FAMILY PROMISE OF YELLOWSTONE VALLEY
Ending homelessness one family at a time.
Mission
THE MISSION OF FAMILY PROMISE OF YELLOWSTONE VALLEY IS TO HELP HOMELESS FAMILIES ACHIEVE AND SUSTAIN INDEPENDENCE THROUGH A COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO HOMELESSNESS.
Ruling year
2004
Executive Director
Lisa Donnot
Main address
10 South 26th Street
Billings, MT 59101 USA
Formerly known as
Interfaith Hospitality Network of Yellowstone County
EIN
20-0323622
NTEE code
Temporary Shelter For the Homeless (L41)
Family Services (P40)
Homeless Services/Centers (P85)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley helps homeless families achieve and sustain independence through a community response to homelessness.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Emergency Housing
We assist homeless families in our emergency shelter achieve and sustain independence through a community response to homelessness.
Transitional Housing
Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley offers affordable transitional housing to families that have completed our Emergancy Shelter programing.
Wrap Around and Break the Cycle of Poverty
Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley helps homeless families achieve and sustain independance through a community response to homelessness.
Community Diaper Bank
Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley offers free diapers to families in need in our community. Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley strives to help make health families in our community.
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of people no longer couch surfing or doubling up with others as a result of the nonprofit's efforts
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Families, Economically disadvantaged people, Homeless people
Related Program
Emergency Housing
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of people using homeless shelters per week
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Families, Economically disadvantaged people, Homeless people
Related Program
Emergency Housing
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of people no longer living in unsafe or substandard housing as a result of the nonprofit's efforts
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Families, Economically disadvantaged people, Homeless people
Related Program
Emergency Housing
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of applications for housing received from targeted population
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Families, Economically disadvantaged people, Homeless people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of homeless participants engaged in housing services
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Families, Economically disadvantaged people, Homeless people
Related Program
Emergency Housing
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of low-income families housed in affordable, well-maintained units as a result of the nonprofit's efforts
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Families, Homeless people
Related Program
Emergency Housing
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of meals served or provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Families, Economically disadvantaged people, Homeless people
Related Program
Emergency Housing
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
Download strategic planLearn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our organizations goal is that every family in the Yellowstone Valley region has a safe, stable, and secure place to call home.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley knows that with individualized case management, access to resources, gaining knowledge of life skills and an entire communities response to help, we can end homelessness one family at a time.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley is capable of running such a wonderful organization and helping many homeless families in our area because of the large support from our community, we have 27 congregations and 1,400 dedicated volunteers on a yearly basis to assist in ending homelessness this region.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Since Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley expansion to include our new Day Center and the Wrap Around and Break the Cycle of Poverty Program in the beginning of 2016 we have seen our success rates improve from 74% to 83% in less than a year.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley serves families struggling with homelessness and extreme poverty.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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FAMILY PROMISE OF YELLOWSTONE VALLEY
Board of directorsas of 09/13/2021
Heather Fink
Riverstone Health
Darla Jones
Community Volunteer
Kathie Todd``
Steve Restad
Kurt Alme
Rita Brown
Jodie Hart
Dan Jeziorski
Ben Quanbeck
Carol Roberts
Jennifer Schaaf
Jessica Scheer
Garrett Scott
Katie Alme
Frankie Parrott
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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