September 23, 2026 – A Little Cleaning Goes a Long Way 🧼 Our cleaning supplies get a lot of use at Beacon House as families work together to keep their spaces clean, comfortable, and welcoming. We’re currently running low on a few supplies: 🧴 Cleaning Spray 🫧 Disinfecting Wipes 🧼 Bleach These everyday items help us keep up with the daily needs of our shelter and the families who call Beacon House home during their stay. If you’d like to help us restock, these items can be purchased through our Amazon Wishlist and shipped directly to Beacon House: https://a.co/0bZfq2na Thank you for helping us keep Beacon House clean, comfortable, and ready to welcome families!

September 23, 2026 – 15 Days of the Last Quarter | Day 7 (Post 1 of 3) Congratulations to the team ReforMedicine, s.c. At this year’s Hike for the Homeless, Reform Medicine took home the award for Largest Hike Team. Throughout the morning, members of their team gathered, walked, laughed, and showed their support for families experiencing homelessness in our community. There is something special about seeing a workplace turn community support into something people do together. Thank you, Reform Medicine, for showing up in such a big way, and congratulations on earning the title of 2026 Largest Hike Team! We may need a bigger camera next year. #15DaysOfTheLastQuarter #HikeForTheHomeless #FamilyPromiseCV #BeaconHouse #CommunitySupport

September 22, 2026 – 15 Days of the Last Quarter | Day 6 (Post 3 of 3) As the need in our community grows, so does the number of hikers. This year, 303 people joined us for the Hike for the Homeless. 303 people chose to spend part of their day walking alongside Family Promise of the Chippewa Valley. 303 people helped make homelessness among families with children more visible in our community. And 303 people reminded us that as the need grows, so does the community willing to respond. We have watched the Hike grow over the years, and that growth means something to us. Because behind every registration, every team, every volunteer, and every person who crossed the finish line is a decision to show up for families they may never meet. 303 hikers. Not simply a number we are proud of. A community growing alongside the need. Thank you for walking with us. #15DaysOfTheLastQuarter #HikeForTheHomeless #FamilyPromiseCV #BeaconHouse #303Hikers

September 22, 2026 – 15 Days of the Last Quarter | Day 7 (Post 2 of 3) There is something powerful about seeing a community like this. Children and grandparents. Friends and families. Teams and coworkers. People joining us for the first time. And people wearing Hike shirts from years past because they keep coming back. One of my favorite things about looking back at this year’s Hike for the Homeless is seeing just how many different people made their way into the same space. For a few hours, over 300 people gathered around one shared purpose: supporting families experiencing homelessness in the Chippewa Valley. While the work that happens at Beacon House throughout the year can sometimes feel very far removed from community, it is happening through case management meetings, housing searches, late-night conversations, meals around the table, and all of the small steps that help a family move forward. The Hike is one of the days we get to actually see the community that stands behind it. And this year, you showed in force. Thank you to every person who walked, volunteered, sponsored, donated, brought a friend, brought the kids, brought the dog, or simply chose to be part of it. This is community. And we are grateful you are ours. #15DaysOfTheLastQuarter #HikeForTheHomeless #FamilyPromiseCV #BeaconHouse #CommunitySupport

September 22, 2026 – 15 Days of 3rd Quarter | Day 7 (Post 1 of 3) Were you at the Hike? Share a favorite memory from Hike 2026 in the comments. What a Hike that was! Last month, Family Promise of the Chippewa Valley celebrated our 23rd Hike for the Homeless, and there is a lot from that day worth looking back on. We’ll start with some of the people who helped make it happen. Our Hike Committee and volunteers included staff, board members, community volunteers, and community partners who showed up to support the Hike and the families we serve. Long before the first hiker arrived, this team was planning, organizing, setting up, welcoming participants, and taking care of all the details that helped bring the day together. And then our community showed up — 303 hikers strong. Over the next few posts, we’re going to look back at some of the people, partnerships, and moments that made our 23rd Hike one to remember. Thank you for all your support. #15DaysOf3rdQuarter #HikeForTheHomeless #FamilyPromiseCV #BeaconHouse

September 20, 2026 – 15 Days of the Last Quarter | Day 5 Sometimes success calls you back. And now she's helping others build theirs. A little over a year ago, a mother of four came to Beacon House after becoming displaced, homeless and unemployed. She was skilled. She had education beyond high school. On paper, employment should have been relatively straightforward. But two of her children needed significant medical care. Finding a job wasn't simply about having the skills or being willing to work. She needed employment she could maintain while making sure her children received the care they needed. The barrier stood tall. Her journey wasn't a straight line. She stayed at Beacon House. She tried Transition Housing. Some things worked. Others didn't. But along the way, she gained tools, built relationships, found community and had space to figure out what stability needed to look like for her family. Eventually, it was time for her to move forward. Last week, she called. She is housed. Her children have the medical care they need. She has a job she loves. And today, she works in social services, helping other people secure better employment. She called to say thank you—for the encouragement, the support, the tools that helped her grow toward stability and, in her words, for never giving up on her and her family. There are outcomes we can put into a quarterly report. And then there are phone calls like this. Her stability did not come immediately after working with us. She needed something we could not provide. What we could provide were tools, community and space for empowerment while she continued building stability for herself and her family. #15DaysOfQ3 #FamilyPromiseCV #BeaconHouse #HousingStability #FamilySupport

September 19, 2026 – 15 Days of the Last Quarter | Day 4 Enhancing and maintaining a legacy. Beacon House has been part of our community for many years. Families have walked through these doors during some of the most uncertain moments of their lives. Volunteers have prepared meals here. Children have played here. Relationships have been built here. There is a legacy within these walls. This quarter, part of our work was simply caring for it. Our murals have long been part of what makes Beacon House feel like Beacon House. So when an opportunity came to enhance one of those spaces, it wasn't about changing what had been created before. It was about building on it. Honoring what was already here while adding something new for the families who will walk through our doors next. Because stewardship isn't always about creating something from scratch. Sometimes it's about recognizing what has been entrusted to you, caring for it, and making sure it continues. #15DaysOfQ3 #FamilyPromiseCV #BeaconHouse #CommunityLegacy

September 18, 2026 – 15 Days of the Last Quarter | Day 3 Progress doesn't look the same for every family. For families staying at Beacon House this quarter, employment has looked different depending on where each family is in their journey. Some families are still seeking employment. Others have maintained their employment while experiencing homelessness. And some have experienced significant growth. This quarter, we saw: • $0 → $22.45/hour • $0 → $16/hour • $0 → $18/hour • $15/hour → $22.26/hour • Sporadic day work → full-time employment at $27/hour Those numbers are worth celebrating. But employment is about more than a paycheck. Reliable income can create greater capacity to pay rent, manage transportation and childcare costs, buy groceries, build savings, and begin planning beyond the next immediate need. And maintaining employment while experiencing homelessness matters, too. Progress may mean finding a job. It may mean increasing income. And sometimes, it means holding onto employment while the rest of life is unstable. There are still families working toward that next step. This too, is a part of the story. Housing stability is rarely built through one change. Each step creates room for the next one. #15DaysOfQ3 #FamilyPromiseCV #BeaconHouse #HousingStability #employmentopportunities

September 17, 2026 – 15 Days of the Last Quarter | Day 2 Sometimes community support isn't planned. Today, Dillon and Devin from Famous Dave's showed up at Beacon House Shelter with an unexpected delivery. Famous Dave's had catered an event for Mayo Clinic Health System, and Mayo asked that the remaining food be brought to us. It was as if they ordered specially for us. There was so much food that Famous Dave's rented a U-Haul to bring it to Beacon House Shelter. The donation provided enough food to help feed nearly 100 people. We were able to share this incredible donation with families staying at the Shelter, families in our Stabilization Program, and some of our neighbors, alongside the dinner already being provided tonight by one of our church partners for our in house families. I truly appreciate this community. Mayo recognized an opportunity to share. Famous Dave's figured out how to get it here. And we were able to extend that generosity beyond our walls. Sometimes community support starts with a simple question: Who else could benefit from what we have? Thank you to Mayo Clinic Health System for thinking of us, and to Dillon, Devin, and Famous Dave's for going the extra mile—and apparently needing a U-Haul to do it! Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que of America #15DaysOfQ3 #FamilyPromiseCV #BeaconHouse #CommunitySupport

September 16, 2026 – 15 Days of the Last Quarter | Day 1 Dinner is served! As we wrap up the 3rd quarter of 2026, I would like to share a few highlights and moments of gratitude from the quarter. This meal at Beacon House was provided by United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley. Meals are one of those everyday things that can be easy to overlook, but at Beacon House, they are an important part of how our community supports families. When a community partner provides dinner, they're doing more than putting food on the table. They're giving a parent one less thing to plan for, purchase, prepare, and clean up after that evening. When a family is already navigating housing, employment, childcare, transportation, school schedules, and all the other pieces that come with working toward stability, one less thing matters. Thank you, United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley, for showing up for families at Beacon House. United Way Greater Chippewa Valley #15DaysOfQ3 #FamilyPromiseCV #BeaconHouse #communitysupport