2025-26 Justice Grants

Justice Grants Recipients 2025-26

Supporting Justice and Service in Our Community

We are proud to share this year's Justice Grants recipients. These organizations are making a meaningful difference in our community through their dedication to justice, service, and compassion. Each recipient demonstrates a commitment to the values we hold sacred.

PROP: People Reaching Out to People

$20,000

More than 50 years ago, People Reaching Out to People (or PROP) was founded on the principle of neighbors helping neighbors, by donating time, food, and money to those in need. More recently, we expanded our services to not only meet the basic needs of the 1,200 families we serve, but also provide support as clients build a more secure future.

Grant Purpose

Beyond emergency food assistance, PROP offers employment counseling, housing support, and youth programs—fostering long-term stability and self-sufficiency. Pax Christi's grant will fund PROP services.

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Risen Christ Catholic School

$20,000

Located in South Minneapolis, Risen Christ Catholic School is a dual-language, faith-based K–8 institution serving a diverse student body, predominantly Latino. The school provides academic excellence through bilingual education while emphasizing spiritual development and community involvement.

Grant Purpose

The grant enables this South Minneapolis K-8 school to continue delivering bilingual education and faith-based learning to its predominantly Latino student body while strengthening community involvement and spiritual development programs.

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Ascension/SLAM

$18,000

Ascension Catholic School partners with the SLAM (Science, Language, Arts & Math) program to offer after-school enrichment opportunities for North Minneapolis youth. Together, they provide academic support, mentorship, and creative outlets that build confidence and educational achievement in under-served communities.

Grant Purpose

This funding supports after-school enrichment programming that provides North Minneapolis youth with academic support, mentorship, and creative opportunities designed to build confidence and educational achievement in underserved communities.

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MoveFwd

$10,000

MoveFwd serves youth and young adults experiencing housing instability in the western suburbs of Hennepin County. Offering case management, counseling, and transitional housing services, MoveFwd empowers young people to navigate challenges and achieve independence.

Grant Purpose

The grant helps MoveFwd provide essential case management, counseling, and transitional housing services to youth and young adults experiencing housing instability in western Hennepin County, empowering them toward independence.

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Our Saviour's Community Services

$10,000

This Minneapolis-based nonprofit encompasses both a shelter and an adult education center. The housing program offers emergency shelter and permanent supportive housing for adults experiencing homelessness, while the English Learning Center supports adult immigrants and refugees through accessible language education.

Grant Purpose

This funding supports the organization's dual mission of providing emergency shelter and permanent supportive housing for homeless adults while offering English language education to adult immigrants and refugees through their learning center.

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YouthLink

$18,000

YouthLink is a trusted resource hub for young people experiencing homelessness. Operating in downtown Minneapolis, YouthLink connects youth ages 16–24 with housing, healthcare, education, and employment support—helping them find pathways to stability and hope.

Grant Purpose

The grant enables YouthLink to serve as a comprehensive resource hub connecting homeless youth ages 16-24 with essential services including housing, healthcare, education, and employment support to help them achieve stability.

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Avenues for Youth

$10,000

Focused on addressing youth homelessness, Avenues for Youth provides safe and stable housing options, including emergency shelter and long-term transitional housing. Their approach centers youth voice and identity, particularly supporting LGBTQ+ and BIPOC youth in building strong, self-directed futures.

Grant Purpose

This funding supports the organization's youth-centered approach to addressing homelessness by providing safe housing options and services that particularly support LGBTQ+ and BIPOC youth in building self-directed futures.

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Peace House Community

$15,000

Peace House offers a unique refuge in South Minneapolis for individuals experiencing homelessness, poverty, or isolation. More than a drop-in center, it fosters spiritual community, daily meals, and conversation circles - encouraging dignity, connection, and personal growth.

Grant Purpose

The grant helps Peace House maintain its unique refuge model that goes beyond basic services to foster spiritual community, daily meals, and meaningful connections for individuals experiencing homelessness, poverty, or isolation in South Minneapolis.

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Volunteers of America: Sisters Helping Sisters

$10,000

This program supports women transitioning from incarceration by addressing the root causes of recidivism. Through mentorship, life skills training, and community-building, Sisters Helping Sisters helps women rebuild their lives and reintegrate into society with confidence and purpose.

Grant Purpose

This funding supports the program's comprehensive approach to helping women successfully transition from incarceration through mentorship, life skills training, and community-building that addresses root causes of recidivism.

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The Lift Garage

$15,000

The Lift Garage provides low-cost car repair services for Minnesotans living on low incomes. By offering reliable transportation, they help clients maintain employment, access essential services, and gain mobility—a crucial step toward economic stability.

Grant Purpose

The grant enables The Lift Garage to provide affordable car repair services that help low-income Minnesotans maintain reliable transportation necessary for employment, accessing services, and achieving economic stability.

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Emma Norton Services

$7,000

Emma Norton Services provides supportive housing and services for women and gender-diverse individuals who are homeless and living with mental illness or trauma. Their holistic programs focus on recovery, empowerment, and community reintegration.

Grant Purpose

This funding supports holistic housing and recovery programs for women and gender-diverse individuals experiencing homelessness while living with mental illness or trauma, focusing on empowerment and community reintegration.

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Casa Guadalupana

$10,000

Casa Guadalupana is a house of hospitality for asylum seekers and immigrant families in need of transitional housing and support. Rooted in Catholic social teaching, it offers a safe, nurturing environment where families can heal, build community, and move forward.

Grant Purpose

The grant helps Casa Guadalupana provide transitional housing and support services for asylum seekers and immigrant families, offering a safe environment rooted in Catholic social teaching where families can heal and move forward.

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