What Volunteers Are Saying About Family Promise
Helping homeless families is not just about a place to sleep; it is holding the child, listening to the mother, smiling and connecting with people.
Hiba Nasser, Volunteer, Columbus, OH
We're all doing so much, so fast, so much of the time-that it gives you the chance to stop and look at what's important. It really brings it home to you. There are so many things we take for granted-things like home cooked meals or a safe place to sleep. By volunteering at IHN [now Family Promise], we get to see first hand what a difference these things make in the lives of others, and we learn to appreciate them all over again.
Mary Lu Barth, Volunteer, Ann Arbor, MI
I've participated in all of the ‘jobs' at one time or another, from setting up the cots to cooking a meal, to sleeping over. Each job in itself is such a small commitment; to cook a meal for a handful of people once every three months, to play games with or read to children-cuddle an insecure toddler, or easiest of all, sleep for eight hours. I cannot express how much joy I feel knowing that in some small way I personally have helped make life better for someone else.
Lorraine Stejskal, Volunteer, Denver, CO
Hiba Nasser, Volunteer, Columbus, OH
We're all doing so much, so fast, so much of the time-that it gives you the chance to stop and look at what's important. It really brings it home to you. There are so many things we take for granted-things like home cooked meals or a safe place to sleep. By volunteering at IHN [now Family Promise], we get to see first hand what a difference these things make in the lives of others, and we learn to appreciate them all over again.
Mary Lu Barth, Volunteer, Ann Arbor, MI
I've participated in all of the ‘jobs' at one time or another, from setting up the cots to cooking a meal, to sleeping over. Each job in itself is such a small commitment; to cook a meal for a handful of people once every three months, to play games with or read to children-cuddle an insecure toddler, or easiest of all, sleep for eight hours. I cannot express how much joy I feel knowing that in some small way I personally have helped make life better for someone else.
Lorraine Stejskal, Volunteer, Denver, CO
