Many people in our community are facing dark times. Help light the way!

Twonate using the code “UWTC” and your PayPal account then tell your Tweeple!

Find out about Twonate, or visit Warm.Safe.Fed.

For the past 18 months, local domestic violence shelters have been at full capacity, meaning that families fleeing domestic abuse are forced to turn to already-overloaded homeless shelters to escape the harsh winter.  Your end-of-year gift can help these struggling families stay warm, safe and fed this holiday season.

Places like Black Dog Hill Shelter in the morthern metro area provide more than just a safe place to stay; they provide access to essential services for victims of domestic abuse, like counseling, advocacy, and employment and education programs. 

Colette Gandelot and partner Suzanne Butzow donated the 100-year-old farmhouse and 10 peaceful acres of land to The Refuge Network for a safe shelter. “It’s a good place to heal,” said Colette. “We wanted to break the cycle of abuse through our gift.”  United Way provided $250,000 in grants in support of the shelter, a first for battered women in Isanti and Chisago counties.

Learn more about United Way’s work to reduce family violence.

Buy a Pie, Donate a Dollar
For each holiday pie purchased from Bakers Square in December, a dollar will be donated to United Way when you use this voucher (PDF).

There’s no limit (five pies equals a $5 donation), so make sure all of your pies come from Bakers Square this holiday season!

Let your family and friends know you’re thinking of the them and the community this season.

Save yourself a trip to the post office and the task of licking stamps by visiting WarmSafeFed.org to customize a free electronic holiday greeting card for everyone on your list.

A grant from United Way helped fill a new food shelf in North Minneapolis this summer.   The agency who opened the food shelf recently shared a story with us:

Mr. K is a single father with a full time job and came to our agency for the first time in July.  Like so many of our clients, he has a job that does not pay a livable wage and was looking for a way to stretch his budget.  After his introduction to our food shelf, he was also given referrals to job training opportunities to help advance his skills and improve his income.

Food shelves are an important part in flighting hunger.  Find out how you can help support food shelves this season, and do your part to keep our community Warm.Safe.Fed

Stumped for holiday gift ideas?  You can get the gift that gives twice this season–choose from our menu of enlightening gift ideas, then create a free e-greeting to make your gift to the community a gift for someone on your list.  It’s that easy!

Visit WarmSafeFed.org to get started!  Thank you for giving generously to help light the way in our community.

Many people in our community are facing dark times this holiday season.  Visit www.WarmSafeFed.org to see how you can help light the way for those most in need.  Check out our Enlightening Gift Ideas that will help keep people warm, safe and fed, and customize an electronic holiday greeting to make your donation a meaningful gift to someone on your list.

Thousands of people in our community are facing dark times. You can help light the way.  This holiday season give a gift that keeps people warm, safe and fed.

Unemployment and financial stress have led to an increase in domestic violence, causing further demand for emergency shelter and support services. Need for emergency food has reached record levels in the Twin Cities. 

This holiday season, you can help light the way for thousands of people in our community who are facing dark times.  Visit www.WarmSafeFed.org to learn more.  On Friday, the site will launch online shopping lists, and you’ll have the ability to create a personalized e-greeting to help spread the word.

Congratulations to our Campaign Victory Sweepstakes Finalists!

The winner will be announced at the Best Of Awards on March 31!