Rezene Testatsion Rezene Tesfatsion arrived in Minnesota from Ethiopia as a bright 17-year-old college student with great potential and a dark past. He spoke little about his academic achievements and less of experiences as a child soldier in his war-torn country. At Peace House Community, he was well-known for jokes that played off his mock
I recently spent five days in the Hennepin County Medical Center, starting out in the Surgery Intensive Care Unit before moving to a regular patient bed. My experience reinforced one simple idea: take care of yourself and protect your health, because hospitals are lousy places to get healthy. This isn’t a criticism of HCMC. The
We are so thankful to our supporters for making last year so special. We not only celebrated our 40th anniversary, but we also solidified our finances for the future. In the two years from 2023 to 2025, PHC went from a $100,000 deficit (and discussions about whether the organization could survive) to a $150,000 surplus.
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I would like to THANK YOU all for your support in 2024. We had a great year and truly appreciate everything our volunteers, donors and staff have done to make it a great year. With your support Peace House Community was able to support to over 33,500 Community Members, provide over 21,000 meals, hundreds of
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That’s right! Peace House Community will celebrate its 40th anniversary on October 17, 2025. To mark the event, we are planning several celebrations throughout the year to remember where we’ve been and envision where we’re headed. To begin, we’ve updated our logo. We’re keeping the image that so perfectly captures PHC’s essence. The house containing
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Peace House Community wants to thank everyone who has been able to donate funds, or has found other ways of supporting us, during the first eight months of this year. As this chart shows, even though our revenue through the first eight months of this year has doubled compared to last year, our expenses have
At the end of December, I will reach the end of my six-year term on the PHC Board of Directors. Reflecting on my time on the board, I have observed several significant changes in the makeup of the board, staff, volunteers, and the community itself during my board service. First, the board has transitioned from
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St. Joseph’s Parish (located in Crosby, Minnesota) has cared for Peace House Community’s members since 1997 by bringing home made sleeping bags and other items to our building. The ministry started after parishioners met PHC founder Sister Rose Tillemans and felt called to join her work. Read about the group’s work in this article from the parish
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You don’t question DeWayne. He doesn’t like his street name, so I won’t use it here. Suffice it to say, he has respect on both sides of the fence outside Peace House, where he’s a stalwart. Yes, he can go off on Minnesota’s quiet racism and talk about leaving. But he is not wrong. He
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