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One-Day Volunteer Opportunity Turns into Ten-Year Relationship with Wilder
Mary Cahill first became involved with Wilder when she volunteered for the Minnesota Homeless Study. Her day interviewing people experiencing homelessness turned into a decade-long relationship with Wilder....
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Wilder School-Based Therapists Support Latinx Mental Health Through Stronger Cultural Identities
Maria Rios knows from personal experience how a strong cultural identity can help foster a sense of belonging. Maria, a Wilder school-based mental health therapist, moved to the United States from Mexico...
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Wilder Customized Living Services Helps Saint Paul Hi-Rise Residents Age in Place
After nearly a year of hospitalization and rehabilitation following knee surgery, James Johnson was ready to go home. Unfortunately, the home he had shared with his friend for 27 years needed too many...
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Wilder Donors John and Anne Bendt Use Planned Gift to Extend their Love of Family and Community
John and Anne Bendt discovered small and large things in common when they met as college students at Marquette University. They were born on the seventh day of the month. They were the second oldest, and...
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