At-risk young people, older adults facing hardship, victims of domestic violence, and people with special needs are among Eden Prairie residents who will be helped this year, thanks to nearly $57,000 in funding from the Eden Prairie Community Foundation and one of its charitable fund holders. The Foundation recently approved direct grants totaling $22,650 that […] Read more
The Edina Realty Foundation, the Eden Prairie Community Foundation, and Onward Eden Prairie are collaborating to provide $9,000 to help precariously housed young adults in 2021. The funds will pay for stable housing and support services for young-adult residents of the Onward House, which is run by the nonprofit Onward Eden Prairie. Edina Realty Foundation […] Read more
Nearly half of PROP clients spend more than 50 percent of their income on housing. One-quarter of the Eden Prairie-based organization’s clients spend more than 80 percent on putting a roof over their head. And this was before the COVID-19 pandemic! It’s no surprise, therefore, that emergency help for paying rent is a big need […] Read more
Knowing where those next few meals are coming from is paramount for those hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. That’s why food insecurity is one of the areas the Foundation wants to address with its COVID-19 Response Fund. To that end, the third rapid-response grant from the fund goes to The Sheridan Story, a nonprofit […] Read more
Eden Prairie residents in need of food, job-readiness help, transportation assistance, and grief counseling during the coronavirus pandemic are getting help through the Eden Prairie Community Foundation. The help is in the form of two quick-response grants from the Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund: one to PROP for $8,000 and another to the Brighter Days Grief […] Read more
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