Ruth’s House is hoping to expand its partnership with Northfield’s HRA (Housing and Redevelopment Association) and HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development). The proposal to Northfield’s HRA is for Ruth’s House to manage two rental properties that would become part of Ruth’s House long-term, permanent, supportive housing for families struggling to find stable […]

This month we were blessed with goods and gifts from First UCC of Northfield’s Children’s Offering. These wonderful donations will be used to help the women and children we serve at Ruth’s House. We are grateful!!

Thank you to Harvest Time Church Women’s Bible Study Group who donated  Valentine goodies to the women and children at the shelter last week. In the grateful words of one resident, “I have never received a Valentine’s gift before;  this is the first I’ve ever been given a gift on Valentine’s Day!”

Thanks to Dan Zielske for naming Ruth’s House “an organization worth supporting” in his column “Another View” in the Faribault Daily News. He plans to support Ruth’s House in the New Year and offer suggestions on how others can help–from writing a check to donating paper supplies. Just think how much laundry soap or toilet paper […]