15th Anniversary: March Edition
Our History “I remember a time that a 2-year-old locked himself in the upstairs of the Day Center, and we couldn’t get him to figure out how to unlock the latch. I called Chuck, and he came over with a ladder, went through a second story window, and saved the terrified little boy. Chuck is […]
15th Anniversary: February Edition
Our History Georgia was one of our first volunteers and a founding Board member. She recruited churches, raised money, helped set up the Day Center, and did everything in between! Thank you for everything you have done, Georgia, and thanks for sharing your memories! Our Statistics When families are experiencing homelessness, they have needs beyond […]
15th Anniversary: January Edition
15 Years of Helping Families move from Homelessness to Home! October 17, 2025 marks the 15 year anniversary for Family Promise of Harrisburg Capital Region! We’ll celebrate this milestone the 17th of each month with newsletter interviews with past guests, board members, and volunteers. Soon we’ll launch our new website. All this will culminate with an Anniversary […]
Season’s Greetings
Merry Christmas from our Family Promise family to yours! The Most Wonderful Time of the Year! Everyone needs a little Christmas at Christmastime. Here’s what’s been going on with our guests: When Family Promise received a large donation of supplies from Tree of Life Lutheran Church, a current tween guest said, “Even Family Promise gets […]
What I’m Thankful For
What are you thankful for about Family Promise? “Our Families” by Matthew Wagner I’m thankful for the families we get the privilege to serve each day. I’ve learned so much from them. Mostly though, I’ve learned about resilience and determination. Some of the families I’ve worked with amaze me at how they deal with all […]
The Masks We Wear
The Masks We Wear This time of year, people wear masks to become something/someone else for fun, but for FPHCR guests, the masks they wear are anything but. A guest may come off as snippy, reserved, overly talkative, aggressive, or appear to be hiding.Over the years FPHCR has seen all the above and more, but […]
FPHCR ABCs
Welcome to the Family Promise HCR Newsletter! If you’re new to our newsletter, “Welcome!” and thanks for signing up. You probably met our Community Outreach person, Susan, at a local event. And, you may have even received a water bottle for joining our email list. We hope that this email gives you a better idea about what’s […]
That’s What It’s All About
Nope, the Hokey Pokey isn’t what it’s all about. It’s all about our families and making a difference in their lives! When you are a part of the Family Promise team, you are a part of ensuring a child has a home. “Relax. Everything will be okay – there is help now.”~Graduate sharing advice to […]
Spring into Action with our Spring Jam!
Who are you helping? by Stacey Coldren Since Spring Jam is right around the corner, I would like to introduce you to one of the families that your support has helped! Meet Nova! This adorable little family recently has graduated from Family Promise HCR and is blooming in their own home. Before coming to Family […]
Spring Jam Makes a Splash!
FPHCR Spring Memories We’ve had a wonderful spring, between celebrating our volunteers to our first Spring Jam event to families moving successfully from homelessness to HOME…it’s been bright and sunny for us, and we thank you for all you’ve done to help! Please check out this video of recent highlights.nn THANK YOU! ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. What is […]
The Rest of the Story
The Rest of the Story by Matthew Wagner Growing up I enjoyed listening to Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story” segments in which he provided backstories on famous people and events. As I reflected on the numbers of cases that we’ve seen in the last two months since we’ve really started promoting our Wheels […]
Housing 101
Understand Your Housing Options Section 8. Housing first. Transitional housing. Rapid rehousing. What does it all mean? Stacey explains it all in this video. This video will shed some light about what our families are working through and how our staff help in providing resources. Listen in!