News at 360 Communities
Our roles in navigating community fear and uncertainty
By Jeff Mortensen President & CEO Imagine not knowing how you’re going to provide the evening meal for your children when they arrive home from school. Imagine arriving home 15 minutes late and looking at yourself in the car’s rearview mirror before you enter your [...]
360 Communities shatters March Campaign goals!
During Minnesota FoodShare's March Campaign, 360 Communities had goals of raising $100,000 and 50,000 pounds of food to help fight hunger in Dakota County. Together, we beat both goals and collected more than $110,000 and over 94,000 pounds of food! Businesses, faith communities, schools, law enforcement [...]
360 Communities’ approach supports self-sufficiency
When 360 Communities Housing Support Worker Marissa first met Meredith in 2015, she had just moved into Dakota Woodlands homeless shelter with her two sons. Meredith was able to find housing and obtain a 24-month housing subsidy through Dakota County, moving herself and her sons [...]
Working upstream to impact future generations
Prevention is a cornerstone of 360 Communities’ work to strengthen our communities to a new degree. We are working in the home with first-time parents, supporting the cognitive and social development of children in their first four years. We work with day care providers to [...]
Donaldson Foundation awards $30,000 grant to support Partners For Success®
The Donaldson Foundation has awarded $30,000 to 360 Communities to support its school-based Partners For Success program. 360 Communities Partners for Success employs family support workers in 32 schools in eight school districts. They engage families of at-risk, Pre-K to 12th-grade students to create a [...]
360 Communities addresses increasing need with healthy food access
by Anika Rychner Director of Self-Sufficiency Think of the last thing you ate. Are you still full? Or is your stomach rumbling? Are you worried about where your next meal will come from? Or will it be easy and stress-free for you to find a [...]