MIDLAND INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK (MIHN) - THE MIHN IS A PARTNERSHIP OF CONGREGATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY HELPING FAMILIES WHO ARE FACING HOMELESSNESS. MIHN USES EXISTING COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THIS UNIQUE COMMUNITY RESPONSE OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR VOLUNTEERS FROM LOCAL CONGREGATIONS TO BE ON THE FRONT LINE OF MIDLAND'S EFFORT TO REDUCE HOMELESSNESS WHILE TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF FAMILIES IN NEED. ON A ROTATING BASIS, HOST CONGREGATIONS TYPICALLY PROVIDE ACCOMMODATIONS, MEALS, AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT, HOSPITALITY, FOR UP TO 4 FAMILIES FOR ONE WEEK, TWO-FOUR TIMES A YEAR. FAMILIES FORWARD TRANSITIONAL HOUSING (FF) - IN COLLABORATION WITH UNITED WAY OF MIDLAND, FAMILY PROMISE OF MIDLAND OWNS AND OPERATES 3 DUPLEXES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FAMILIES THE RESOURCES TO REACH HIGHER LEVELS OF SELF-SUFFICIENT AND INDEPENDENCE.