Engagement Opportunities

Engagement Opportunities

Community and Congregational Engagement is the umbrella under which individuals and organizations support FPGROC staff, programs, and families to assist those at risk of or experiencing homelessness to achieve sustainable independence. We invite those with or willing to learn a family-centered, anti-racist mindset to join us through the following opportunities:

Volunteer as a Group or Individual

FPGROC relies on volunteers for a variety of jobs including cleaning, furniture moving, and other manual labor, organizing donations, answering phones, and (eventually) activities with the families.

Join us for Second Saturdays

A new community engagement opportunity inaugurated in February 2023, Second Saturdays will center housing and racial justice and emphasize volunteerism and learning at the FPGROC Day Center.

March 2023: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
May 2023: Church of the Epiphany
October 2023: Pearce Memorial
November 2023: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Pittsford
February 2024: St. Joe’s, Penfield
March 2024: OPEN
April 2024: Christ Episcopal Church, Pittsford

Family Promise Adopt-a-Month

Choose a month for your congregation or organization to adopt Family Promise! Activities during the month can include:

  • Preparing move-in kits for families graduating from the Shelter Program

  • Treating FPGROC staff to breakfast, lunch, or goodies

  • Cleaning the Day Center and/or shelter apartments during the month

  • Promoting FPGROC and engaging family homelessness through:

    • information in bulletins and extra announcements during services

    • social media posts about family homelessness (perhaps also related to your faith community’s writings or beliefs about poverty or racism)

    • in-kind donation drives

    • FPGROC’s Housing is a Human Right presentation

    • … and more!

Organize a donation drive

FPGROC has wishlists at Amazon and Walmart and an updated list of gently used and new items needed for the Day Center and for families moving into housing.

Educate & advocate

Affordable, decent, equitable housing will be seen as a human right and every family will have a place to call home only with systemic-level change.

Host a Third-Party Fundraiser

Host a small concert, craft or garage sale, 5k or walk, or can/bottle drive, or donate your proceeds for a night or week if you own a business to FPGROC. Learn more about third-party fundraising on our financial support page.

Support FPGROC financially

More than 90% of FPGROC’s income to support families facing homelessness is donated by individuals, congregations, organizations, and foundations.