“The beginning of it was terrifying. You feel like a horrible person having to put our kids through that, it is not fair. It was February, pouring rain and we were cold and soaked when we arrived at Family Promise’s Open Doors Shelter.
If it weren’t for Family Promise, we wouldn’t be alive today. We would’ve gone hungry and cold. We would’ve ended up under a bridge in a tent.
We moved from Open Doors to the Bridges Program where for three weeks we moved from church to church. We would get up early, but we wanted to change the direction of our life.”
After just 22 days of being homeless, we moved into a rental house with a backyard and a fireplace. Michael got a job at Wal-Mart and I am going to school to be a nurse.
Family Promise loved us like their own. They gave us warmth, food, and shelter. It was like a mom and dad helping us out.
I would love to help other people find homes like what we have. I want everyone to feel what we have.
Thank you for all of your support of Family Promise.”
Michael and Hailey Helms
Family Promise of Spokane Graduates