Every night in Minnesota, more than 10,000 people do not have a place to call home. Those transitioning into stable housing could also use help.
“Think about when you move somewhere, it’s expensive,” said Melissa Kadlec, corporate relationship officer for Greater Twin Cities United Way. “We work with non-profit partners to figure out what people will need when they move into a new home. We created this large kit that gets distributed into communities.”
The campaign from United Way is called Home for Good, which sources items and partners with organizations whose volunteers pack boxes filled with household essentials for families moving into stable housing throughout the Midwest. “The boxes have cleaning supplies, dishwashing detergent, towels, cleaning fluids, and just some of those basic needs for families to get started in their new home,” explained Julie McDonough, Old National Bank private wealth management executive, SVP, and Minnesota market president…