APRIL: SOJOURNER PROJECT

Our April Need of the Month is Sojourner Project, a local mission that provides emergency shelter, support, and legal advocacy services to those victimized by domestic violence and other forms of interpsonal violence. All Sojourner services are confidential and free of charge.

Founded in 1977, Sojourner Project Inc., maintains working relationships with many police departments serving west Hennepin community, and its programs serve more than 1,000 survivors and their children each year through their shelter and community-based services.

If you or somone you know is experiencing violence, help is always available at Sojourner's 24-hour crisis line: (952) 933-7422.

We are collecting the shelter's currently most-needed items;

• Pull-Up Diapers (2-3T, 3-4T, 5-6T) Diapers size 4, and Diapers size 1

• Queen or Twin comforters, sheet sets, and pillows

• Houeshold cleaning supplies: multipurpose spray, paper towels, laundry detergent, Swiffers, brooms, toilet wands, toilet cleaner

• Planners (Daily/Monthly/Weekly)

If you'd like to donate financially, you may leave a check in the offering plate made out to Gethsemane with "Sojourner" in the memo line or designated cash. You can also give online here.