Thunderbird Charities donates mattresses to Family Promise
Independent Newsmedia
Posted 4/13/20
Family Promise of Greater Phoenix --- a nonprofit organization that rescues primarily first-time homeless families and their pets and helps them return to independence --- received a donation of 32 mattresses from Thunderbird Charities.
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Thunderbird Charities donates mattresses to Family Promise
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Independent Newsmedia
Family Promise of Greater Phoenix --- a nonprofit organization that rescues primarily first-time homeless families and their pets and helps them return to independence --- received a donation of 32 mattresses from Thunderbird Charities.
The recent donation is part of Thunderbird Charities emergency funding and support for Valley nonprofits due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a press release, noting that Family Promise is sheltering more than a dozen families at their day center in south Scottsdale.
Before the coronavirus pandemic, the release said, Family Promise relied on its network of volunteer churches and synagogues to shelter and feed the families they serve while Family Promise assisted these families while trying to regain self-sufficiency.
However, Family Promise has had to abandon its community-based model to protect its volunteers and families from potential spread of the virus.
“When the coronavirus pandemic began, we had to act quickly to ensure that our volunteers and families were safe by halting our regular operations and creating a temporary shelter at our Scottsdale facility,” said Executive Director of Family Promise of Greater Phoenix Ted Taylor in a prepared statement.
Family Promise stated how the mattress donation is crucial to providing comfort and care to the families that they are currently sheltering.
“The donation of mattresses from the Thunderbirds will help our families feel comfortable in their current lodging as we work with them to navigate this challenging time. We thank the Thunderbirds for their generous contribution.”
Homeless families are more at-risk during crises and pandemics than other populations as housing instability limits access to hygiene and families facing homelessness are not always able to secure basic needs such as cleaning products and sanitizers.
Also, the stress of housing instability and lack of access to nutrition and wellness make families more susceptible to disease, the release stated.
Family Promise is requesting monetary donations to support their day-to-day operations of sheltering their families at their day center.
