WRITTEN BY DANE SMITH AND MAUREEN RAMIREZ, GROWTH & JUSTICE The 88th Minnesota Legislature (2013-2014 sessions)may be viewed in coming years as a historic moment for policies and investments that…

Written by  Patrick Troska, Executive Director Among service providers and advocates there is a widely held belief that supportive housing greatly benefits those who are homeless and/or those experiencing life-altering…

We won’t sugarcoat it: Serving as an AmeriCorps*VISTA member is hard. The pay is lousy*, people tend to think you’re an intern, you’re constantly being compared to the VISTA who…

By PATRICK TROSKA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Following years of planning and preparation the Metro Green Line LRT, aka the Central Corridor, is slated to begin running June 14th! I remember sitting…

The Foundation established the Phillips Scholars Program at the Minnesota Private College Fund in 1994 to perpetuate the legacy of service to others reflected in the lives of Jay and…

For the past three years, the Foundation's education grantmaking largely targeted two longstanding interests: supporting the post-secondary success of "middle quartile" high school students and, expanding access to high quality…

WRITTEN BY CATHY TEN BROEKE, MINNESOTA'S DIRECTOR TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS Tonight, over 10,000 Minnesotans will be homeless.  Half of them will be children. Safe and stable housing is…

Webinar Materials On Tuesday, November 26th, the Jay and Rose Phillips Family Foundation of Minnesota sponsored a webinar to present findings from the first two years of our Phillips Sectoral…

WRITTEN BY CARIN MROTZ, DIR. OF OPERATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS, JEWISH COMMUNITY ACTION On Sunday, October 27th, Jewish Community Action(JCA) members and allies gathered for our annual meeting. The event was…

Have you heard the latest news about the job market?  Employers are hiring and unemployment is going down! Over the past year, Minnesota employers have added more than 63,000 people…