Support the Community Sharing Fund

Support the Community Sharing Fund
A project of The Saint Paul Foundation

Your gift helps individuals and families avert a crisis and remain self-sufficient.

Who supports you when life takes an unexpected turn?

Where would you turn if a sudden emergency caused financial hardship?

A unique community resource, Community Sharing Fund is an answer to these tough questions. Community Sharing Fund provides immediate and direct financial support—through its network of social service agencies—to individuals and families in the East Metro in order to stabilize housing, employment and, ultimately, promote economic independence and self-sufficiency. A small grant of $50 to $700 allows individuals and families to remain in their homes, jobs, and self-sufficient.

For Theresa Brown, “To whom do I turn?” rings true. When an emergency car repair expense pushed this single mother of two beyond her budget and savings, Theresa called a local agency for support. Without hesitation, her agency stepped in to assist. Knowing her situation was temporary but critical to her ability to work, the agency quickly partnered with Community Sharing Fund to make an emergency grant and alleviate Theresa’s situation. With the assistance, Theresa never had to miss a day of work and was able to continue supporting her family.

In 2009, Community Sharing Fund helped thousands of individuals and families like Theresa. Community Sharing Fund responded to over 3,800 requests for emergency assistance from 88 different agencies in the East Metro. The program approved 1,865 grants totaling $845,386 and impacting nearly 5,000 community members.

Your Financial Support Ensures:

Those in crises situations receive timely assistance

Mothers like Theresa can continue working and supporting their families

Individuals can obtain help in the most critical circumstances

Community Sharing Fund staff have adequate resources to respond to each request for support.

Thank you for supporting our community through Community Sharing Fund.

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Carleen Rhodes This is a critically important fund for people facing one-time challenges, especially in these difficult economic times.
Anonymous In these difficult economic times, the Community Sharing Fund is more important than ever. Grants from the Community Sharing Fund can help families keep their housing, maintain their jobs, and send their children to school with the necessary supplies. This is essential to helping families make their way out of poverty and cope with unexpected expenses that could otherwise be devastating.
Anonymous Did you watch the video?? How can you NOT support them?
Mary Capuzzi I work regularly with the Community Sharing Fund and am very aware of the positive impact of these grants.
Anonymous Community Sharing Fund makes a difference in lives every day.

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$1,355 raised to date

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	$25 Purchases items such as bus passes for a single parent with a broken down car.
	$50 Could help a family store personal belongings, due to a rental home foreclosure and the need to find subsequent housing
	$100 May support a single parent with child care expenses while s/he begins a new job
	$250 Supports grants such as dental care for a homeless individual.
	$500 Assists with large expenses such as a mortgage payment to avoid eviction and homelessness
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