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Every day St. Stephen’s helps someone
move into a new home.

Now it’s St. Stephen’s
turn to move.

St. Stephen’s Human Services is relocating all administrative offices and 80% of programs.

We have signed a ten-year lease at 2309 Nicollet Avenue beginning summer 2012.

Our fundraising goal of $300,000 will create:

Ample, safe and wheelchair-friendly space to accommodate the increase in the number of services St. Stephen’s provides.

Increased efficiencies by merging multiple program locations into a single site.

Long-term security for Kateri Residence, St. Stephen’s residence for Native American women and children, by purchasing it from our founding church.

St. Stephen’s Overnight Shelter and Kateri Residence will remain in their current locations.

Special Features of Our New Location

The Ed Flahavan Welcome Center
Named for Ed Flahavan, Pastor of St. Stephen’s Church 1976–1988. As homelessness became widespread in the early 1980’s, Ed Flahavan and his parish community threw open the church doors to people in need. St. Stephen’s became the city’s first church-based shelter not because it had the resources or expertise, but because we are called to ease our neighbors’ suffering. In recognition of Ed’s openhearted love and humanity, St. Stephen’s Human Services welcomes all people with a deep hospitality and abiding hope.

The Rev. Patrick Griffin Career Development Center
Named for Father Pat Griffin, Pastor of St. Stephen’s Church 1988– 2004. Pat Griffin’s leadership guided the expansion of St. Stephen’s Human Services in addressing larger economic justice issues that perpetuate homelessness. Pat and the Board of Directors led the programs through the process of becoming an independent nonprofit with expanded opportunities for people to find livable wage jobs and other permanent solutions to their homelessness.

The Sisters’ Solidarity Room
We name this room in recognition of the important role that women of faith, particularly the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, had in the formation of St. Stephen’s philosophy of intentional community with our neighbors. Our solidarity with the people with whom we work, our many partnerships and collaborations, and our eagerness for dialogue is founded in this spirit of open-hearted willingness to be in relationship to find our common way.

The Arc of Justice Boardroom
As the other rooms recognize St. Stephen’s legacy of justice work, this room is a commitment to St. Stephen’s future. In honor of our mission to end homelessness, the boardroom will be named for the words of Martin Luther King: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”

Can you help us move?
No heavy lifting required!

Our $300,000 goal includes the costs of:

• The purchase of Kateri residence.
• Renovation and electrical rewiring of our new 17,000-square-foot location.
• New or gently used furniture to fit differently sized spaces.
• Move-in and installation costs.
• Printing new materials with updated information.
  
  

Consider making a gift in honor of

• The Ed Flahavan Welcome Center
• The Rev. Pat Griffin Career Development Center
• The Sisters’ Solidarity Room
• The Arc of Justice Boardroom
• The purchase of Kateri Residence
• The honoree of your choosing