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Minnesota's Welcome Corps celebrates 1 year of helping refugees resettle
Minnesota’s Welcome Corps celebrates anniversary
Minnesota has a history of welcoming refugees from all over the world. Some Minnesotans have found a new way to help displaced people through a federal program that celebrated its first anniversary on Jan. 19.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Minnesota has a history of welcoming refugees from all over the world. Some Minnesotans have found a new way to help displaced people through a federal program that celebrated its first anniversary on Jan. 19.
Malow Osman and his wife, Fatumo Yusef, and their two children moved from Somalia to Minnesota 3 months ago in search of a better life. Traditional tea gives them a taste of their home country, but starting over is never easy, especially when it’s halfway around the world.
“It is difficult but at least we are trying. I’m feeling very good and better, but I’m worried about the cold,” said Osman.
About 30 members of the Nokomis Square Cooperative Senior Living Facility in South Minneapolis joined together to help Osman and his family through a program called Welcome Corps, which allows groups of at least 5 private citizens to sponsor refugees for 90 days as they resettle in the United States.
The Nokomis Welcome Group as they call themselves has helped the family with everything from finding an apartment to getting food to learning their way around town.
“The fact that we have built a relationship with Osman and Fatumo has been very rewarding for all of us,” said Cynthia Devereaux, a member of the Nokomis Welcome Club.
The non-profit Alight says it has worked with 17 sponsor groups here in Minnesota since Welcome Corps started a year ago.
The charity says Minnesota is consistently the top state for helping displaced people through the program.
“We’ve seen church groups. We’ve seen folks that have come together because they’re in a book club. We’ve seen all different types of people, whether they be related, friends in an organized group,” said Steph Koehne, Alight Private Sponsorship Lead.
Osman says thanks to the relationships he and his family have built with the Nokomis Welcome Group, Minnesota is starting to feel like home and he hopes those friendships last long after their sponsorship is over.
“Home is where we started a life, so we can’t forget Minnesota,” said Osman.
If you’d like more information about becoming a sponsor through the Welcome Corps program, click here.
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Over 840,000 Minnesotans Assist Aging Loved Ones, Shaping Their Daily Lives
UNDATED (WJON News) — A new report says hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans are caring for a loved one.
The AARP says its report indicates 840,000 Minnesotans are caregivers for adults, providing care for older parents, spouses, neighbors, and other loved ones.
They spend about 480 million hours of care each year, work that would be valued at $11.1 billion per year if it were paid in the marketplace, based on a value of about $23 per hour.
AARP says family caregivers are averaging about 27 hours each week.
More than half, 57 percent, are providing high-intensity care, meaning they spend more hours helping with daily tasks like bathing and dressing, as well as complex medical and nursing tasks like wound care and administering injections.
AARP says these numbers are why it advocated to help secure Paid Family Leave and Medical Leave in Minnesota, giving family caregivers the ability to be there for their loved ones without sacrificing their jobs.
AARP also helps families navigate caregiving challenges by connecting them to resources.
Thanks For The Memories In MN Adam, SKOL Vikings
With the Minnesota Vikings waiving Detroit Lakes-native, former Minnesota State Mankato Maverick, Adam Thielen today, it’s only natural to go back and revisit his time with the hometown team. Here are some pictures of Adam in purple from his two stints with the Vikings, and his stats during his time with the Vikings.
Gallery Credit: Getty Images
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‘No King’s’ Flagship Protest Features Star-Studded Lineup Of Performers
Millions of people around the country will take to the streets this Saturday in the latest round of “No Kings” protests that aim to denounce President Donald Trump’s subversion of the rule of law and attacks on democracy.
“Masked secret police terrorizing our communities. An illegal, catastrophic war putting us in danger and driving up our costs. Attacks on our freedom of speech, our civil rights, our freedom to vote. Costs pushing families to the brink. Trump wants to rule over us as a tyrant. But this is America, and power belongs to the people – not to wannabe kings or their billionaire cronies,” the NoKings website states.
The flagship event in St. Paul is expected to draw over 80,000 people to the Minnesota capital, including Oscar-winning actress Jane Fonda, legendary folk singer Joan Baez, rock icon Bruce Springsteen, and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
It is one of 3,000 events planned nationwide, according to organizers.
“Our goal is to continue to build a peaceful and nonviolent movement that gets us to the place where we have a healthy, functioning democracy, and communities and state and country where we can all thrive,” Indivisible Twin Cities event organizer Rebecca Larson told Minnesota Public Radio.
The rally comes in the wake of Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, which drew widespread national attention and resulted in the deaths of Americans Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents.
Springsteen, who is scheduled to perform at Target Center in Minneapolis later this month, penned a protest song in honor of Good and Pretti titled “Streets of Minneapolis.” He also plans to perform at the rally on Saturday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.
“When you have the opportunity to sing something where the timing is essential and if you have something powerful to sing, it elevates the moment, it elevates your job to another level. And I’m always in search of that,” Springsteen told the publication.
Saturday’s gatherings are the third such mass protests under the “No Kings” banner, the first of which was held last June as a counter-event to Trump’s military parade celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, which also fell on the president’s 79th birthday. The second “No Kings” protest occurred in October of last year.
Since then, a litany of events has captured the nation’s attention, including immigration crackdowns, government shutdowns, the fight over the release of the Epstein files and the ongoing war in Iran. “No Kings” organizers plan to hone in on Americans’ frustrations with these issues to increase turnout and attention for Saturday’s demonstrations.
“Now, President Trump has doubled down. His administration is sending masked agents into our streets, terrorizing our communities. They are targeting immigrant families, profiling, arresting, and detaining people without warrants. Threatening to overtake elections. Gutting healthcare, environmental protections, and education when families need them most,” the organization states on its website. “The president thinks his rule is absolute. But in America, we don’t have kings – and we won’t back down against chaos, corruption, and cruelty.”
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