Each member of the 360 Communities Board of Directors brings a unique perspective and set of skills to help guide the organization and achieve its mission. A recent addition to the board, Laura Bel Fadel, is no exception. She is a successful tax technology senior manager at KPMG, a champion bowler, and a caring mother [...]
IN CRISIS, FINDING HELP Susan needed help. Her instincts told her that she and her young children were not safe in their home. “Because my abuser works in law enforcement - he knew how to hurt me without leaving marks,” Susan says, “He threw things at me, threatened to punch me, and left [...]
For any student, the start of their senior year of high school can be somewhat stressful. For Jordan, she found herself homeless in the middle of a pandemic. Fortunately, she had a friend whose family invited her to stay with them. But Jordan faced many adult decisions most students are not prepared to handle on [...]
Break the Stigma of asking for help Asking for help is not easy for anyone, especially when a person needs to reach out to an agency like 360 Communities for the first time. With the Break the Stigma campaign, 360 Communities hopes to eliminate the shame people often associate with asking for [...]
Resource centers run HOPE clinics 360 Communities held its first HOPE Clinic at our Burnsville Resource Center on April 23rd. Our resource center staff are helping clients at HOPE clinics with applications for COVID-19-related rental assistance, screening for other available financial aid, resource navigation and referrals, access to legal kiosks, and emergency food connection. [...]
Spiral Brewery serves up special IPA to support Lewis House Spiral Brewery is located at: 111 2nd Street E Hastings, MN 55033 Spiral Brewery in Hastings first learned about 360 Communities and our Lewis House domestic and sexual violence shelters through the Women Inspiring Women organization with the Hastings Chamber of Commerce. [...]
End victim-blaming a message from President & CEO Jeff Mortensen Every 73 seconds, a person is sexually assaulted in the United States, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN). The majority of sexual assaults are never reported to police, and for those that are, only 5 out of every [...]
It is a deeply emotional time. The guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin provides a momentary relief from the extreme tensions felt by many and provides a sense of accountability. However, the outcome of this trial will not restore the life taken from George Floyd. Nor will it fix the systemic racism ingrained in [...]
a message from Jeff Mortensen, President & CEO View our 2020 Impact report! A person who accessed 360 Communities services recently wrote, “I know it takes a large team to do what 360 Communities does, and the impact on personal lives and families is greater than you know. Thank you for the [...]
Longtime 360 Communities supporter Mary Laeger-Hagemeister believed in people and the power of friendship. She knew that with a solid foundation of resources and support, anyone could reach their goals. She also recognized that anyone at any given time could need help. For years, Mary volunteered at the Burnsville Family Resource Center, meeting with families [...]
