About the HUDDLE Program
Helping the Underserved Directly, Demonstrating Love and Engagement – The HUDDLE Program connects each family with a local church congregation that wraps around them with care, encouragement, and relationship. Families are not treated as recipients of charity. They are welcomed into a community that sees them, values them, and walks beside them.
Each church provides support in ways that feel natural to their congregation, through shared meals, small acts of kindness, thoughtful listening, or simply showing up with consistency and compassion.
At the heart of HUDDLE is the belief that friendship is the most valuable gift we can offer. It doesn’t take vast resources to change a life, just people willing to encourage, listen, and stand with a family as they rebuild.
Through HUDDLE:
Parents gain mentors and role models.
Children experience belonging, joy, and stability.
Congregations build meaningful relationships that lead to lasting transformation.
Relationships—not resources—are the foundation for change. And through HUDDLE, every act of love becomes a building block toward healing, hope, and a new future.
What Is a HUDDLE Care Plan?
Each family supported through the HUDDLE Program is paired with a personalized Care Plan created by The Friend Foundation. This plan is the result of a thoughtful assessment conducted by trained case managers who work directly with the family to understand their unique situation, strengths, and goals.
The HUDDLE Care Plan is renewed every three months to ensure that support remains relevant, responsive, and aligned with the family’s progress and changing needs.
The plan outlines:
• Immediate needs (e.g., transportation, clothing, childcare)
• Household essentials (e.g., meals, hygiene supplies, cleaning help)
• Wellbeing support (e.g., counseling, children’s activities, respite for parents)
• Growth opportunities (e.g., mentorship, life skills, church involvement)
• Short-term and long-term goals (e.g., job readiness, parenting support, housing stability)
Each Care Plan also includes specific recommendations for how the partnering church can walk alongside the family, whether through small acts of kindness, ongoing relationship, or tangible assistance. These recommendations are customized to match the congregation’s capacity, culture, and gifts.
The plan is not a checklist, it’s a living tool that helps the church wrap around a family with compassion, intentionality, and consistency. It ensures that every act of care is meaningful, coordinated, and part of a larger journey toward healing and stability.
By following the Care Plan, the church becomes more than a helper, it becomes a trusted friend and community.