Visits to the Neighborhood House Food Shelf were up nearly 30% in the last two months of 2008.  In the first few months of this year, demand grew even more.  Some weeks, 40% of requests to visit the food shelf could not be accepted.

Aware of the impact the economic downturn was having on the community, the Pohlad Family Foundation pledged to help maintain critical nonprofit services for families. Neighborhood House was fortunate to be one of the nonprofits chosen for this critical aid.

This gift from the Pohlad Family Foundation provides assistance during the current economic crisis and will fund two temporary staff positions in the Neighborhood House Food Shelf, allowing us to serve an additional 160 families a week.   The gift also allowed us to maintain a temporary position in the Youth Leadership program, which is also seeing a significant increase in visitors.

Thank you, Pohlad Family Foundation.