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Six Things You Should Know About Poverty in Minnesota
The U.S. Census Bureau released its annual American Community Survey data recently, including official poverty estimates.
Photographer Steve Floyd: To Describe My Work Is How to Describe My Heart
Steve Floyd is a Twin Cities-based photographer who has traveled through more than 55 countries, including traveling in photo expeditions with National Geographic photographers. He also has 25 years… Read more »Senior Housing Solution: Plan Ahead
For many people, moving to a new home is a fairly simple process. You sell your house or give notice to a landlord, find a new place, and move. But when you’re looking for a place that will also… Read more »Mentoring Needs of Minnesota Families with Children Who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Early intervention is critical to ensure that a young child who is deaf or hard of hearing (D/HH) has access to appropriate modes of communication and language acquisition, can develop along with… Read more »
Helping Your Child Manage Feelings
When kindergartners struggle in school, it’s not usually because they don’t know the alphabet, and it’s not because they can’t count. At the kindergarten level, school success depends greatly on the… Read more »
Little Free Libraries Develop a Sense of Community
A Little Free Library is the perfect interactive lawn ornament. It looks like an oversize birdhouse on a post and is placed in a public place. “Take a book, leave a book,” imprinted on the Library,… Read more »Hospital to Home: Early Success Serving High-Needs Patients
A relatively small group of people use a disproportionate amount of hospital emergency department and inpatient resources. So how do we best serve these highest need patients, while also reducing… Read more »