Neighborhood LIFT in Lincoln Park

This month, we completed our second community beautification project in partnership with Wells Fargo’s LIFT program!  On October 10th, we partnered with volunteers from Wells Fargo to improve Lincoln Park in North Minneapolis. The team worked on a new drainage system, painting playground equipment and cleaning up trash.  These are the first steps towards the goal of making this black top park a place where the community can gather.  Check out this article from KTSP about this project.  Thank you to Wells Fargo for your continued partnership!

Thanks To…

Gray Plant Moody – Volunteers partnered with us on October 14th at Avenues for Homeless Youth to work on a basketball sport court.

Builders Association of the Twin Cities – We appreciate your efforts to continue to help a former Marine and his family with critical repairs to their home.

Get your Ticket for our 2nd Annual Flannel Fling!

Our 2nd Annual Flannel Fling will be held on Friday, October 21th at 6 pm at the Nicollet Island Pavilion.  Join us and Emcee Matt Muenster from DIY and HGTV Network’s “Bath Crashers” for a night of fun and entertainment.   We have more than 300 homeowners in need in our waiting list and the proceeds from this event will support our efforts to help these homeowners.

Click here to buy your ticket today! 

Choose your own adventure!  Our 2016 raffle winner will choose between three incredible adventures. Tickets are $25.  Please contact us at 651-776-4273 if you are interested in purchasing a ticket.

Charter Communications Focuses on Safe and Healthy Housing

We were thrilled to partner with Charter Communications to provide much-needed home repairs for Shelly, who lives in Rochester. The repairs and updates provided by Charter volunteers will make it possible for Shelly to become a licensed adult day care provider, which has been her goal ever since she began taking care of her cousin who lives with disabilities. Also faced with a disability that has made it unable for her to work, Shelly found a sense of purpose by taking care of her cousin and would like to give back even more by starting her adult day care for those with disabilities. Volunteers spent the day painting the exterior of the home; installing drywall; improving gutter efficiency; adding a paver sidewalk; installing a firewall between the home and attached garage; and replacing an exterior door.

In addition to this home repair project, Charter Our Community also distributed 250 Safe and Healthy Home kits to residents in Rochester on September 10th and to residents in Duluth on August 31st. These free kits, created in partnership with Lowe’s and Rebuilding Together, included cleaning materials, fall prevention items, and emergency and home maintenance supplies. To read more about this project, please click here.

We are proud to partner with Charter Communications and Lowe’s to help keep residents in Duluth and Rochester safe and healthy!