[Lekooks] Family Promise Proposing a New Host Model - Input Requested from All Please

[LCUUC Admin]

Hi Gina,

I received you voicemail from the weekend, but my work days are T,W,F. I am working today and thought maybe I would be putting out a message for you. But I saw that you already sent it out through Lekooks and don’t want to swamp people’s inboxes. If you’d like, I can put it into the Friday blast. Would that work?

Thanks,
Leann

From: Lekooks <lekooks-bounces at lekook.org> On Behalf Of Gina Magnus via Lekooks
Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 11:30 AM
To: Tammara Wolfgram via Lekooks <lekooks at lekook.org>
Subject: [Lekooks] Family Promise Proposing a New Host Model - Input Requested from All Please

Hello All,

Family Promise of Waukesha County (our affiliate), has proposed a new model for hosting.  All of the participating congregations have  been asked to respond before February 9 with YES / LIKELY / NOT LIKELY / NO as to whether we will participate in the new program.  I need your input please.

Proposed "Temporary Static Shelter Partnership"  BIG picture:

1. Families experiencing homelessness will stay at a site in Waukesha; 1210 Sentry Dr. Waukesha 53186   (April - Oct 2023)

2. Volunteers (2-5 individuals) will staff the shelter, providing a meal and hospitality from 5-8 pm for 1 to 5 families  (max 25 people) 7 days a week. We would be back to interacting with our guests in person. There will be trained personnel on site as well.

3. Each congregation has been asked to commit to one night per month  (April - Oct)  For example, we would request the third Tuesday of each month ...or whichever day we choose...  We provide 2-5 individuals once/month.

4. ALL volunteers who plan to be on-site will be required to fill out an application online and go through training.  The training is 2 online sessions and 1 in-person on-site training at the shelter.  All on-site volunteers will undergo a criminal background check. "Our" volunteers need not be just from our church. If you have a friend,coworker, or family member who would like to participate, they can sign on as part of our volunteer pool.

5. Several other volunteer opportunities exist, some trained and some not requiring training, some requiring additional training (Lead volunteer). Minors can volunteer with adults.

6.  The apartment shelter will continue to run but we will not have any responsibilities for those families.

I would like to have a commitment of interest/willingness to participate at a trained level from 15-20 or more individuals.  I do not want to reply with a "likely" or a "not likely", I feel that we should be able to give a solid yes or no.

I am happy to provide more details and answer questions.  I hoped to give you enough details in a short email to allow you all to make a decision.

Please feel free to contact me with your answer or with additional questions,

Thanks so much,

gina markson magnus
262-424-7640
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