Friends of the Family
Felicia Shumpert has a diverse professional background with significant experience in housing support and customer service. Currently serving as a Housing Support Specialist at Friends of the Family since October 2017, Felicia previously held positions at Hy-Vee, Inc. as a Hostess and completed an internship as an Outreach Services Intern at Cedar Valley Friends of the Family. Academic achievements include a degree from the University of Northern Iowa, where Felicia performed in various roles, including Student Manager, Catering Coordinator, and Dining Services Assistant, from September 2012 to April 2017. Prior educational experience includes a high school diploma from Lew Wallace STEM Academy.
Friends of the Family
Friends of the Family (FOF) is a nonprofit agency serving Northeast and Northcentral Iowa. Friends of the Family's mission is to provides safe shelter, confidential services, and housing assistance to individuals in crisis due to domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and homelessness. Our services cover 27 counties: Allamakee - Benton - Black Hawk - Bremer - Buchanan - Butler - Cerro Gordo - Chickasaw - Clayton - Delaware - Dubuque - Fayette - Floyd - Franklin - Grundy - Hamilton - Hancock - Howard - Jones - Kossuth - Linn - Mitchell - Tama - Winnebago - Winneshiek - Worth - Wright. Our vision is that EVERYONE HAS A HOME. Our agency employs 55 full and part-time staff and hosts approximately 100 volunteers and interns annually. Since we serve 27 counties across Northeast and Northcentral Iowa, and provide assistance to hundreds of families and individuals, we are a grant funded agency that relies heavily on volunteers and donors to help us extend our reach. Any contributions, whether it be monetary, non-monetary, or even helping us get the word out about families' needs, make a huge difference in the amount of people we are able to reach with our services.