Hope Coalition

Child abuse prevention celebration

Apr 26, 2017

The HOPE Coalition invites the public to join them May 2 in the Red Wing High School Auditorium as they spread awareness about child abuse prevention and celebrate “the resilient kids in our Kids Count Program, as they sing, read their poems, and give other performances” Micah, local survivor of...

HOPE Coalition gets a rock 'rescue'

Apr 6, 2017

For families or individuals dealing with a crisis in Goodhue and Wabasha counties, Minnesota or Pierce County, Wis., HOPE Coalition is there with assistance and to help rebuild lives. Recently HOPE Coalition received their own kind of assistance from the rock band Styx. Styx has their own...

Letter: Benefit helps confront, prevent sexual violence

Oct 19, 2016

To the editor: Last week, we attended “Stop the Violence”, a wonderful fundraising event in Lake City on behalf of HOPE Coalition.We’d like to wholeheartedly thank the following for making this event such a success: Dave Dueholm for all his hard work in sponsoring and organizing this event; the...

A benefit for Hope Coalition

Oct 13, 2016

Michelle Solum (right) of Lake City, a volunteer advocate for the Sexual Assault Resources Agency (SARA), talked with the agency’s director, Laura McDonough, during a fund-raiser for the Hope Coalition Thursday at the Lake City Sportsman’s Club, hosted by David Deuholm. Under the Hope Coalition...

Hope Coalition aims to prevent family violence

Sep 29, 2016

State and federal funds provide resources for much of Hope Coalition’s efforts but the non-profit service agency is moving into a new area - prevention - that will require more private participation. To that end, local residents are holding a “Stop the Violence” fund-raiser in Lake City Oct. 6....

Police receive crisis intervention training

May 4, 2016

All Wabasha County law enforcement officers participated in a crisis intervention de-escalation class during National Mental Health Awareness Month (May). The training took place Monday through Wednesday, May 2-4, at the Wabasha County Criminal Justice Center. The training was sponsored by HOPE...

'Pantie Raid' to help women's shelter

Jan 6, 2016

During the weekend of Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 15-17, you’ll be able to get a fat quarter for a package of panties at Pumpkinberry Stitches in downtown Lake City. Every quilter knows what a fat quarter is. For the rest of us, it is piece of fabric 18 inches wide and 22 inches long. That’s...