Family Promise of Pickens County

What Family Promise of Pickens County does

Family Promise of Pickens County is a registered nonprofit (EIN 45-5195142) headquartered in Easley, South Carolina, that delivers emergency shelter, meals, and comprehensive stabilization services to homeless families with children in Pickens County. Founded in 2014 and operated by a three-person staff — Executive Director Rev. Dr. Nath Briley, Office Manager and Prevention Specialist Catherine Johnson, and Shelter Case Manager and Volunteer Coordinator Tina LaFoy — the organization mobilizes three community resource layers to deliver its model: partner congregations supply volunteers and shelter facilities (a 10+ year anchor relationship with Easley Presbyterian Church at the Our Neighbors' House), social service agencies handle family assessment and referral, and the Leslie Flynn Day Center (104 Stewart Drive) anchors daytime programming and case management. Self-reported unit economics claim the model achieves lasting family independence at approximately one-third the cost of a traditional shelter, a positioning the organization uses as its primary differentiator.

The core service portfolio comprises the Our Neighbors' House shelter facility, the Leslie Flynn Day Center for day programs, daily meals, case management, a Homelessness Prevention Program (supported by a $25,000 Reserve Foundation grant), and the newly launched Family Promise Project K2E (Keys to Employment), which provides transportation/car support to enable client employment access and was seeded by a $6,000 Duke Energy Foundation grant. The organization is currently scaling capacity through the "Four Doors to the Future" capital campaign, a $750,000 initiative to construct two duplexes (four transitional housing units) on partner church property in collaboration with Easley Presbyterian Church and a newly formed partnership with Pickens County Habitat for Humanity (announced May 2025, with Phase 1 construction targeted for Spring 2027). Once complete, transitional housing capacity would expand from one to three homes.

The business model is donation- and grant-funded, with all services provided free of charge to clients. Identified 2025 inflows include $36,000 across three named foundation grants (The Reserve Foundation, Dabo's All-In Foundation, Duke Energy Foundation), individual donations via PayPal and credit card, congregational volunteer labor and in-kind facility use, and a tiered capital fundraising campaign with sponsorship levels from $1,000 (Community Builder) to $100,000 (Duplex Sponsor). Acquisition channels are community-led: Facebook, Instagram, Eventbrite events (including the 5th Annual Big Bite Bash), an email newsletter, and QR-code-driven event registration. No proprietary technology platform is operated; the website is hosted on Wix and donation/event infrastructure uses PayPal and Eventbrite as commodity tooling.

Name

Family Promise of Pickens County

Legal name

Family Promise of Pickens County

Website

https://familypromisepickens.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Family Promise of Pickens County is a nonprofit providing emergency shelter, meals, case management, and prevention services to homeless families with children in Pickens County, SC, via a congregation-supported model at one-third the cost of traditional shelters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Homeless and Social Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGALAC

Affordable Housing & Community Development (Housing, Community Land Trusts)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Enterprises & Impact Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAEAC

Family & Parenting Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

Keywords

• Homeless family shelter
• Transitional housing services
• Social services nonprofit
• Volunteer mobilization programs
• Homelessness prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Easley

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grants: Received grants from foundations including The Reserve Foundation ($25,000 for prevention program), Dabo's All-In Foundation ($5,000 for shelter program), and Duke Energy Foundation ($6,000 for Family Promise Project K2E).
2. Donations: Individual donations accepted via PayPal and credit card. Community members can donate money, time, or supplies (cleaning supplies, soap, lotion, personal products).
3. Fundraising Campaign: Four Doors to the Future campaign targeting $750,000 to build two duplexes on Family Promise property. Currently raised $84,094.24. Sponsorship tiers include Duplex Sponsor ($100,000), Door Sponsor ($50,000), Home Builder ($25,000), Foundation Builder ($10,000), Hope Builder ($5,000), and Community Builder ($1,000).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Family Promise of Pickens County is a nonprofit social services organization that provides emergency and transitional shelter, meals, prevention services, and comprehensive case management support to homeless families with children in Pickens County, SC. Its program operates through a community-resource model that mobilizes local congregations for volunteers and host sites, partners with social service agencies for assessment and referrals, and uses the Leslie Flynn Day Center to deliver day programs aimed at lasting family independence at one-third the cost of a traditional shelter.

Product overview

Family Promise of Pickens County is a nonprofit social services organization offering a coordinated program of homeless family assistance. The core offering centers on shelter services (Our Neighbors' House and planned duplex housing), the Leslie Flynn Day Center for day programs, meals, and volunteer mobilization through partner congregations. The Four Doors to the Future fundraising campaign supports construction of two duplexes creating four transitional housing units. Additional services include the homelessness Prevention Program, the Family Promise Project K2E (Keys to Employment) for transportation assistance, and comprehensive case management including employment support and decision-making skills training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Four Doors to the Future: Fundraising campaign to build two duplexes on Family Promise property to house clients as they work toward independence
• Family Promise Project K2E: Keys to Employment

Quantifiable outcome

• Homeless families achieve lasting independence at one third of the cost of traditional shelter
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Easley Presbyterian ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 May 2025Long-standing partnership for over 10 years providing shelter for families at Our Neighbors' House. Partnership includes hosting the duplex construction project (Our Neighbors' Village Duplex) on church property. The duplex is part of a partnership between Easley Presbyterian Church, Pickens County Habitat for Humanity, and Family Promise.
• Pickens County Habitat for HumanitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 May 2025New partnership formed for the Our Neighbors' Village Duplex construction project. Habitat for Humanity builds homes while Family Promise provides ongoing support services for families, multiplying the impact for homeless families with children in Pickens County.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/familypromisepickens
• Instagraminstagram.com/pickensfamilypromise/?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/family-promise-of-pickens-county

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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