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5 Things to Watch for in Minnesota’s 2019 Legislative Session
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 marked the beginning of a new state legislative session. Since Minnesota runs on a two-year budget cycle, our state government is constitutionally required to pass a balanced… Read more »
How Can We Help Caregivers? Pause and Listen.
Wilder Caregiver Services support family and friend caregivers of older adults as they continue to provide care, so older adults can live in the community as long as they choose or are able. When I… Read more »
From Homelessness to Housing, Families Achieve Stability through Self-Determination and Community Support
Once a family faces eviction or experiences homelessness in the Twin Cities, how do they eventually find a home? With community support from counties, shelters and local organizations, families take… Read more »
Using a Framework for Community-Engaged Research
In this post, Melanie Ferris describes how using a framework can help your organization be intentional and transparent in how you work with community.
How Meetings and Gatherings Benefit From the Shared Human Experience
Who we are and how we see the world is heavily influenced by our lived experience, which ultimately gets expressed in a wide range of individual perspectives and worldviews. Nonetheless, there is… Read more »
What Can We Do Together That We Can’t Do Alone?
The diversity of our communities and our organizations means that almost any time we come together, we do so across difference. That's where this research and practice-based collaboration resource… Read more »
Preventing Homelessness in Our Community Starts with Trust
I have been working to help families experiencing homelessness stabilize for more than two decades and I’ve heard it all before. The stereotypes, the explanations, the rationale for why we develop… Read more »