MOORHEAD, Minn. – A local nonprofit serving the region is the recipient of a $100,000 grant from West Central Initiative.
The Fergus Falls-based nonprofit is a community foundation and regional development organization serving west central Minnesota.
Churches United CEO Pastor Devlyn Brooks said he is humbled that Churches United was selected for the grant and extended gratitude to WCI for recognizing the important regional role Churches United plays in helping people experiencing homelessness and hunger.
“We are incredibly grateful for West Central Initiative’s immense generosity,” Brooks said. “Churches United does serve a large geographic territory that extends in about a 100-mile radius from Fargo-Moorhead. And so we are grateful to receive such a large financial donation from a partner agency that recognizes the vital service we provide to much of Greater Minnesota.”
Churches United says there were more than 1,000 visits to the Dorothy Day Food Pantry with nearly 52,000 pounds of food being distributed in November. There have also been more than 140 new households utilizing the food pantry in the month.
