Hope Coalition

Firm’s nomination nets HOPE Coalition $250

Aug 8, 2019

HOPE Coalition was one of 74 winners of monetary awards through IMT Insurance’s Community Contest. Peters Insurance Agency of Goodhue nominated HOPE Coalition for the award. HOPE Coalition provides services to victims of sexual, physical and domestic violence, child abuse, and people experiencing...

Improv comedy night caps year-long HOPE Coalition project

Feb 7, 2019

HOPE Coalition’s year-long Stevie Ray’s Skills for Life project will present a comedy showcase from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20 at the Sheldon Theater, 443 West 3rd Street, Red Wing. The event will be emceed by Stevie Ray, a nationally syndicated columnist, comedian and executive...

HOPE coalition opening wabasha office

Jan 2, 2019

Everyone is invited to an open house to celebrate HOPE Coalition’s new office and learn about the services HOPE provides in Wabasha County. The event is Tuesday, Jan. 8, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the old Mittel Schule, Suite 30, 611 Broadway Ave, Wabasha. Refreshments will be served.

HOPE Coalition forms women's support group

Jan 2, 2019

A support group for women who have experienced domestic or sexual violence will meet on Thursday evenings in Red Wing beginning Jan. 10. HOPE Coalition, which is organizing the group, said it’s “designed to provide a safe, confidential, supportive, and informative environment” and “provide women...

Life skills workshops offered in Red Wing

Oct 3, 2018

HOPE Coalition is offering Skills For Life workshops this month. “Based on improv games, these workshops help to improve communication, conflict resolution and build trust, self confidence, teamwork and leadership skills, in a lively and fun setting,” according to a news release. “They’re taught...

Free improv-based life skills workshops coming to Red Wing

Jul 25, 2018

HOPE Coalition is offering “Skills for Life” workshops in Red Wig this August and October. These free workshops teach skills based on improv games. They help to improve communication, relationships, conflict resolution and to build trust, self-confidence, teamwork and leadership skills, in a...

Grant to help county help trafficked youth

Mar 14, 2018

On Feb. 23, Hope Coalition was awarded a 16-month grant by the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault to create a Safe Harbor Protocol Team. This team will be formed as part of the Goodhue County Sexual Assault Multi-disciplinary Action Response Team (...

HOPE Coalition to hold fundraising banquet

Mar 7, 2018

Hope and the miracles it can perform in turning a life around are the theme of local nonprofit agency HOPE Coalition’s 2018 banquet. The annual fundraising event will take place on Thursday, March 22, from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the St. James Hotel Summit Room, 406 Main Street in Red Wing....

Letter: Spread random kindness on Nov. 9

Nov 2, 2017

To the editor Did you know that kindness to others can literally make us happier? I just returned from a human services conference in Duluth that over 3,000 people attended. The workshops had new, innovative ideas and information about neuroscience and how early childhood trauma affects brain and...

Coalition announces poverty workshop

Sep 20, 2017

HOPE Coalition in Red Wing is sponsoring a workshop on poverty, featuring Jodi Pfarr and the work of Ruby Payne, on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at the Minnesota State College SE, Red Wing Campus at 308 Pioneer Rd., Room 314, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.Workshop attendees will learn the dynamics of poverty from...