About.

Family Promise of Irving is a faith-based, non-profit organization that assists children and their families who have lost or are at risk of losing their housing regain self-sufficiency by providing food, shelter, community resources, and encouragement through a network of volunteers.

Founded in 2010.

Family Promise of Irving was founded in 2010 and welcomed our first family in May 2012. We are an affiliate of Family Promise which is headquartered in Summit, New Jersey, was founded in 1986 and has over 200 affiliates in 43 states.

Our Mission.

Our mission is to assist children and their families facing a homeless situation return to self-sufficiency. ​

Our Team.

Teri Petty
Director of Volunteer of Services

Teri's passion for Family Promise of Irving began in 2010 when a core group of committed community members began meeting and planning for what would become Family Promise of Irving. Teri served on the Family Promise of Irving Board of Trustees from January 2012 to September 2014 when she began serving as the Executive Director. Teri served as Executive Director until November 2019 when she took on the role of Volunteer Services Director. Prior to Family Promise of Irving, Teri served as the Director of Community  Outreach at CHRIST Church from 2008 to 2017.

Aubrey White
Executive Director

Aubrey joined Family Promise of Irving in November 2017 as Executive Assistant and has transitioned to Executive Director in December 2020. In December of 2017 Aubrey began work as Assistant Director and in November 2019, Aubrey took on a new role as Development and Programs Director. The work of Family Promise of Irving and ending homelessness is a growing and ever changing problem. Through building programs and developing services, it is Aubrey's passion to build wrap around services for all that we stand to serve. Her love and passion for families with children was sparked in 2002 when she was called to ministry and through living life and always going with the flow Aubrey has always worked to serve others.   Aubrey has a Master's Degree in Family Ministry with a focus in Christian Counseling from Dallas Baptist University.

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An Introduction to Family Promise.

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The Beginning

Karen Olson was rushing to a business meeting when she passed a homeless woman on the street. On impulse, Karen bought her a sandwich.The woman, Millie, accepted the sandwich but asked for something more — a chance to be heard. Karen stayed with Millie and listened. What she heard made her understand that homelessness brought profound feelings of diminished self-worth and disconnection from society. Soon after, Karen and her two sons began delivering lunches to homeless people on the streets of New York.