Family Promise reports 15 Temple City families helped this year; case manager urges partnerships to prevent homelessness

At the Jan. 10 Temple City Council meeting, Family Promise of San Gabriel Valley updated the council on its Temple City Rental Assistance Program and described how local partnerships help prevent and resolve homelessness.

Brian introduced Deli Batal, the program’s case manager for Temple City. Batal said the program served 15 families in the most recent cycle and reached full capacity as of November. She described three representative cases: a single mother with four children who received moving costs and six months of rental assistance and was linked to furniture and school‑based supports; an adult caregiver who obtained work and In‑Home Supportive Services referrals to stabilize caring for an elderly parent; and a refugee family from Venezuela who received moving help and six months of rental support while staff helped connect them with schools and other services.

Batal outlined the program’s referral sources and demographics: a majority of assisted households were very low or extremely low income, and the majority of cases served were Hispanic in the recent cohort; she emphasized partnership with Temple City Unified School District, landlords, congregations and other nonprofits to provide both material and supportive services. When asked what happens after six months of assistance, Batal said Family Promise pursues additional referrals and partner supports and connects families to programs that can help them sustain housing.

Council members expressed appreciation for the program and asked staff to track post‑assistance outcomes and clarify how the city and nonprofit partners can improve referrals and the program’s reach. Council and staff noted the program is funded in part by state funds that the city passes through to Family Promise and that partnerships are crucial to helping families secure permanent housing.

During the presentation some numeric statements in the transcript appear garbled (see audit). Staff confirmed the clear program points: 15 families assisted in the most recent cycle and six months of rental assistance provided to eligible households; staff will provide more precise financial and demographic figures on request.