The Dig­nity Cen­ter has a brand new Face­book page! This will be a new way to reach poten­tial vol­un­teers, donors, resources, or any­one inter­ested in help­ing reduce home­less­ness in the Twin Cities and sup­port our clients in reach­ing their goals for sus­tain­abil­ity. If you are a Face­book user, please “Like” us and encour­age your friends do to so as as well!

Can you imag­ine a Christ­mas cel­e­bra­tion with no gifts, no feast and no friends or fam­ily join­ing in a party?The Dig­nity Cen­ter tries to give clients a joy­ous, lov­ing Christ­mas cel­e­bra­tion. This year the party will be on Decem­ber 19 from 11:30–1:30. We Can’t give this party with­out help frou YOU, the Hern­nepin Church Com­mu­nity. You can Con­tribute money to pur­chase gift cards and pay for the party; con­tribute a salad, veg­etable or cook­ies to serve or vol­un­teer your time to be hosts for the party.

The Dig­nity Cen­ter is offer­ing beau­ti­ful, limited-edition ceramic angels and crosses for sale in Carl­son Hall on Sun­day, Oct 30th, Nov 6th and Nov 13th. Lapel pin, tree orna­ment, and wall hang­ing sizes from $10 to $25. Each is an indi­vid­u­ally cre­ated work-of-art and sales help to sup­port the Dig­nity Center.

The Dig­nity Cen­ter is offer­ing beau­ti­ful, limited-edition ceramic angels and crosses for sale in Carl­son Hall on Sun­day, Oct 30th, Nov 6th and Nov 13th. Lapel pin, tree orna­ment, and wall hang­ing sizes from $10 to $25. Each is an indi­vid­u­ally cre­ated work-of-art and sales help to sup­port the Dig­nity Center.

The VLN Brief Legal Ser­vices Clinic at the Dig­nity Cen­ter needs a clinic assis­tant on Wednes­days from 9–12.

For the sec­ond time, the group Kleine Kam­mer­musik Ensem­ble will give a con­cert at Hen­nepin in sup­port of the Dig­nity Cen­ter. The par­tic­i­pat­ing artists include Holly Ager (vio­lin), Mark Seerup (oboe), Shari Speer (soprano), Amy Mor­ris (flute), Ewa Bujak (viola), and Don Liv­ingston (key­boards). They will be play­ing rarely heard music by Samuel and Charles Wes­ley, as well as Dr. Charles Bur­ney, Joseph Haydn, J. C. Bach, and Georg Philipp Telemann.

Many of our Dig­nity Cen­ter clients are attend­ing school. They need school sup­plies, which they do not have the resources to pur­chase. Can you help out? Items needed include the fol­low­ing: spi­ral note­books, pocket fold­ers, high­lighter pens, post it notes,… (keep read­ing…)

Attor­neys! Dig­nity Cen­ter clients need you! The VLN Brief Legal Ser­vices Clinic (located within the Dig­nity Cen­ter) is look­ing for attor­neys to staff one, three hour shift once per month. Shifts are avail­able on Wednes­days or Fri­days from 9:00–12:00. All… (keep read­ing…)

There are always open­ings for helpers at the Dig­nity Cen­ter! Find out how you can help take a stand against poverty and home­less­ness and help peo­ple help themselves.

A Dig­nity Cen­ter vol­un­teer shares his obser­va­tions while par­tic­i­pat­ing in “A Day in the Life” expe­ri­ence of home­less peo­ple as they seek assis­tance from local agen­cies and individuals.