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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 [...]

2021-11-01T10:38:30-05:00April 19, 2021|Categories: In the News|Tags: , , , |

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 [...]

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 [...]

2022-06-07T10:39:44-05:00December 10, 2020|Categories: In the News|Tags: , , , , , , |

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 [...]

2022-06-07T10:36:41-05:00November 23, 2020|Categories: In the News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

2021 Pedal Past Poverty – April 24th @ BEC Parking Structure

Pedal Past Poverty Fundraiser Rescheduled for Spring, Open-Air Venue Partners for Housing (P4H) has rescheduled its ninth annual Pedal Past Poverty fundraiser. Presented by MEI-Total Elevator Solutions, this exciting [...]

2022-05-20T10:25:27-05:00November 1, 2020|Categories: General Information, Pedal Past Poverty|Tags: , |

Funding housing for homeless requires political will

When people think about entrepreneurs, nonprofit organizations rarely come to mind. Likewise, few people understand the role of nonprofit entrepreneurs in local and regional economies. Fewer still understand the potential [...]

2022-06-07T10:32:43-05:00October 8, 2020|Categories: In the News|Tags: , , , |

Volunteering: a great alternative to partying

During this time of social distancing, online classes and working, it seems the easy thing for students to do would be to shut their doors and isolate. This isolation can [...]

My View: After 35 years, homeless battle continues

The 35th birthday of the Welcome Inn, Mankato’s shelter for people experiencing homelessness, passed quietly this summer. I started volunteering at the Welcome Inn during the winter of 1986. Within [...]

2021-11-01T10:21:03-05:00September 24, 2020|Categories: In the News|Tags: , , , |
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