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Dianne and Mary met when Mary was moving into her apartment in 2017. Seeing Mary and her son hauling boxes into their new home, Dianne, also a resident in the…
On the table, a red, white, and blue cake. A shirt with “USA” embellishing the chest. The message, “Congratulations, Mutiatu!” written on the whiteboard. After months of hard work and…
Part of what makes Minnesota such a special place to live is our desire to help one another. We’ve seen it time and time again—as a need arises, the community…
Beginning March 16, Neighborhood House suspended some of its programming in order to help stop the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Because the situation continues to evolve, so will the status of…
A note from Neighborhood House Re: Our response to Coronavirus (COVID-19) While coronavirus is changing so much about the way we are living our lives, it isn’t changing one thing:…
“I can’t wait for Monday.” A sentiment you don’t hear often. Especially when there’s a test that day. But not for Mutiatu (moo-TEE-uh), a Neighborhood House participant originally from Nigeria….
Citizenship: some are born into it. Others spend years trying to earn it. In the United States, if you’re born here, or have a parent who is a citizen at…
The framers of the U.S. Constitution chose population to be the basis for sharing political power, not wealth or land. In order to accurately do that, we conduct a census…
Immigrants and refugees face complex challenges as they work to adapt to life in a new country. For those settling in the United States, a major hurdle is beginning to…
No Minnesota school lunchroom refuses to serve a student with lunch debt, but some schools offer the student an alternative meal—typically a cold, pre-packed sandwich that’s only given to students…