Bremer Home for Good initiative helps families transition into stable housing
Five families from Devils Lake, ND, are receiving Welcome Home kits filled with household essentials through the Bremer Bank Home For Good initiative. Made possible by Bremer’s partnership with Greater Twin Cities United Way, the collaboration will provide 750 Welcome Home kits to families and individuals transitioning from homelessness to stable housing, including those who experience socioeconomic and/or racial disparities, throughout Bremer Bank’s footprint in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.
Over the past five years, Bremer Bank’s Home For Good partnership with United Way has impacted 3,500 families and individuals transitioning out of homelessness.
The Bremer Home For Good initiative is celebrating its fifth consecutive year and has impacted 3,500 families and individuals across the Upper Midwest. Each kit is filled with household essentials including dining and kitchen utensils, dishwashing and home cleaning materials, personal hygiene items, and bedroom accessories. Kits are then distributed to nearly 50 Bremer locations throughout Greater Minnesota, North Dakota, and western Wisconsin, who provide them to local nonprofits that will distribute them directly to individuals and families.
“When every individual has access to safe and reliable housing, our communities are stronger. When our communities are strong, our economies are strong,” said Bremer Bank President and CEO Jeanne Crain. “We’re proud to be celebrating five years of the Bremer Home For Good partnership with United Way – which allows our employees to work on the ground level and provide immediate, tangible support to families as they build their foundation for success.”
The Home For Good program is one way that Bremer leans into its philanthropic pillar of affordable housing as Bremer carries out its purpose, instilled by founder Otto Bremer, of cultivating thriving communities.
“Access to housing is a heightening concern for many across the region, and homelessness continues to grow across Minnesota, disproportionately impacting Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Pacific Islander and People of Color,” said John Wilgers, president and CEO of Greater Twin Cities United Way. “We’re proud of our longstanding partnerships with like-minded organizations like Bremer Bank, which are an essential part of how we address these challenges. Each year, these partnerships help move us one step closer to ensuring equitable access to safe, stable and affordable places for everyone to call home.”
About Bremer Financial Corporation
Bremer Financial Corporation is a privately held regional financial services company with $16 billion in assets, jointly owned by the Otto Bremer Trust and Bremer employees. Founded in 1943 by Otto Bremer, the company is headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, and provides a comprehensive range of banking, mortgage, investment, wealth management, and insurance products and services throughout Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. Clients include small businesses, mid-sized corporations, agribusinesses, nonprofits, public and government entities, and individuals and families.
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