President

April 19, 2022

Dear Family Promise Supporters,

It is with mixed emotions that I write this message. Our Executive Director, Marlaina “Nina” Rodriguez will be moving back to her home state of California and therefore her last day at FPCCT will be June 17th. We are so very grateful for Nina’s commitment to FPCCT for the past four years. She started with us as a volunteer, moved into a case manager position, earned her Masters Degree of Social Work and has served as our Executive Director for the past year. Nina has been instrumental in leading FPCCT during the pandemic and expanding the impact of our current Homeless Prevention Program (HPP).

Although there is a definite sadness in my heart when I think of Nina leaving us, I am feeling confident in the plan that our leadership team has developed for us to deal with her departure. We are asking for your assistance in spreading the word about the open Executive Director position. The position listing will also be posted on many job sites. Our hope is that the new Executive Director will be able to work alongside Nina for training purposes and then Nina will move into the Case Manager position. The next phase of the transition plan will be to have the part-time Case Manager position filled by early June. Click the link below to download the Executive Director Job Description (PDF file):

Executive Director Job Description

In closing, I just want to say how much I have enjoyed working with Nina during her time with us. FPCCT will be forever grateful for Nina’s hard work and dedication to the families and supporters of FPCCT. We will all miss her tremendously but also realize that you can only keep a true Dodger’s fan away from their team for just so long.

Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns.

Be well,

Cheryl Liedke
President of the Board of Trustees, FPCCT

March 9, 2022April 19, 2022 Family Promise of Central CT Events

2022 State of the Affiliate Event

Thanks to all who tuned in to our 3rd Annual State of the Affiliate Presentation on March 8, 2022 at 6:30pm. This virtual event was hosted online by our friends at Kensington Congregational Church. We are so grateful to KCC for opening their doors to our leadership team so we could broadcast our presentation!