VIRGINIA—We at The Salvation Army have been busy this past year. Over 200 families were helped with Christmas Assistance last year. We helped with school supplies to individuals and local
UWNEMN Executive Director Erin Shay said the results are inspiring.
â2020 was a difficult year in many ways, but these results are a testament to what our communities can do when we pull together to face a crisis,â she said. âIt just goes to show you that on the Iron Range, people take care of each other.â
Funds were raised through local workplace campaigns, online donations, mail donations, fundraisers, and grant writing. They will be used in the coming year to support UWNEMN partner agencies: Advocates for Family Peace, Angel Fund, Arrowhead Center Adolescent Treatment, Camp Chicagami, Care Partners, Ely Community Health Center, Ely Community Resource, food shelves area-wide, Girl Scouts of MN and WI Lakes and Pines, Northern St. Louis County Habitat for Humanity, Northwoods Partners, Project Care, Range Transitional Housing, Salvation Army Hibbing, Salvation Army Virginia, Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank, ServeMinnesota Reading Corps, Sexual Assault P