Winning the Lottery (Repost from April 2024)

Hello again! In honor of National Volunteer Week & Month wrapping up, we wanted to take a moment to share a bit about FMF’s generous volunteers. It has been said that having a dedicated volunteer force is like winning the lottery. In 2023, FMF benefited from more than 5,100 hours of volunteer service – that's a monetary value of over $162,000!

Nearly all our enrichment and health programming is made possible by dedicated volunteers. We rely on community experts to facilitate programs in financial education, mental health resources, medical services, health education, legal services, and empowerment workshops to support our guest families. Volunteers also provide dinners and childcare during evening programming, assist us in fundraising, serve on our board of directors, and help us keep our facilities safe and welcoming. Volunteer groups host fun events for our families such as birthday parties and family fun nights.

We have dozens of valuable partnerships including A Lotta Love, Legal Aid of NC, groups from Duke and NC Central University, Durham Chapter of the Links, MGB Foundation, and There is a King in You, just to name a few. We'd also like to recognize and honor all of our faith partners. Many were the heart of Durham Interfaith Hospitality Network, and they continue to support FMF through donations and dinners.

Volunteers are important links to our Durham communities. We work with groups from a variety of backgrounds, interests, and skill sets, who in turn learn more about family homelessness, FMF, and how to become more involved and engaged in our mission and vision.

To everyone who has volunteered with us, THANK YOU!