Family Promise of Warren County, Inc.

12/31/2025

✨Family Promise of Warren County Receives Transformational $100,000 Gift from the Presbytery of the Highlands - Honoring the Enduring Legacy of Oxford Second Presbyterian Church✨

Family Promise of Warren County is profoundly grateful to announce the receipt of a generous $100,000 donation from the Presbytery of the Highlands, made possible through the sale of the Oxford Second Presbyterian Church property. This extraordinary gift will have a lasting impact on the organization and, most importantly, on the most vulnerable individuals and families served throughout Warren County.

FPWC extends sincere appreciation to the Presbytery of the Highlands for its thoughtful stewardship and commitment to community care, with special and heartfelt gratitude to Oxford Second Presbyterian Church, whose legacy of compassion and service continues to change lives even beyond its physical walls.
Oxford Second Presbyterian Church, led by Pastor Joicy Becker-Richards, was instrumental in the very founding of Family Promise of Warren County. In 2008, when FPWC was in its earliest stages, the church provided unwavering support and belief in the mission to address family homelessness. Oxford Second Presbyterian went above and beyond by allowing FPWC to utilize the church manse as office and daytime housing space for shelter residents, giving the organization a home from which it could grow and serve families in crisis. That foundational support made it possible for FPWC to begin its work and continue serving the community for more than fifteen years.

Leadership at Family Promise of Warren County recognizes this gift as a continuation of Oxford Second Presbyterian Church’s longstanding commitment to compassion, dignity, and service. The values of the church are deeply embedded in FPWC’s mission and history, and this donation reflects a powerful continuation of that shared purpose.

The $100,000 donation will play a critical role in helping FPWC continue to pay for its new facility, ensuring organizational stability and sustainability well into the future. Even more importantly, it will strengthen FPWC’s ability to continue assisting the most vulnerable members of the community - including families, individuals with disabilities, veterans, seniors, children, and others facing housing instability - through comprehensive housing-related services.
These funds will support essential programs designed to prevent and resolve homelessness, including:

• Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program
• Homelessness Prevention Program
• Outreach Program
• Homelessness Diversion Program
• Eviction Diversion Program
• Rapid Resolution Program
• Homeowner Stability Program

Together, these programs work to prevent homelessness before it occurs and to stabilize households as quickly as possible, ensuring individuals and families can remain safely housed and supported.
This donation also carries special meaning for Rachel Opdyke, Executive Director of Family Promise of Warren County, who grew up in Oxford and attended Oxford Second Presbyterian Church. Leading an organization that began because of the generosity of her home church—and now receiving this gift as part of its enduring legacy—represents a deeply personal and full-circle moment rooted in community, faith, and service.

On behalf of Family Promise of Warren County, Executive Directors Bob Frankenfield and Rachel Opdyke, the dedicated staff, volunteers, Board of Trustees, and the individuals and families served, FPWC offers its deepest gratitude to the Presbytery of the Highlands and Oxford Second Presbyterian Church. This generosity ensures that hope, stability, and housing remain possible for those who need it most.

The mission of Oxford Second Presbyterian Church lives on - not only in memory, but in homes preserved, families stabilized, and futures restored.

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12/24/2025

Happy Holidays!

As the year draws to a close, we want to pause and sincerely thank you and express our wish for a healthy, happy, and peaceful holiday season.

The holiday season invites reflection. Here at Family Promise of Warren County, it reminds us of what matters most: peace, family, and kindness, especially for neighbors who are facing housing instability, financial strain, and impossible choices.

Because of your support, families across Warren County stayed housed. Evictions were prevented. Crises were resolved before they became homelessness. Children remained safe. Seniors stayed warm. Veterans had a roof over their heads.

This work didn’t happen with fanfare or flash. It happened quietly, meeting people in cars, basements, hospital discharge points, and living rooms where parents whispered fears they didn’t want their children to hear.

Just real work. Done with care.

As we look ahead, the reality is sobering: needs are rising while resources continue to shrink. And yet, we keep going, because families are counting on us, and because supporters like you make this work possible.

So this season, please accept our deepest gratitude. Your support is more than a donation, it is stability, dignity, and hope for people who would otherwise be left behind.

From all of us at Family Promise of Warren County, we wish you and your loved ones a holiday season filled with peace, time with family, acts of kindness, and hope for the year ahead.

With gratitude and resolve,
Rachel Opdyke & Bob Frankenfield
Executive Directors

Where real work gets done—and no one is left behind.

12/15/2025

As the housing shortage pushes more Americans into homelessness for the first time, the Trump administration says that too much effort has gone to prioritizing housing needs and not enough to mental health treatment and enforcement against street homelessness.

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12/05/2025

🎄✨ Mark Your Calendars—A Holiday Event You Don’t Want to Miss! ✨🎄

Old Greenwich Presbyterian Church is hosting its 1st Annual Santaville Fair and a special Breakfast with Santa, and every bit of it supports families right here in Warren County through Family Promise.

Saturday, December 13
Old Greenwich Presbyterian Church
17 Greenwich Church Road, Stewartsville, NJ 08886

🍳 BREAKFAST WITH SANTA

Two seatings available:
🕗 8:00–9:15 AM
🕤 9:30–10:45 AM

$10 per person (Kids under 2 eat free)

Seating is limited—reserve with the QR code on the flyer
(see image posted)

SANTAVILLE FAIR

Craft Fair — 9:00 AM–4:00 PM
Cookie Walk — morning through afternoon
Lunch served — 11:30 AM–2:30 PM

All proceeds directly support Family Promise of Warren County’s work preventing homelessness and stabilizing local households.

Vendor info available as well for those who want to participate.

These events are that rare combination of warm, family-friendly fun and real, tangible community impact. Come enjoy a great meal, pick up gifts, stock your holiday cookie tins, and help families stay safe and housed through the winter season.

We are grateful to Old Greenwich for continuing to stand with vulnerable neighbors in ways that actually matter.

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Hope to see you there! 🎅✨

12/05/2025

A bit overdue but very heartfelt thank-you to our friends at Unity Bank for once again rallying the community with another outstanding charity car show, benefiting the families and individuals we serve here in Warren County.

Pictured below is Unity Bank’s Tracy Tortorello presenting the event proceeds, with Samantha Fegely capturing the moment. Their support, and the tremendous effort behind these events, directly helps keep people housed, prevent evictions, and stabilize households in crisis.

Unity Bank doesn’t just write checks, they roll up their sleeves, show up, and mobilize a crowd. That makes a real difference.

Thank you, Unity Bank, for standing with us and believing that local families deserve security, dignity, and the chance to get back on solid ground.

Community banking at its best.
What happens locally, stays local, and changes lives.

12/05/2025

A heartfelt thank-you to the Rotary of Hackettstown and Rotary of Washington for each contributing $1,000 toward our work with families and individuals facing housing instability right here in Warren County.

Your support goes directly toward keeping people safe, housed, and connected to real-world solutions, not theoretical programs, and like us, boots-on-the-ground intervention that changes outcomes immediately.

We appreciate your partnership, your confidence in us, and your belief that our neighbors deserve stability and dignity.
Rotary is a global network of more than 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.

Solving real problems takes real commitment and vision. For more than 110 years, Rotary's people of action have used their passion, energy, and intelligence to take action on sustainable projects. From literacy and peace to water and health, we are always working to better our world, and we stay committed to the end.

Thank you Rotary, for standing with Family Promise of Warren County and the families and individuals we serve.

10/27/2025

The folks at Unity Bank are great supporters to FPWC and FPHC. Thank you Unity Bank!

10/27/2025

What a day!

Yesterday’s Unity Bank Car Show was another huge success — every space filled and smiles all around! 🚗💨

A big thank-you to Tyler, Crystal, Rosemary, Zach, and the entire Unity Bank team for putting on yet another fantastic event. Your ongoing support helps us serve some of the most vulnerable families and individuals right here in the backyards of Warren and Hunterdon Counties.

We’re proud to partner with a team that puts community first — and clearly knows how to throw one of the most popular car shows in the area. 👏 https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1YuLJu152W/

We look forward to seeing everyone at our Charity Car Show today from 10:00am – 2:00pm in Clinton, New Jersey. Admission is free and includes an impressive display of cars, food, games, and much more! All proceeds from the event will benefit Family Promise of Hunterdon County and Family Promise of Warren County.

Unity Bank, 64 Old Highway 22, Clinton, NJ 08809

www.unitybank.com/carshow

10/27/2025

Great event today! https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ZxTNfzGKq/

10/20/2025

Reminder: Coat Giveaway – Wednesday, October 22nd

Join us at Family Promise of Warren County (FPWC) for our Coat Giveaway on Wednesday, October 22nd, from 1:00–4:00 PM at:

224 Roseberry Street, Suite 9 (Lower Level), Phillipsburg, NJ 08865
Please see the attached flyer for full details.

➡️ Important Notes:

Some coat sizes may not be true to size, so we strongly encourage you to bring your children to ensure a proper fit.

Parking can become crowded in our lot. Please park carefully, and note that additional parking is available nearby at the former Phillipsburg Municipal Building (now unoccupied) located at 675 Corliss Avenue, Phillipsburg.

We look forward to seeing you at our location at 224 Roseberry Street!