The Mankato Marathon is proud to support local charities by providing a platform for them to raise awareness and funding for their cause. Partners for Housing, one of the official charities [...]
United Way CEO Barb Kaus and campaign chairman Matt Atwood pull streamers off of a thermometer showing this year’s goal during Tuesday’s campaign kickoff event in Civic Center Plaza. Pat [...]
Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless (MCH) is comprised of over 70 member agencies throughout the state. It is a nonpartisan organization supporting state policy that promotes housing stability and economic [...]
MANKATO — A newly awarded grant to Partners for Housing will help the nonprofit fix flooring issues at its shelters. Open Your Heart to the Hungry and Homeless granted the [...]
Angie Schafer styles the hair of Sister Neuhope, of Mankato, during Project Community Connect on Tuesday in the Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center. For Kate Hengy-Gretz, decades of service [...]
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) — A local six-year-old is giving back to families in need. Gus Bottem started collecting clothing donations around Thanksgiving. The Watertown homeschooler learned about homelessness in one of his [...]
A homeschool session between mother and son turned into a warm-hearted lesson in giving. Libby Bottem, a Kasota and St. Peter native, and her son, Gus, were going over vocabulary [...]
The holidays can be a tough time for people facing homelessness. Currently, one in four people are severely cost-burdened in local counties, making them vulnerable to homelessness. In 2020, over [...]
The second annual Sips 4 Shelter fundraiser is 1-5 p.m. Saturday and will feature nine purveyors in North Mankato. All Minnesota-based breweries, wineries and distilleries, the purveyors will set up [...]
Advocates: more affordable housing, homelessness support needed in Mankato By Brian Arola barola@mankatofreepress.com Oct 26, 2021 MANKATO — Local advocates called on lawmakers to keep affordable housing and homelessness [...]
