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Pioneer Press – September 13 2021 St Paul Fire Department seeks $600,000 for Embedded Social Workers

Pioneer Press – April 7, 2021 Union Gospel Mission to Cap Virtual Five-Day Fundraiser with Ross King Concert

KSTP – Minnesota Vikings’ Chad Beebe volunteers at the Mission

Minnesota Daily – February 18, 2021 Limited COVID-19 cases counted among Twin Cities homeless population

ABC Eyewitness News – January 12, 2021  New Union Gospel Mission CEO takes challenges of homelessness head-on

Pioneer Press – January 11, 2021 Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities welcomes new CEO 

Sun Sailor – January 11, 2021 St. Louis Park residents volunteer at Union Gospel Mission Christmas Day

Pioneer Press – January 10 As St. Paul homeless camps cleared, tough questions emerge

Fox 9 – December 26, 2020 Advocates say more people experiencing homelessness are living in outdoor camps

Pioneer Press – December 18, 2020 St. Paul man working from home at Union Gospel Mission

Pioneer Press – December 15, 2020 Slumberland donates 2500 mattresses this December 

Pioneer Press – November 26, 2020 Volunteers help cook, deliver, serve thousands of free Thanksgiving Day meals 

WCCO Radio – November 23, 2020 Pandemic restrictions can’t slow down the Union Gospel Mission’s turkey giveaway

Entercom – November 19, 2020 Entercom raises over $330,000 for Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities

KARE 11 – November 16, 2020 Communities that KARE: Union Gospel Mission 

Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder – November 16, 2020 Thanksgiving meals Christmas toys information list

Star Tribune – November 14, 2020 From free Thanksgiving meals to Christmas toy drives Minnesota nonprofits retool traditions in COVID-19 

KSTP TV – November 10, 2020 Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities hold food drive-thru for Thanksgiving

Pioneer Press – October 16, 2020 Registration now open for Union Gospel Thanksgiving meal 

Star Tribune – October 7, 2020 Trump appointee visits Twin Cities homeless encampments 

Pioneer Press – September 11, 2020 No major COVID outbreaks among Ramsey County’s homeless so far — thanks to hard work and a former CDC specialist

Pioneer Press – August 24, 2020 Union Gospel Mission prefers online donations over food drives to reduce COVID contact; expects increase in need

Pioneer Press – June 21, 2020 Chuck Semrow named VP of Development at Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities

830 WCCO Radio – June 18, 2020 – VP of Development on with Dave Lee

Pioneer Press – June 17, 2020 – National Guard families get Mancinis steak packs in lieu of sendoff sinner, Show appreciation for meal at Mission during unrest

KKMS 980 AM – March 13, 2020 Chuck Semrow and student Brian Jones on Lee Michaels Show

KSTP ABC 5 – December 24, 2019 – Meals for those in need

KMSP FOX 9 – December 24, 2019 – Christmas tradition continues

KTTC TV – November 11, 2019 – Lonsdale woman crochets scarves for the homeless while awaiting second heart transplant

Minneapolis Star-Tribune – September 7 2019 – Oak Park Heights man repays 80-year-old debt to group that helped him as a teenager

KARE-11 – August 1 2019 – Volunteering is in 94-year old’s DNA

Pioneer Press – July 31 2019 – Ninety-four-year-old launches Boutwell’s Bountiful Bath Baskets to give back to St. Paul mission

KSTP – June 7 2019 – Better together

KSTP – January 10 2019 – Bags of hope

Star Tribune – December 28 2018 – Lonsdale woman opens her heart with crocheted hats and scarves

WCCO – November 22 2018 – Union Gospel Mission preps To feed hundreds on Thanksgiving

KSTP – November 20 2018 – Volunteers packing Thanksgiving meals for distribution in the metro

KARE 11 – November 12 2018 – Central MN farm donates potatoes for Thanksgiving meals

Star Tribune – October 4 2018 – Union Gospel Mission adds mental health clinic at Saint Paul homeless shelter

TwinCities.com – September 27 2018 – Charles P. Morgan: Patience, time, trust – and relationships that lead to restoration

Pioneer Press – June 13 2018 – Minneapolis event aims to pack 1 million meals for children

Villager News – March 28 2018 – Songs, ceramics and soup for the homeless soul.

Pioneer Press – November 21 2017 – An abundance of kindness 

Minn Post – October 12 2017 – ‘Catch and release’ or courage and real help for the homeless?