WELCOME TO CEAP'S WEBSITE!
Welcome to CEAP's website. We hope this site will be a tool for clients, donors, and community members alike to get to know this resource created for the community by the community. The following pages are updated often, so make sure to check back on a regular basis for all the latest information. If you have any questions or suggestions for the website, please contact tiffany.nguyen@ceap.com
| Vision Statement: | What is CEAP? | Mission Statement: |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals and families in the northern Twin Cites area will have their basic needs met with dignity and will secure the skills and resources to achieve self-sufficiency. The community will be stronger, more stable, and more cohesive as a result of CEAP's leadership and services. | CEAP (Community Emergency Assistance Program) is a community-based charity that has partnered with other resources to assist people in need in the Twin Cities area for 40 years. Want to learn more? Check out the About Us tab. | The mission of CEAP is to stabilize individuals and families in financial distress and to maximize their ability to live independently and with dignity. |
LATEST NEWS
04-27-2012 | BEST IN REAL ESTATE AWARD WINNER
The Northwest Regional Family Services Center (CEAP's future home at 7051 Brooklyn Blvd) and Welsh Construction have won the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal's Best in Real Estate award in the category of "Nonprofit and Community Development/Redevelopment." All finalists and winners of the awards will be published in the next issue of the Business Journal but you can see the article here!
04-19-2012 | BEST IN REAL ESTATE
The Northwest Regional Family Services Center (CEAP's future home at 7051 Brooklyn Blvd) is a finalist for the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal's Best in Real Estate award. We'll know if the services center won on Friday, April 27th...more.
04-09-2012 | MARCH FOODSHARE TOTALS
The totals are in! During CEAP's March Campaign, donors raised $214,324 and 102,725 pounds of food! Those numbers make this a record breaking year for our campaign. Thank you so much to everyone who donated. We couldn't have done it without you. We are proud to be a part of this generous community.
03-28-2012 | WCCO GOOD NEIGHBOR
Three CEAP volunteers are being honored with Good Neighbor Awards by NewsRadio 830 WCCO! Darrel and Muriel Wyszynski will be recognized for their work packing food orders in our Brooklyn Park office tomorrow Thursday, March 29th at 7:50am, 12:40pm, and 5:50pm. Mary Anne Cloutier will also be recognized on Friday, March 30th (at the same times) for her work picking up bread for our Blaine food shelf. Congratulations Darrel, Muriel, and Mary Anne! Thank you for the time you spend helping those in need in our community.
03-15-2012 | CEAP MAKES THE NEWS
Our March FoodShare Campaign is still going strong as we reach the middle of the month; and we've gotten some much appreciated press over the last week. Check out the Sun Post's article on our campaign!
Also, the Brooklyns Youth Night Out, a student fundraiser benefiting our No Barriers Youth Food Shelf, was highlighted in last week's paper. Nearly 30 teenagers from the Brooklyn Center and Brooklyn Park area slept in boxes to raise awareness and money to fight youth homelessness in the northwest suburbs. Check it out here!
03-01-2012 | THE MARCH CAMPAIGN IS HERE
Today marks the beginning of CEAP's March FoodShare Campaign! During March your donations of pounds and dollars have extra value! Click here to learn more!