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Feb 2, 2021 5:40 PM
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KFGO) – Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota assumed operations on February 1 for the Senior Companion Program in North Dakota, assuring that essential support through the service continues for older adults. The change comes as a result of Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota’s decision to close due to significant financial struggles in their affordable housing development services.
“Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota provides a natural home for the Senior Companions program, given its experience in delivering the same services in an adjacent state,” said Bob Otterson, President and CEO, Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota. “I’ve been in the sandwich generation, and I know firsthand the importance of personal connections for our older adults who feel isolated. I’m so pleased that our colleagues from Minnesota will continue this help to our neighbors in North Dakota.”
Financial literacy training helps people with low and unstable incomes chart their own destiny.
Minnesota Public Radio launched a new podcast series called
Small Change in late September. The series is the creation of Chris Farrell, senior economics contributor, and Twila Dang, entrepreneur and podcaster. In each segment, Farrell and Dang talk to people with low and unstable incomes to learn how they make their way in the world and to help others do the same. The first season of
Small Change has eight episodes; a second season is planned with eight more.
The podcast’s stories are compelling portraits all Minnesotans that speak to the tenacity and creativity of low-income people as they navigate elements of personal finance such as establishing credit, qualifying for a mortgage, and starting a business. Most of the stories have two things in common: They show how financial support comes from community and family members who form a network of interdependence and mutual
KVRR Local News
February 2, 2021
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota has taken over the Senior Companion Program in North Dakota, assuring that essential support through this service continues for older adults.
The change was a result of Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota’s recent closure due to financial problems.
The Senior Companion Program, funded by AmeriCorps Seniors, matches trained companion volunteers age 55 and older with other older adults to provide weekly visits and assist with errands, grocery shopping and transportation to appointments to help older adults remain in their homes.
North Dakota’s program will add 370 adults and 71 volunteers in 32 counties.
“Starting to talk kids about money at a young age better equips them for life down the road,” Doyle said.
Parents will learn methods during the webinar to match those money lessons to a child’s developmental stages from experts at Lutheran Social Service, a partner of Mid Minnesota Federal Credit Union in the Brainerd lakes area in providing financial education.
“Since we are a very consumer-driven society, it’s imperative for everyone to know the value of money and how it works,” Doyle said.
Parents can teach their preschool children about simple counting, for example, while older children can be taught more complex concepts like value, such as 10 pennies equaling a dime.
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“I was just kind of curious how a place like Minneapolis becomes home to a thriving population of Somali immigrants,” said Borg.