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Rapid Response Fund
UNPRECEDENTED NEED
The Pillsbury United Communities Rapid Response Fund — How we plan to show up for our community and how you can help.
ICE is creating a massive crisis across Minneapolis. Families are fearful to leave home for work, school, or to shop. Many are in imminent danger of losing housing, jobs and access to basic needs.
PUC is stretching to meet these needs over and above the services and support we provide to thousands of families annually, from food support to childcare.
THE GOAL IS SIMPLE
$1.5M
in emergency funding to be raised.
250 Families
In need of assistance.
3 Months
To cover needs for February, March, and April.
The Rapid Response Fund will help provide CRITICAL SUPPORT, inlcuding: rental and housing support, utilities assistance, emergency support, legal and medical expenses.
Photo Credit: Photo by David Pierini, Editor of North News
WHY Pillsbury United Communities?
We have been embedded in the communities most affected by ICE for nearly 150 years.
Our 4 Neighborhood Community Centers serve neighborhoods in Phillips, Powderhorn, North, and Cedar-Riverside.
Proven rapid-response experience during 2020 Pandemic and Global Uprising, Drake Hotel fire, Cedar-Riverside Mosque fire.
Our infrastructure and connections allow us to deploy resources quickly and effectively. We are a uniting force that complements and amplifies other support networks like mutual aid.
OUR IMPACT IN FOOD ACCESS
1,627,903
Pounds of Foods Distributed
91,142
Individuals Served Food
96,524
Hot Meals Distributed
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Join us to meet this difficult moment with care, love, and support.
Our History
Pillsbury United Communities was founded in 1879 as the Bethel Mission, an offshoot of Plymouth Congregational Church. We trace our roots to many of the earliest settlement houses in our city, including Pillsbury House, Unity House, and Wells Memorial House. Our history is as rich and diverse as the neighborhoods we’ve called home.
Our communities and our work have evolved over the last 140 years, but our mission remains the same: working with our communities to co-create enduring change towards a just society.
