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Good WorKs

Sandhill Cove

Residents Support

Family Promise
Of Martin County

By Jackie Holfelder
Sandhill Cove Retirement
Living in Palm City – and those
who live there – have a long
tradition of supporting individuals
and nonprofits in Martin County.
A resident who has been
involved with Family Promise
of Martin County hosted a series
of educational lunches of groups
of six which spanned a two-
year period during which other
residents learned about an exciting
program in which Family Promise
is partnering with Project LIFT.
Family Promise is a nonprofit,
interfaith hospitality network that Front row: Jean Matheson, Fran Andre, Karen Edds, Audrey Cox, Bobbie Spillman, Jane Coutts, Jane Fitzgerald, Marie Terry, Phyllis Kordick,
provides temporary assistance, Ellyn Capper, Jean Eldridge, Barbara Bretas, Andrea Lutz; middle row: Shawn Perrigo, Genie Buchanan, Eileen Vergoz, Fran Atwood, Barbara
shelter, transitional housing, and Grimmer, Jenny James, Jane Shoaf, Jane Reynolds, Elaine Treweek, Shirley Kelley, Jane Funston, Kathy Garlington, Pat Morgan, Chuck Morgan,
case management for families Isa Von Hessert, Laurie Bohlke, Sandy Chapin; back row: Paul Freud and Madeleine Bozone, executive director of Family Promise
in Martin County experiencing
homelessness. It provides counseling in a variety of Madeleine Bozone, executive director of Family Sandhill Cove leadership supports many nonprofits in
different areas to ensure that families are ready to own Promise and Bob Zaccheo, CEO of Project LIFT, attended Martin County and works cohesively with residents on
their own or rent homes when they have completed the the Sandhill Cove resident luncheons to explain their mutual charitable projects.
nonprofit’s Almost Home Program. partnership and the logistics of the program. Photo provided by Sandhill Cove
However, due to the shortage of affordable housing The cost of each tiny home is $63,000 for the home,
plaguing the Treasure Coast, there was no place for the $9,000 to transport it to the designated location, up to Good Works on page 6
families to go when they were ready to move towards $20,000 for infrastructure including water, sewer and
successful independence. electric, and $8,000 for furnishings, including appliances.
Family Promise embarked on a partnership with After each luncheon, every invitee wrote a check and
another Treasure Coast nonprofit, Project LIFT, to build Sandhill Cove Retirement Living residents are now in
tiny homes which are then placed on real estate that the process of underwriting their second tiny home! They
Family Promise provides. anticipate continuing with this mission in the future and
Project LIFT is an award-winning nonprofit that teaches look forward to learning about the families who will be
skilled trades to youth in a nontraditional school setting. living there.

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