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Family Promise to unveil new home
Staff Report //March 18, 2019//
Listen to this articleFamily Promise of the Midlands, the Columbia-based branch of a national nonprofit focused on combating homelessness, will unveil is new, permanent home during a ceremony March 26.
The organization, which leased space at Ebenezer Lutheran Church on Richland Street until January, will relocate to a 6,000-square-foot building at 1333 Omarest Drive donated by supporters Barb and Kuniharu Kubodera, according to an event announcement.
The event, which will begin at 4 p.m., will include refreshments and a tour, along with plans for the building’s redesign. Graduates of the program will speak at the ceremony, and Claas Ehlers, CEO of Family Promise, will share remarks at 4:45 p.m.
Founded in 1986, Family Promise has affiliates in more than 180 U.S. cities, according to its website.
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