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Centennial Community Food Shelf |
Women’s Life Care
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Cabrini Partnership |
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Centennial Community Food |
Care Centers were originally |
Since the mid 1980's, Cabrini |
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Shelf (CCFS) is an emergency |
founded in 1974 by Sister Jeanne |
Partnership has helped individuals |
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food shelf located on the lower |
Terese Condon as a response to |
individuals break the cycle of |
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level of Our Savior's Lutheran |
the 1973 Supreme Court decision, |
homelessness by addressing the |
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Church at 9185 Lexington |
Roe vs. Wade, which legalized |
complex issues that are at the |
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Avenue North, Circle Pines. |
abortion. Sister Jeanne's mission |
root of broken lives and broken |
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This all volunteer ecumenical |
was to reach women who were |
spirits. |
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ministry is a partnership of local |
predisposed to having an |
Cabrini provides housing and |
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churches that provide area |
abortion, to aid them in under- |
supportive services to the |
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households with a 3-5 days |
standing the medical and |
chronically homeless who are |
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supply of food up to once a |
emotional ramifications of this |
often dually diagnosed with |
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month. |
action, and the availability of |
mental health and addiction |
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In 2009, nearly 11,000 |
other options. |
issues. Case managers work |
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individuals received food and |
Services include education on |
with residents to help them |
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household needs. In addition, |
numerous parenting topics, |
build on life skills, navigate |
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18,641 holiday baskets were |
interpreters, crib and car seat |
community resources that |
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distributed during the Easter, |
vouchers, free pregnancy tests, |
support their goals, and help |
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Thanksgiving and Christmas |
counseling, and referrals to out- |
them discover how to support |
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seasons. |
side agencies. |
and manage their mental and |
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Food shelves across the |
St. Genevieve Church |
chemical health. |
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nation have seen a dramatic rise |
supports the Women's Life Care |
Housing is provided through |
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in use since the economic down- |
Center located at 2870 Middle |
two key programs: Transitional |
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turn in 2008. Where once the |
Street, Little Canada. Donations |
Housing and Permanent |
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majority of recipients were low |
provide mothers with essential |
Supportive Housing Programs. |
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income wage earners, food |
merchandise needed in the care |
Residents in the transitional |
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shelves are now seeing an |
of their newborns. |
housing program live in a com- |
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increase in usage by displaced |
Although most clients are |
munity setting and are provided |
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workers who have been down- |
single moms with infants, there |
3 meals a day, 7 days a week. |
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sized or laid-off and are unable |
has been a rise in services to |
They share in household duties |
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to find new employment. |
married mothers from culturally |
and responsibilities. The |
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diverse backgrounds. |
permanent supportive housing |
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CCFS is open Monday and |
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program makes available |
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Thursday from 4:00- 6:00 PM. |
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affordable, one-bedroom |
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Two forms of ID are required. |
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apartments to the long term |
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homeless. |
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www.cabrinipartnership.org |
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