How one nonprofit is connecting seniors from diverse backgrounds
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It’s the calm before the slop. Highs today will make the 40s across southern Minnesota with mostly 30s up north. Then a wintry mix of rain, snow and ice arrives later tonight. Find more on Updraft. | |
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| Downtown St. Paul grocery store damaged in overnight fire | The Lunds & Byerlys grocery store in downtown St. Paul is closed until further notice, after it was damaged by a fire early Tuesday.
Video posted to social media showed flames covering the awning above one of the store entrances just before 2 a.m.
The flames "caused a significant amount of exterior damage," Lunds & Byerlys spokesperson Aaron Sorenson told MPR News. "We also experienced interior damage as a result of the sprinkler system being activated."
St. Paul Fire Department spokesperson Roy Mokosso said smoke also got into the building.
He said that firefighters were also called to two dumpster fires in the area about the same time, and arson investigators are trying to determine if the fires are connected. [Continue reading] | |
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| Senior services try to build trust in Minnesota communities they had not served before | At her job, Mayla Yang toggles between Hmong and English while talking on the phone.
She’s a community outreach specialist with Trellis, a nonprofit that connects seniors and their families to services that can help improve their quality of life.
“Representation is key. And so when you see someone who looks like you, and speaks your language, you're more willing to open up to them."
Over the last few years, Trellis has tried to r each communities it hasn’t always targeted as the state’s senior population is expected to become more diverse in the coming years.
"Of the four individuals who are on board with us now, we speak six languages, so we're able to speak with our brothers and sisters in Spanish, Hmong, English, Somali, Amharic and Oromo," says Jetta Wiedemeier Bower, the volunteer and outreach manager at Trellis. | |
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Starting today, you can request at-home COVID antigen testing kits from the state government. The state has secured 500,000 rapid antigen test kits, with two tests in each kit. Minnesotans can order two kits, for a total of four tests per household, through an online ordering system at mn.gov/covid19. The program will send them out until they are gone. | |
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