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Gifts received during the 2010 Minnesota FoodShare Campaign came from 7 schools, 11 civic groups,
29 businesses, 47 congregations and 723 individuals. Combined, they gave more than 20,000 pounds of food and increased the monetary income by 22% over 2009.
During 2009 at CHUM
· 60% of homeless adults
had a serious mental illness
· 836 adults and children found emergency shelter
· 36 individuals were housed in CHUM's Supported Housing
· The number of homeless who were employed ½ time or more has decreased by 40%
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CHUM Provided Hope
My name is Velvet, I lived in an abusive relationship for 15 years. I know it sounds crazy
but when you don't see your alternatives there isn't any hope.
Eventually I realized I had to go somewhere new to live, away from my abuser. I had faith
that I was doing the right thing when we found the CHUM Emergency Shelter. We were
provided a place to sleep and the staff support to help me keep my family together.
At meals we had our own family table.
I met with Mary Lu, the CHUM Family Housing Advocate, every day. She helped me identify
the steps I needed to take to provide a good, stable home for my children.
With Mary Lu's, help my kids were enrolled in school where my high school aged daughter
was the manager for the girls' basketball team and works as an office cadet. My twin boys
attend a middle school where they played football. They're all doing well in school.
We moved to the battered women's shelter but Mary Lu continued to help us find permanent
housing. The CHUM Food Shelf volunteers helped me pick nutritious items my kids would eat.
Once in an apartment, Jewel, the CHUM Employment Advocate, helped me find a job, which
I have had now for over a year. It feels so good to make my own money. For the first time
in my life, I have money in the bank and I believe I can help my children have a better life.
Thank you CHUM for providing me with HOPE!
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Why CHUM Organizes
Jim Soderberg, Executive Director
Last year when the news broke that General Assistance Medical Care (GAMC) was to be cut from
the Governor's budget alarm spread throughout CHUM. Many of the over 2,000 people a
year who access CHUM Center and Emergency Shelter services have disabilities and GAMC is
their health care lifeline.
Because of CHUM's close relationship with many directly affected by this proposal it fell to us to
take the lead in mobilizing a community response. Months of education and organizing followed as
clergy, faith based communities and community members, including GAMC recipients, sent the
message that Minnesotans are not willing to sacrifice their most vulnerable neighbors in an effort
to balance the state budget.
CHUM's organizing activities are probably one of the most controversial and least understood
aspects of our work. People know what it means to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, or heal the sick.
But it is more difficult to understand how some people are cut off from accessing adequate nutrition,
housing, or health care. Unfortunately, the need for CHUM's charitable work is grounded in
the inadequacies of the systems that provide for these necessities.
CHUM volunteers see this connection and become the most effective advocates. Through relationships
with those seeking CHUM services their sense of community becomes more inclusive. They begin to see
our society through the eyes of those who are disabled or mentally ill, who are temporarily or permanently
unemployable, or who don't have the money to purchase even the necessities of life. With such realization
begins the ongoing work of creating a community that works for all of us.
Community members and GAMC recipients
worked together to save GAMC.
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In March, CHUM received the Steve Chadwick Award from the Northern Communities Land Trust for dedication
to organizing and advocating for our community's low-income population. The Chadwick Award is presented to
individuals and organizations who carry forth the organizing and advocacy work that Steve would be working
on if he was still with us.
CHUM Community Organizer Allen Richardson, Congregational Outreach Director
Elizabeth Olson, and Executive Director Jim Soderberg accept the award from Jeff Corey,
Northern Communities Land Trust Executive Director.
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Families in Crisis Face Barriers
By Mary Lu Larson, CHUM Family Housing Advocate and Veronica Gaidelis-Langer, CHUM Housing Advocate
As the number of homeless families continued to rise by 21% over the past year, CHUM has extended
its work of removing barriers families face once the housing crisis has passed. This continuation of
Housing Advocacy Services supports families in their quest to maintain housing stability.
Barriers have not changed over time but families now present with multiple issues making the resolution
of homelessness more difficult. Personal barriers like persistent mental health issues require long term
intervention. Income barriers include lack of employment, education, transportation and affordable child care.
Tenant screening includes factors like prior evictions, lack of references, lack of or poor rental history,
unpaid rent or utility bills, lack of or poor credit history, and criminal history.
Currently a typical household in Emergency Family Shelter is likely to present up to 8 barriers compared
to 2 or 3, two years ago. And more households have criminal histories impacting their ability to become
employed and housed.
The housing struggle is intensified by the inability to find affordable housing appropriate to family size
in an environment where available housing subsidies are decreasing because households are staying on
these programs longer.
When Brenda and her family moved from CHUM's Emergency Family Shelter to their apartment, they were
thrilled but also knew they must continue to work on the barriers that endangered the family's stability.
Brenda was glad to know a CHUM Housing Advocate would continue to support her efforts.
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Gifts in Tribute
The following gifts were received between October 15th, 2009, and April 15, 2010. If we have missed
listing your gift, please accept our apology and contact us at 218-720-6521.
In Memory of:
Loved Ones
Richard L. & Janet L. Eschbach
My Parents
Ms. Nina Miller
Al Albino
Angela K. Miller & Steve O'Neil
Tim Amonson
Robert & Lynette Mahnke
Greg Anderson
Ms. Kathryn S. Snarich
Rosemary Anderson
Ms. Patt Jackson
Harold Bakke
Ms. Ruth Bakke
Barb Ballou
Robert & Riksene Higgins
Robert & Katherine Kuettel
Ms. Carol Saranpaa
Joe Berini & Jane Ballou
Ms. Carol Saranpaa
Chester Brooks
Mrs. Ebba Brooks
Myrtle Buller
Anthony J. & Deanna D. Bergl
Merlyn & Mary Bowker
Menno L. & Rose M. Buller
Ms. Ruby J. Erickson
Mrs. Marianne Kjolhaug
Lauren & Cathy Larsen
Ms. Mary S. Lewerenz
Ms. Lou Ann Nylen
Robert A. & Linda R. Pugliese
Ms. Ellen Shelhon
Stephen C. & Susan C. Spencer
David P. & Dianne E. Waite
Robert & Hiroko Williams
Bobby Burcar
Duane and Alison Stucke
Pat Carey
Donald and Alice Michels
Sally Sue Carlson
Mr. Roger B. Carlson
Adeline Catanzarite
David M. and Diane Lavamaki
Earl Chastain
Harlan W. and Anita L. Stech
Jean Connor
Ms. Carol Saranpaa
Annie Finnegan
Mr. Peter G. Finnegan
Harriet Fredin
Mrs. Mary Lemke
Dan Gearns
James Gearns
M. H. Gearns & Dorothy B. Gearns
Lois Geist
Mr. Joel M. Anderson
Jerome & Beverly Bjornstad
Susanne G. & Swift Black Jr.
Mr. Linda W. Blankenbaker
Ms. Audrey M. Carlson
Ms. Nancy E. Cashman
Ms. Doris A. Clark
Charles & Winifred A. Falcon
Christopher F. Geist &
Kristine R. Oberg
Mr. John W. Geist
Mr. Peter J. Geist
Ms. Marie Howland
Peter C. & Patricia P. Janes
Ms. Joanne D. Lind
Ms. Janice M. Moon
Daniel J. & Nadene B. Moore
Albert L. &
Winna Fae Nisswandt
Mary E. & David Olin
Thomas M. &
Carolyn F. Richards
Ms. Cindy L. Hanson
Mr. Keith M. Thompson
Peter M. Gibbons
Michael A. & Ann Gibbons
Major Joseph Gomer
Mr. Michael D. Fisher
Charles Gornik
Russell & Rosemary Anderson
Fred E. & Marjorie C. Barron
Mr. Mark C. Bauer
Richard & Andrea Bauer
Donald S. & Patricia A. Bergholm
David R. & Margie A. Fraser
Steven D. & Judith A. Rapp
William & Mary Stroozas
Richard & Mavis Whiteman
Marie Grenz
Anonymous
George, Hilda, & Mary Handley
John R. & Margaret M. Handley
Helen Hawse
William C. & Susan K. Majewski
George Hayes
James & Joan Hayes
Dr. & Mrs. L. P. Hoag
Donald & Elin Cadmus
Father Mark Hollenhorst
Gene & Mary Ann Skadberg
Gertrude Hoolihan
Ms. Rosemary Madison
Jean Irving
William & Donella Kubiak
Stanley Irving
Dr. John Sanford &
Dr. Julie Moller-Sanford
Eileen Jiracek
Glenn & Laurel Resman
Bernice C. Johnson
Ms. Sally Orrick
Milton Johnson
Ms. Patt Jackson
William S. Jones
Dr. John Sanford &
Dr. Julie Moller-Sanford
Louis & Rose Karalus
Ms. Carol Karalus
Patrick Karalus
Ms. Carol Karalus
Elaine Kegler
Mr. Richard Lindeke
Charles "Chick" Kniep
Robert J. & Cathryn L. Henry
Tess Koenig
Angela K. Miller & Steve O'Neil
Mayme Kraemer
Larry & Janice Kraemer
Jack & Cathy Kubiski
Ms. Katherine Doyle
Bertha Kurki
Angela K. Miller & Steve O'Neil
Arvo W. Lahti
Herb & Greta Lindgren
Ida Larsen
Ms. Ann L. Beck
Ben Larson
Thomas M. & Rebecca S. Aitkin
Susan Jensen Lee
Gerald & Marcia Semerau
David LeMone
Ms. Marilyn LeMone-Van Dake
Patricia Carney Lenski
Ms. Patricia Daugherty
Mildred Lodle
Philip E. & Marcia K. Semerau
Gordy & Carol Lundstrom
Larry & Sharon Johnson
Ralph Lyons
Mr. Gary Boelhower
John Mack
Mr. Larry Lionberger
Chester A. Majewski
William C. & Susan K. Majewski
Norm Mattson
Ms. Joan Mattson
Lorraine Mau
Margaret R. Anderson &
Dorothy A. Mayfield
Ms. Dorothy Christen
Ms. Roberta Cline
Stephen G. & Jill-Ann Hoag
Ms. Donna B. Johnson
Msgr. Patrick McDowell
Ms. Phyllis Antognozzi
R.G. & L.M. LeSavage
Earl R. McGrane
Dean & Tammy Fox
Arlie Moen
Robert & Marilew Barnidge
Beatrice Moore
Mr. Glenn Tridgell
Elliot Olk
Ms. Eldora Recksiedler
Erick Person
Peter & Carol Person
James Peterson
Robert & Mary Brooks
Patty Priley
Ms. Rosemary Madison
Dr. Reino Puumala
Dr. Victoria Heren
A. C. Ringsred
Mr. John N. Ringsred
Bob Rudberg
Ms. Marlis Cran
Kenneth & Nancy Lahti
Ms. Gloria M. Steu
Robert, Agnes & Lucia Sarago
Ms. Nancy Turchi
Anna Senta
Robert & Linda Senta
Fran Solon
Chris Solon
Chip Stewart
Ms. Jean Harries
Rita Storch
Mr. Neil Storch
N. Paul Vogen
Andrew & Sonja Baertsch
Edward & Eileen Wegerson
Ms. Candace Wegerson
Tom Weld
Ms. Patricia L. Toth
Zig Zasada
J. Clark & Jean Laundergan
James Zimmerman
Stephen S. P. Wlosinski &
Cindy Peterson-Wlosinski
In Honor of:
Amidon Family
Carl & Patricia Sjoding
Castead Family
Carl & Patricia Sjoding
Hoffbauer Family
Ms. Norma Hoffbauer
Sarah Mostrom & Jack Sinstad
Ms. Marian Levine
Steel's birthday
Mr. James R. Hacking
Turchi Family
Carl & Patricia Sjoding
Bob Anderson
Eugene P. & Sandra Carlson
Carol Anderson
Steven & Barbara Goodspeed
Matt & Barbara Arnold
Arthur & Edith Arnold
Jim & Judy Bailey
Doug & Holly Bowen-Bailey
Laurie Bastian
D. LeAnn House & Shelley Gruskin
Tab Baumgartner
Ms. Marilyn LeMone-Van Dake
Herb Bergson
Ms. Beatrice B. Larson
Iver Bogen
Joyce Kunze
Liz Burns
William & Pat Burns
Steve Johnson & Carol Kondrath
Robert & Kay Stevens
Adelaide Cline
Ms. Joanne Blyler
Donna & Jim Commander
Robert & Kay Stevens
Nancy Odden & Doug Britton
Brian J. & Melissa Watschke
Nell Eichner
Ms. Verda Clare Eichner
Tom Albright & Elizabeth Olson
Shalom Kropfl
Kurt & Thor Erickson
Kurt & Sarah Erickson
Fred & Judy Moen & Belissa Ho
Ms. Sara R. Moen Slotness
Marion Fritch
Ms. Florence Bonkowski
Richard Fryberger
Basil & Martha Sozansky
Greg Garmer
Ms. Helen S. Hendrickson
Mara Gould
Ms. Mary Jo Gould
Kurt & Lindsey Guidinger
Ms. Kimberly A. Kroll Struckel
Fr. Eric Hastings
Daniel & Rosemary Skorich
Jill Hoag
Carl & Patricia Sjoding
Leslie Hood
Roderick & Kathleen Hood
Dave Johnson
Mark B. & Virginia E. Berger
Dean & Tammy Fox
Mr. Michael Gabler
Ms. Debra A. Johnson
Mark L. Knutson &
Elizabeth A. Storaasli
Ms. Miriam E. O'Brien
Ms. Kinnan Stauber
Stephen S. P. Wlosinski &
Cindy Peterson-Wlosinski
Gary Johnson
Robert & Kay Stevens
Michael Johnson
Ms. Sharon L. Torrison
Scott & Barb Johnson
Ms. Sharon L. Torrison
Ted & Ruth Johnson
Edward Ryan & Jane Ryan
Char Juntunen
H. Brian & Suzanne M. Rauvola
Deb King
Vince & Lillian Repesh
Sr. Timothy Kirby
James D. & Kathy A. Doyle
Sharon Kirtley
Mr. Thomas Bersell
Julie & Jay Knuths
Michael S. & Sheryl Van Scoy
Charles & Lynn Landstrom
Steven L. & Holly L. Pillsbury
Robert & Ann Mars
Dennis & Judy Hovelson
Robert & Jan Mars III
Mr. Jeffrey J. Mars
Rodney & Laura McCutcheon
Malcolm & Ruth McCutcheon
Patricia Merrier
Kenneth M. & Elaine S. Hansen
Julie Moller-Sanford
Paul & Ann Sanford
Steve O'Neil
Ms. Charlotte Juntunen
Bruce & Katherine Stender
Bob & Dorothy Ornberg
Arthur & Edith Arnold
Bob & Annie Oswald
Arthur & Edith Arnold
Cindy Peterson-Wlosinski
J. Clark & Jean Laundergan
Elena Priley
John & Eleanor Collins
Dr. Susan Relf
Charles E. & Mary Morris
Joseph & Adele Romer
John R. & Margaret M. Handley
Ed & Jane Ryan
Theodore L. & Ruth Johnson
Ann & Paul Sanford
Michael S. & Sheryl Van Scoy
Monica Sapp
Jim & C.J. MacDonald
Robert Saunders
Karen Harmon
Mary Schmitz
Mrs. Jane Hubrich-Casperson
Patrick Schoff
Vince & Lillian Repesh
Irv Schultz
Angela K. Miller & Steve O'Neil
Pat Sjoding
Ms. Nancy Turchi
Linda H. Slowik
Mrs. Janet S. Haynes
Clergy & Members of St. Andrew's
J. Clark & Jean Laundergan
Miles Stevens
Robert & Kay Stevens
Stubenvoll Family
Ms. Nan Stubenvoll
Lynn Swelbar
Christopher & Jeanne Carroll
Christine Swensen & Don Johnson
Ms. Claryce Swensen
Armas Tamminen
Mr. Neil Storch
The Petersons
Ms. Candace Wegerson
Clarisa "Chris" Tuttle
Ms. Cheryl Davis
Jared & Kari Wiklund
Jack & Sharon Kemp
W. D. & G. A. Witrak
Ms. Lydia Holsten
Steve Wlosinski
Bob & Betty Josephs
Richard Wold
Stanley & Mona Wold
Dave & Margo Zeitner
John & Eleanor Collins
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