HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-25-24 Public Comment - K. Tanner - Please fund Family Promise of Gallatin Valley with $150,000 grant!From:Kathryn M Tanner
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Subject:[EXTERNAL]Please fund Family Promise of Gallatin Valley with $150,000 grant!
Date:Tuesday, June 25, 2024 9:34:50 AM
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Good morning,
I am writing you in support of Family Promise of Gallatin Valley’s (FPGV) grant
request of $150,000 for their housing continuum. FPGV is singularly focused on
serving children and families by providing comprehensive support services, early
learning opportunities, and case management to ensure family homelessness is briefand nonrecurring. FPGV is viewed as a leader in the homeless service field, both
locally and nationally. Out of 200 affiliates, FPGV is the second highest functioning
affiliate in the country in the areas of best practices, financial and HR controls,
leadership, quality of programming, and community impact. Local social servicesagencies are following their lead on how to successfully scale services to meet the
growing needs of our community.
FPGV provides short and long-term programs to make sustainable impacts onchildren and families experiencing housing insecurity.
81% of the families that participate in Family Promise do not experience
homelessness again.
During the last four years, FPGV has:
Expanded emergency shelter capacity from serving four families at a time
in a rotational shelter to running three separate static shelters that accommodate 18 families at a time.
Managed eight transitional housing units.
Built and paid for an 18,000 square foot facility to be used for a family
resource center and early child learning center.
Opened an early child learning center that serves over 80 children, meeting
their goal of never turning anyone away because of their inability to pay.
Launched three other housing programs: prevention, diversion, and
workforce housing.
Increased the number of employees from 4 to 40 people.
Increased their revenue from $400,000 to $3,500,000.
Diversified their funding sources to include government funding.
Secured their first federal grant source valued at just under $1,000,000.
By the end of 2025, FPGV will be housing 1140% more families than five years ago.
This growth has been driven by Gallatin County’s affordable housing crisis. FPGV is
committed to achieving our vision of ending homelessness in the Gallatin Valley, one
family at a time. Our community depends on partnerships to deliver quality
programming and to continue scaling services to meet the need.
Thank you for your consideration in fully funding their $150,000 grant request.
Kathy
Kathryn M. Tanner
kathymtanner@gmail.com
406.580.0144