Families First Housing Initiative
Housing Stabilization & Rapid Rehousing
In Montgomery County and surrounding areas, families in crisis often find themselves in a difficult situation: remain together in unsafe conditions or separate to access shelter services. Kingdom Family Ministry is proud to launch our Families First Housing Initiative, aimed at helping families have a safe place to stay. Together, we can create a brighter future for families in need.
Our Vision & Plan
Through emergency hotel assistance, move-in support, and short-term rental assistance, we are helping keep parents and children together during times of crisis.
Housing Stabilization For Families
When families are at risk of losing their housing, or have already lost it, they often don’t need years of assistance. They need immediate help, a safe place to stay, and a clear path back to stability.
Kingdom Family Ministry’s Families First Housing Initiative exists to prevent homelessness whenever possible and respond quickly when it occurs, because too many families in Montgomery County are forced to choose between staying together without stable housing or separating just to access shelter.
Our Goal
To help families with children move quickly from crisis to stability, while keeping parents and children together.
Emergency Hotel Assistance
Three to five nights of temporary hotel assistance to provide immediate safety while a long-term housing plan is developed.
Ongoing Support
Families will receive regular check-ins, encouragement, referrals, and support to help them remain housed and avoid returning to homelessness.
Short-Term Rent Support
Families may receive up to $500 per month in temporary rental assistance for up to six months while they work toward stability.
Who This Program Serves
KFM's Families First Housing Initiative is designed for:
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Families with children in Montgomery County
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Families who are homeless or at immediate risk of homelessness
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Families who can become stable with short-term support
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Families who are willing to work toward a plan for long-term stability
Whenever possible, we are especially committed to helping keep two-parent families together.
Too often, emergency housing options separate fathers from mothers and children. Kingdom Family Ministry believes families should not have to break apart in order to receive help.
Why This Matters
Montgomery County has very limited emergency shelter options for families, especially families with both parents present.
Many families who lose housing are not sleeping on the street. They are living in cars, staying in hotels they cannot afford, moving from couch to couch, or trying to hide their struggle.
Without quick intervention, a temporary crisis can quickly become long-term homelessness.
This program is currently accepting referrals through Family Promise only. We'll update this page as the program opens to additional referral partners.
A Family Stabilized. A Future Restored.
One local family came to KFM after losing their housing. Because emergency shelter options could not keep the family together, they faced the heartbreaking possibility of separation, and the threat of loosing custody of their born baby that would be born in a couple of months.
Within 48 hours of the mother giving birth early, KFM and community partners helped secure a home, furnish it, and give the family a fresh start. That family is now together, stable, and moving forward.
This is why our Families First Housing Initiative exists.
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Call To Partnership
We invite individuals, churches, businesses, and community partners to join us in this vital mission. Together, we can make a lasting difference.
Be The Reason
Families Stay Together.
Your gift provides immediate relief and lasting hope for families in crisis. Together, we can open doors to a brighter future.
$50- Provides immediate relief by helping cover a night of emergency shelter for a family in crisis.
$100- Helps extend a family’s stay in a safe place while we work to secure stable housing.
$250- Supports critical move-in costs like utility deposits or essential household needs, helping a family take the next step toward stability.
$500- Provides one month of rental assistance, helping a family remain housed and avoid
returning to homelessness.
Thank you for being part of the solution.
Together, we can keep families together!
