Clothing

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Arlington Hills Lutheran Church, St. Paul

• Clothing Household Goods distributed to local
  families
• 50-90 families each Tuesday a.m.
• 3,914 adults 5,260 children
• served in 2008
• 1,234 children given Christmas toys
• Dozens of volunteers from area
• congregations
• Adult language students learn
• English and job skills

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Augsburg College

• Augsburg Colleges Campus Kitchen program serves
  meals at community centers and homeless shelters
  across Minneapolis while also delivering meals to
  seniors who live independently.
• Augsburg nursing students provide services at the
  Augsburg Central Nursing Center, located at
  Central Lutheran Church in downtown Minneapolis.
• The college focuses on service-learning and
  community engagement through the Center for
  Service, Work and Learning.

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Bethlehem Lutheran Church,Minneapolis

• Hunger Sunday, Feb. 22
• Sermon including reflections from 30 Hour Famine
  (Feb. 20-21)
• Community Emergency Service making presentations
• Sen. John Marty sharing recommendations
  from Legislative Commission to End Poverty
• Push toward Feed My Starving Children service
  event

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Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities as an Anti-Poverty Organization

• Legislative Advocacy
• Lobbying at State Legislature on poverty issues
• Advocacy network in parishes
• Internal advocacy network of staff members

• Understanding Poverty
• A two-hour multi-media presentation aimed at
  educating people about the basic facts of
  poverty, the root causes, and the potential
  solutions.
• Offered to parishes, non-profit organizations,
  businesses, and community groups.

• Campaign for Human Development
• A grant-making program that provides funds for
  low-income community organizations working for
  systemic solutions to poverty

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Central Lutheran Church,Minneapolis

• The Restoration Center Dedicated space focused
  on service to the community.
• Financial assistance, transportation assistance,
  meals, clothing, prayer, public computers,
  phones, and a free clinic (Augsburg Nursing
  Center), and more.
• We are moving into more advocacy and social
  justice work through the Downtown Congregations
  to End Homelessness (DCEH).

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Community Emergency Service A Caring Ministry of
Augustana Lutheran Church, Minneapolis

• Community Emergency Service
• (CES) is a major food shelf and
• emergency assistance crisis center
• located in the inner-city of south
• Minneapolis. In 2008, CES had more
• than 17,000 contacts assisting
• people in severe poverty.

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Daily Work

• Daily Work strengthens families,
• congregations, and communities
• by assisting people in finding and
• maintaining living wage jobs.

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Edina Community Lutheran Church

• Encourage members through sermons, Adult Forums,
  congregational newsletters, etc., to act for
  justice in personal lives daily.
• Housing Support and participate in Edina
  Affordable Housing Task Force.
• 8 members trained as mentors to ex-offenders
  through Criminal Justice Project of Greater
  Minneapolis Council of Churches.
• Mission Committee meets at partnering
  non-profits.
• Celebrated ECLCs 60th Anniversary by a
  congregational Day of Service.
• Youth perform 10 hours of service before
  attending Youth Gatherings.
• Council Retreat/Meeting included service event at
  Foodshelf.

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Fairview Health Services

• Our mission is to improve the health of the
  communities we serve.
• Regional Economic Engine (Seven hospitals and
  continuum of services employ 20,000 people and
  drive economic activity throughout MN)
• Community Health Initiatives (Programs and
  partnerships that help people stay healthy and
  reduce risks to their health)
• Financial Assistance Programs (Assistance to
  ensure that everyone has access to quality
  medical care)

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Faith in the City

• Faith in the City has sponsored these
  initiatives
• Personal Finance Center (financial education,
  counseling and matched savings)
• Wellness Connection (wellness education, health
  screens, referrals for the Somali community)
• Augsburg Fairview Academy (a charter school for
  diverse students interested in health
  professions)

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Light of Christ Lutheran Church,Delano

• Delano
• - Love INC.
• - Financial support
• - Clothing ministry
• - Food for Friends
• - Delano Food Shelf
• - Community Emergency Fund

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Luther Seminary

• Mission framed Biblically, Confessionally,
  Theologically
• Christian Witness in Civil Society/ CML
  Initiative (Gary Simpson)
• Mission Development and Hospitality (Mary Sue
  Dreier)
• Global Mission Institute
• International/Rural/Urban/Cross-cultural
  Immersions
• Leadership Development for Urban Kids/Lay leaders

• The Poor and the Missio Dei

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Lutheran Church of the Resurrection,
Roseville

• We support LSS of MN and Habitat for Humanity
  every year in our line-item budget.
• We build with Habitat for Humanity every summer.
• Our youth have had sleepouts and supported a
  variety of homeless youth services.
• We support Our Saviours Housing, Loaves and
  Fishes, Southeast Asian Ministries, and Meals on
  Wheels as Missions of the Month and Thanksgiving
  Offerings.
• We conducted a special campaign to raise money
  for the St. Paul Area Synod Crossing Bridges
  Campaign that includes ending poverty initiatives.

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Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota

• LSS of MN serves 100,000 Minnesotans of all ages
  each year.
• We have been an integral part of a Minnesota
  Without Poverty since its inception.
• We have a goal to end homelessness for
• kids in Minnesota by 2015.
• Our Financial Services have doubled in the past
  two years. We now serve 6,000 families with
  mortgage foreclosure services and over 20,000
  families with debt management services each year.
  

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St. Stephen Lutheran Church

• Circles of Hope
• We have invited our legislators to discuss ending
  homelessness with us.
• We have invited Cathy ten Broeke to speak at our
  church describing the Hennepin County plan to End
  Homelessness by 2016.
• We meet regularly to plan ways to raise
  awareness, advocate, and network with others who
  are working to end homelessness.

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St. Timothy Lutheran Church,St. Paul

• St. Timothy is hosting a coffee house musical
  event to support A Minnesota Without Poverty.

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Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

• Thrivent Financial supports these anti-poverty
  initiatives
• Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity
  (building homes with and for low-income families
  worldwide)
• Individual Development Accounts (matched savings
  programs for low-income workers)
• Family Housing Funds Home Prosperity Fund
  (accessing affordable home ownership in
  Minnesota)

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Trinity Lutheran Congregation, Minneapolis

• Everyday after school, Trinity Lutheran
  Congregation offers Safe PlaceHomework Help.
  Children and young adults from the
  Cedar-Riverside neighborhood come with their
  homework and are tutored by students from
  Augsburg College and the University of Minnesota.
• Trinitys Wednesday Night Supper provides a
  weekly meal for Cedar-Riverside families along
  with playtime for their children, giving parents
  time to relax and visit.