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Meeting Needs
Strengthening Community

At Love in Action, we offer services that support individuals and families across Grand Forks. From meals and clothing to cultural outreach and events, everything we do is rooted in care, dignity, and connection. Whether you’re looking for help or hoping to partner with us, here’s how we’re showing up for our community.

Love in Action hosts four core programs to serve our community. Each is designed to meet people where they are, offering immediate support, building pathways to stability, and creating spaces where everyone belongs. 

Center for Community Impact

Hospitality, Connection & Resource Navigation

Located at 818 University Avenue, the Center for Community Impact serves as the primary access point for all Love in Action services. Open Monday–Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., it provides a safe, welcoming, judgment-free environment. At the center, you'll find:
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  • The Gathering Place: A space for rest, relational support, and community connection

  • Hot lunches, snacks, and coffee

  • On-site education, referrals, and access to visiting partner organizations

 
This program functions as the front door and relational hub of Love in Action.

Food, Clothing & Essential Needs

Meals, clothing, and everyday essentials

This core service consolidates Love in Action’s essential needs programming:

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  • Kitchen of Love: Serves hot lunches Monday–Thursday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and maintains a self-serve community food shelf stocked through donations

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  • Operation Love: A free clothing closet providing clothing, winter gear, and hygiene items in a clean, choice-based environment. Families can select up to three complete outfits per person per week. To contribute to Operation Love, drop off clean items at the Center for Community Impact, Monday through Thursday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

 

All services are offered free of charge and on a first-come, first-served basis.

Work & Income Support

Building Income, Purpose & Stability

We help people build economic stability through earned income and financial assistance:

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  • Ready4Work Program: Transitional, dignity-based employment opportunities that build skills, reliability, and immediate income.
     

  • Money in Your Hands Project: Entrepreneurial support for artisans and small business owners through vendor events, open mic nights, and Creative Purpose Collective.

 

  • Pathway Access and Stability Fund (PASF): Flexible financial assistance addressing critical gaps such as housing access, transportation, documentation, and work readiness. This is strategically aligned with our workforce and outreach services.
     

These programs recognize that economic stability is essential to breaking cycles of crisis.

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Community Outreach

Education, Connection & Cultural Celebration

Love in Action brings people together through education, cultural events, and community-building initiatives:

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  • Reservation Outreach: Annual visits to Native reservations in North and South Dakota, partnering with local churches to provide meals, hygiene kits, winter wear, and spiritual care

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  • Veterans Outreach: Year-round support, personalized referrals, and the annual fiscally sponsored program, Vets in the Park event connecting veterans to meals, appreciation, and over 40 community organizations

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  • Grand Forks Cultural Group: A fiscally sponsored program that delivers inclusive community events celebrating diversity, culture, and shared experiences across Grand Forks

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