HomeAid’s charity project teamed with First America Homes now under construction

Construction has begun in Humble on a 5,800-squarefoot Life Skills Center for Family Promise of Lake Houston (FPLH), that will provide a caring and positive environment for children and their families who are reeling from a variety of crisis situations, including fire, flood, the death of a spouse, loss of a job, an eviction, or a foreclosure of a home.

The Center, named Promise House also will offer administrative offices, additional mentoring and counseling offices, on-site training rooms, a teaching kitchen, a computer and educational room, as well as a family room, library and children’s playroom.

It has been a long journey to this point for team partners First America Homes, the home-building division of Signorelli Company, the project’s builder captain and HomeAid Houston, who have worked closely with FPLH for many months to ensure the facility is built. The foundation forms have been finalized and the site preparation has been completed.

“Until a few months ago, a field near the corner of the east FM 1960 bypass and Wilson Road in Humble was a vacant property, serving no purpose in an area that is seeing recent growth,” said James Miller, president of HomeAid Houston. “HomeAid was proud to take part in the celebratory groundbreaking last year with First America Homes and Family Promise that set the wheels in motion to get this Center completed and open for families in need. We cannot thank First America Homes, Dave Barnhart their home building division president, and their vendors and suppliers enough for making this possible.”

Family Promise of Lake Houston is an agency that meets the immediate needs of homeless families while empowering them to attain self-sufficiency. During the day, families will come to their “home base” which is the Life Skills Center, where they will complete weekly goals, life skills classes, budgeting, parenting, and GED fast track certification.

They can access community resources to search for job training and affordable housing. The key to their success is the fact that every family is connected to the community through volunteers from places of worship as well as through mentors in the Family Mentoring Program. Families are able to build a new community network that helps them achieve their goals of independence.

Funders to the project include The William Stamps Farish Fund, Albemarle Foundation, Ascentium Capital and Avis Charitable Foundation and the PetSmart Charitable Foundation.

For information about HomeAid Houston, visit www.homeaidhouston.org or call 281-970-8970.