November 4, 2026 – 🛏️ A Fresh Start Starts with the Essentials! 🚿 At Beacon House, we want every family to feel comfortable and at home during their stay. Keeping our bedrooms and bathrooms clean, fresh, and welcoming means regularly replacing some everyday essentials! We’re currently in need of a few items: 🛏️ Twin Bed Sheets 🚿 Shower Curtains 🫧 Shower Curtain Liners 🛁 Bath Mats These items help us prepare rooms for incoming families and maintain clean, comfortable spaces for everyone staying with us. 💙 If you’d like to help us restock, these items can be found on our Amazon Wishlist and shipped directly to Beacon House: https://a.co/0977LlVL Thank you for helping us make our shelter feel a little more like home for the families we serve!

November 4, 2026 – Director’s Corner | Because of You A meal. A donation. Showing up. Your support makes a difference for families at Beacon House. Watch my November message below. Thank you for being part of this community. Help a family move toward stability: https://www.familypromisecv.org/donate

November 4, 2026 – When our community works together, we thrive together. https://www.familypromisecv.org/donate

October 31, 2026 – Thank you to volunteers from Immaculate Conception, Sue, Sue, Diane, and Mary Kay for all the efforts to bring a fun experience to the shelter for the children. Immaculate Conception Parish- Eau Claire Sue S. led the charge working alongside Fall Intern Monica H to make this a reality. Queen Regina made an appearance and lent a hand. The children were over the moon and parents were ecstatic. Thank you. Here at Family Promise of the Chippewa Valley we welcome our Community to join in the fun to support our families during transition. Contact us info@familypromisecv.org.

October 28, 2026 – Everyday Essentials 🧴 Personal care items are some of the everyday essentials families use throughout their stay at Beacon House. We’re currently refreshing our supplies and could use a few items that go quickly: 🫧 Conditioner 👶 Baby Shampoo 🛁 Baby Wash 🧴 Deodorant 🧴 Lotion If you’re already picking up household or personal care items and would like to include something for Beacon House, these are some of the items that would be especially helpful right now. You can also shop our Amazon Wishlist and have items shipped directly to Beacon House: https://a.co/009mV74w Thank you for helping us keep these everyday essentials available for the families staying with us!

October 26, 2026 – What a way to start the week! Sometimes, community support is as simple as picking up the phone and asking, “What do you need?” And then showing up! Today, our friends from AT&T did just that. They asked what Beacon House needed and delivered in true community spirit! From diapers and wipes to laundry and cleaning supplies, these everyday essentials make a meaningful difference for the families we serve. This is what community looks like. People seeing a need, coming together, and turning care into action. To our wonderful AT&T volunteers, THANK YOU! Your generosity, thoughtfulness, and willingness to show up remind us that we don't do this work alone. When community shows up, families feel the difference. #BeaconHouse #FamilyPromiseChippewaValley #CommunityInAction #VolunteerAppreciation #ATTVolunteers

October 22, 2026 – From the Director’s Corner Where Hope Meets Action: The Power of Connection This week, I had the opportunity to attend the 2026 Family Promise National Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, where representatives from a network of more than 180 affiliates across the country came together to share, learn, grow, and celebrate. What began as the Interfaith Hospitality Network, because one woman saw a need and decided to do something about it, has grown into a national movement known as Family Promise. There is something powerful about that history. One person saw a need. One person took action. And that action created opportunities for countless families and communities. Today, Family Promise affiliates operate independently, responding to the unique needs and challenges of their local communities. Yet, our national connectedness opens doors to innovative ideas, shared experiences, meaningful partnerships, and opportunities to learn from one another. That connectedness matters. Keynote speaker Matthew Emerzian reminded us of something simple yet profound: "I matter. You matter. We matter." Every family matters. Every staff member and volunteer matters. Every partnership matters. And every community willing to step forward and make a difference matters. Speaker Damon Gunn challenged us to be locked in, stay focused, and do the work necessary to turn our vision into reality. These two messages stayed with me because they speak to both the heart and the responsibility of leadership. Recognizing that people matter gives purpose to our work. Staying focused and taking action turns that purpose into meaningful change. As Executive Director of Family Promise of the Chippewa Valley, I believe leadership is not simply about managing what is in front of us today. It is about looking beyond the moment, asking better questions, building relationships, and recognizing opportunities that can strengthen the future of the families and communities we serve. We came together to learn, but also to celebrate the people, partnerships, and communities that make this work possible. I return to the Chippewa Valley with new perspectives, meaningful connections, and a renewed appreciation for the power of community. Because sometimes, the greatest impact begins with one person who sees a need and decides to act. And when communities connect, that impact can reach far beyond what any one of us could accomplish alone. I matter. You matter. We matter. And what we choose to do together matters. Where Hope Meets Action. #DirectorsCorner #FamilyPromise #FamilyPromiseOfTheChippewaValley #BeaconHouse #WeMatter #WhereHopeMeetsAction #CommunityConnections #Leadership #EndingFamilyHomelessness

October 21, 2026 – 🍽️ Everyday Essentials for Every Meal! At Beacon House, we go through plenty of disposable dining supplies to help make mealtimes easier and keep our families safe and comfortable! We’re currently running low on a few essentials: 🍽️ Paper Plates 🥡 To-Go Containers 🍴 Disposable Cutlery 🥤 Disposable Cups These items serve an important purpose in our shelter! When families are experiencing illness, we use disposable silverware to help reduce the handling of shared dishes. With flu season right around the corner, keeping these supplies stocked is especially important. To-go containers also help families pack leftovers to take to work, making busy mornings and long days a little easier. If you’d like to help us restock, these supplies can be purchased through our Amazon Wishlist and shipped directly to Beacon House: https://a.co/022S1wms Thank you for helping us keep these everyday essentials available for the families we serve!

October 15, 2026 – Director’s Corner | Sometimes, It’s Just Green Eggs and Ham Some of the most meaningful things that happen at Beacon House have very little to do with housing applications, employment searches, or case management. Sometimes, it's green eggs and ham. Recently our wonderful Volunteer Grandma Julie spent time with children at the shelter, bringing Dr. Seuss's *Green Eggs and Ham* to life with pretzels, white chocolate, green candies, and a little imagination. When asked what they enjoyed most, one child said eating the treats. Another loved putting them together; and, of course, eating them afterward! The children had fun, but there was another meaning, another value to this exchange. Mom shared - between working, completing housing applications, and searching for opportunities to increase income, she hasn't had as much time as she would like to simply sit, play, and enjoy activities like this with her children. She was grateful that Grandma Julie was there. As I reflected on the interaction it makes me wonder how easily we overlook this part of homelessness. Parents don't stop wanting to create memories with their children when they lose stable housing. But the work of finding that stability can consume so much of their time. Volunteer grandma Julie is offering something human: attention, laughter, connection, and a little bit of childhood normalcy during an uncertain time. At Family Promise off the Chippewa Valley - Beacon House, we aren't just helping families find their way back to housing. We're making room for childhood along the way. And sometimes, that looks like green eggs and ham. Thank you Grandma Julie - Want to be a part of happenings? Call or stop in to the Beacon House. From the Director's Corner

October 14, 2026 – 🧺🧼 Fresh, Clean & Ready for What’s Next! Our everyday laundry and cleaning supplies get plenty of use at Beacon House, and we’re running low on a few essentials! We could use a little help restocking the following items: 🧺 Laundry Detergent ✨ Dryer Sheets 🫧 Fabric Softener 👕 Stain Remover 🧴 Cleaning Spray 🧼 Disinfecting Wipes 🫧 Bleach 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/0dPksKF8 Thank you for helping us keep Beacon House clean, comfortable, and welcoming for the families we serve!