Foundation News
Providing the Basics
1 in 13 people in Minnesota face hunger.* In our community, the Deer River Food Shelf is doing what it can to minimize barriers to food, and they also offer home COVID test kits, hygiene and baby supplies to our rural families. Food Shelf
Cornerstone Fund; Building Upon Our Legacy
Building upon the tenacity of our community in their determination to see a thriving hospital providing care to the residents of the Deer River area, we have been acting on that spirit with our Cornerstone Employee Giving Fund campaign. Developed after the affiliation with
The Value of a Listening Ear
What is the measure of touching a life…particularly, a teenager’s life in our ever-changing culture? The Campus Life program has been supporting and impacting youth in the Deer River area for over 20 years. In that time, much has changed for our youth and
It Takes a Village
The pandemic has taught us much about the needs of our communities and the importance of the village in caring for one another. When students were not attending classes, it became increasingly apparent that schools are a huge part of that village - in
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