by Chelsea Copeland | Apr 8, 2018 | Education
I have a journal where I jot down particularly hilarious or horrifying moments of my day. I teach Kindergarten so there are usually a lot to choose from. I always tell myself that I will write a book about it one day, but for now this journal helps keep me grounded in...
by Melissa Marolf | Mar 20, 2018 | Central MN Stories, Community, Education
I have been a high school English teacher in Minnesota for the last ten years. Since the horrific school shooting on Valentine’s Day at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, my students and I have been more on edge at school than I can ever...
by Melissa Marolf | Jan 19, 2018 | Central MN Stories, Community, Education, Immigration, Race, Refugee, Somali
You know what? My brain hurts. I cannot begin to understand (nor do I pretend to) the actions of President Donald Trump which serve to hurt and offend people of color throughout the United States and, indeed, the world. The blatant nature of Trump’s racism runs deep...
by Unite Cloud | Jan 8, 2018 | Central MN Stories, Community, Education, Homeless
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES: HOMEOWNERSHIP CAPACITY PROGRAM The Homeownership Capacity Program provides intensive financial education and coaching services to individuals with the goal of homeownership. Clients work with a homeownership advisor to address barriers to...
by Nasra Ali | Dec 15, 2017 | Education, Immigration, Know Your Neighbor, Muslim, Refugee, Religion, Somali
Asking questions has always been part of learning for me, and I’m sure it has been for many of you as well. We did not come into this world knowing everything. Yes, asking questions is one of the important steps of learning – but, finding the answer is also very...
by Melissa Marolf | Oct 20, 2017 | Central MN Stories, Community, Education
TODAY, I: Picked up my hideous school pictures. Greeted five students at my classroom door after I did my morning school errands; they come a half hour early. Thoroughly enjoyed chatting with Mahamed, a junior in my last period class, who stopped by to say hi before...