Reviewed by Sergio Barrera

Two years ago, the Pohlad Family Foundation - a leading and traditionally low-key player on the Twin Cities charitable giving scene - shifted its focus to housing stability. The foundation’s new goal: preventing and ending homelessness for families and youth in the Twin Cities region ...

One Pope after another – Francis, Benedict XVI, John Paul II, Leo XIII with his "Rerum Novarum" encyclical, and frequently the U.S. Catholic Bishops – have consistently reminded us that providing shelter is an enduring role at the heart of the Church’s mission ... It’s also a message that is resonating more in the Twin Cities this year. A new sense of urgency about homelessness is gathering momentum here as the number of homeless people seeking emergency shelter overnight continues to rise ...

Familiar to many in the Lourdes community, Abria is a local pregnancy resource organization that offers a “safe, non-judgmental and supportive environment for Twin Cities women, teens and couples experiencing an unexpected pregnancy. [Their] clients experience friendship, hope and encouragement through positive and life-affirming medical and personal support services, education and resources” ...

“We are a nonprofit social enterprise centered on a craft grilled cheese restaurant and professional development institute that invests in the minds and lives of formerly incarcerated individuals. Our mission is to ensure that those impacted by the criminal justice system have the support and opportunities they need not simply to subsist but ...