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Bumbelou hosting kid’s book launch MANKATO — A Mankato author’s illustrated book for children will be launched 5 p.m. Friday at Bumbelou, 405 N. Riverfront Drive. “The Traveler’s Treasures” is [...]
Partners for Housing’s St. Peter shelter adds commons area
ST PETER — Months of dedicated work turned what was once a motel garage in St. Peter into a commons area for guests staying at Union Street Place shelter. A [...]
Partners for Housing opens commons space for shelter guests
ST. PETER, Minn. (KEYC) — Partners for Housing has opened a commons space for shelter guests. Union Street Place, formerly the St. Peter Motel, provides rooms for those experiencing homelessness [...]
Partners for Housing’s St. Peter shelter adds commons area
ST. PETER — Months of dedicated work turned what was once a motel garage in St. Peter into a commons area for guests staying at Union Street Place shelter. A [...]
Partners for Housing: Guiding on a path toward housing stability
Homelessness is a constant concern in southern Minnesota and the surrounding areas. Partners for Housing (P4H) is among several organizations that provide housing solutions to those in need. P4H runs [...]
Community supports Pedal Past Poverty fundraising event
MANKATO — A local organization has shifted gears to make their largest fundraising event possible amid the global pandemic. The community is backing up a local fundraising event, and helping [...]
Partners for Housing receives $8,500 grant
MANKATO — A Minneapolis-based nonprofit that helps the state’s homeless and food-insecure population has provided funds for an area shelter’s new heating and cooling system. Partners for Housing is the [...]
Bremer donates ‘Home for Good’ kits
MANKATO — Mankato’s Bremer Bank and Greater Mankato Area United Way loaded boxes full of household staples on Wednesday to get to people transitioning out of homelessness. After loading, the [...]
Organizers aim to fill bus with donations to help Partners for Housing
MANKATO — The “Do Good Bus” will be making rounds Wednesday to collect toys, games, gift cards and household cleaning products for distribution to families and individuals experiencing homelessness or [...]
St. Clair third grader collects pillows for homeless families
MANKATO — Shortly after Sydney Stover turned 9 years old last month, a package for her arrived in the mail. The St. Clair third grader thought it might be a [...]