Department of Indian Work and Ain Dah Yung Center Expand Partnership
DIW’s operation of a small food shelf in Ain Dah Yung’s Mino Oski building is a natural extension of the work the two organizations have done together over many years.
Entries by Kathy Graves
Social Worker, MSW
Project Home Interfaith Action’s 25-year-old family emergency shelter program provides stability and economic mobility services for up to 30 families at any given time. Services include, but are not limited to, safe, family-oriented emergency shelter, daily meals and snacks, laundry facilities, family advocate support, money management guidance, benefit and employment assistance, and rapid exit housing […]
Housing Case Manager
Project Home Interfaith Action’s 25-year-old family emergency shelter program provides stability and economic mobility services for up to 30 families at any given time. Services include, but are not limited to, safe, family-oriented emergency shelter, daily meals and snacks, laundry facilities, family advocate support, money management guidance, benefit and employment assistance, and rapid exit housing […]
Government Funding for Project Home is in Jeopardy
Government funding for Project Home is in jeopardy. COVID-related funding made it possible for Project Home to move into the Provincial House and increase capacity from 40 beds to 100 beds. That funding is set to expire in a few weeks.
Department of Indian Work Expands Footprint to Serve More People
Interfaith Action is moving forward with a plan to nearly double the Department of Indian Work’s footprint in its new location at 3080 Centerville Road in Little Canada.
Department of Indian Work Recognized with Circle of Excellence Award
The Minnesota Department of Human Services has recognized Interfaith Action’s Department of Indian Work (DIW) with a Circle of Excellence Award for its efforts as a member of the American Indian Food Security Work Group.
Project Home Profiled in Star Tribune, Highland Villager
Read the year-end (2021) stories about Interfaith Action’s new emergency family shelter.
Family Advocate – Weekends
About Project Home Project Home, a program of Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul, provides essential emergency shelter for families facing homelessness in Ramsey County. Job Overview With an understanding that homelessness is traumatic, Weekend Family Advocates offer comforting and respectful hospitality and ensure a clean, safe environment for the families under their care and supervision. Weekend […]
Spring Hill Community Farm teams up with Department of Indian Work
Patty Wright and Mike Racette’s Spring Hill Community Farm in Wisconsin brings high quality produce to the Department of Indian Work food shelf.
Department of Indian Work Moves to New Location with More Space
We’re happy to report that in early November DIW will be up and running at 3080 Centerville Road in Little Canada (near the intersection of 35E and 694), a fantastic new location that has twice as much space and significantly better parking.