At any given time, in Minnesota alone, there are hundreds of families and children facing crises. Sometimes, a crisis can be resolved by meeting a relatively simple need. And sometimes, meeting that need can mean the difference between losing stable housing or keeping it, or placing children in foster care or keeping them in their families where they can feel safe, stable, and loved. If prevention is the best medicine (and it is), then responding to these needs is a crucial way to bring hope to our community.

The Local Response Team at Gloria Dei works together to respond to critical needs of families in crisis in our community. Team members help in a variety of ways: networking with others, locating or shopping for specific items, delivering items to the people who need them, visiting with the family, lending a large vehicle that can carry furniture, lending muscles for moving that furniture, etc.