Access to healthy food, social services and housing stability
We had a blast on November 17, 2022, raising critical funds for our mission! Thanks to all the attendees who made the evening a success. Click on any photo below to see the full-size image.
The biggest day of giving in Minnesota is November 17! Join VEAP as we take part in Give to the Max, a statewide effort to raise critical funds for our state’s many nonprofits.
VEAP has been providing healthy food and critical resources to residents of Bloomington, Richfield, Edina, and South Minneapolis for nearly 50 years. That support means so much more than a bag of groceries or a rent check – it means hope for the future.
Your donation makes a true difference in the lives of real people – children, teens, adults, seniors, people living with disabilities – today! Thanks to our generous match, every dollar you give will now provide a full day’s worth of meals to TWO people.
That means a gift of $120 will provide TWO families of four with three meals per day for an entire month! $360 feeds TWO people three meals per day for the entire year!
Whatever you decide to give, know that your donation will have a significant and immediate impact on a person’s physical and emotional well-being.
Thank you for supporting our mission, and thank you to LHCC for this generous match!
VEAP is actively recruiting for new board members on our Board of Directors! VEAP (Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose programs include access to healthy foods, housing stability and other supportive services. VEAP takes a holistic approach to program delivery together with its strategic partners to build a stronger community.
VEAP’s Mission, Vision and Values
Mission: Together we create pathways to stronger, more hopeful communities through access to healthy food, housing stability, and supportive services.
Vision: A thriving community where all are free to pursue their dreams!
Values:
VEAP’s Board of Directors
VEAP is governed by an active and engaged Board of Directors that provides leadership and strategic vision while engaging in VEAP’s operations in various ways. Board members serve a three-year term, starting on May 1, and can be appointed to one additional three-year term. The Board has officers, including a president, vice-president, treasurer and secretary.
A VEAP board member has the following qualities:
It is our desire to have board members who live and/or work in VEAP’s geographic service region (Bloomington, Richfield, Edina and South Minneapolis), but we will not exclude from consideration those who live/work outside our service area.
VEAP’s goal is that its Board, staff and volunteers reflect the diverse communities it serves, by embodying ethnic, gender, economic, religious, sexual orientation, disability, age, and other points of diversity.
Additional roles and responsibilities as outlined in a board member job description will be presented and discussed if nominees are invited to be interviewed for board membership.
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VEAP’s current Board of Directors
Videos about our mission and programs
If you are nominating yourself, please include your current resume in your email. To nominate someone to be a VEAP board member, email [email protected] by Friday, December 30, 2022 at 5 p.m. Please include the nominee’s name, email and phone number and a brief explanation for your nomination.
VEAP is absolutely thrilled to share that a local generous partner has selected us as a charity match recipient!
Lake Harriet Christian Church, located at 50th and Beard Avenue South, has roots that run deep in the South Minneapolis area.
In June of 2022, the congregation formally ended its 105-year history of active ministry, charitable outreach, and affordable childcare.
However the spirit of LHCC’s vibrant ministry continues to breathe life into our community and the world through the distribution of its assets, both physical and financial.
VEAP was selected through a thoughtful vetting process to be a recipient of a generous financial match. Members of LHCC were proud to offer this donation match to VEAP because our mission to provide food and housing support locally aligns with the church’s historical mission. LHCC is thrilled to support the long-term stability of individuals and families in need with this gift, which will allow VEAP to provide our participants with rental assistance, case management, supportive social services, and access to nutritious food.
Please help us double our impact in the Bloomington, Richfield, Edina, and South Minneapolis community by making a gift today.
VEAP is so pleased to share more details about our co-emcees for That 70s Gala! We are gearing up for an exciting event and know you’ll have a meaningful and inspiring evening. Not registered yet? Sign up here!
Teri Parker Brown has been a fixture in the Twin Cities Theater scene for over 25 years, working at Chanhassen, Old Log, History Theater, Ordway, Illusion, Hey City, Plymouth Playhouse and Minnetonka theaters. Some of her favorite roles include Mame (title role), Belle (Beauty and the Beast), and Donna (Mamma Mia). She has also worked as an on-camera host for Mall of America, Target, US Satellite Broadcasting, and many more. She is the voice of Schwebel Goetz and Sieben and SELA, as well as many TV, radio, video games and web ads. Recently, she hosted the Circus Juventas Gala in St. Paul, and she is now a host with Sassy Lassie Events and Entertainment, hosting events all over the Twin Cities.
She is thrilled to be co-emceeing this evenings’ event.
Jim Cunningham Jim has been a Twin Cities actor (both on and off camera), Master of Ceremonies and Host for 35 years. He has spent the past 16 years bringing It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play to the stage at the beautiful Saint Paul Hotel. This past March he created the role of “Frank” in the World Premiere of Patrick Coyle’s new play The Big Blue River. For The Illusion Theatre he appeared as “Joseph Goebbels” in the World Premiere of Dancing With Giants “Groucho” in The Marx Brothers: The Cocoanuts and “Bill W” in Bill W & Doctor Bob. He is one of the “3 Guys in Tights” in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare…Abridged and The Feast Master for both The Feast of Fantasy and The Phantom’s Feast at The Minnesota Renaissance Festival. Jim was also “Tony” in Tony & Tina‘s Wedding and spent three years doing Improv as part of The Resident Company at Dudley Riggs’ Brave New Workshop. He was The Minister of Fun & Game Host for both The Minnesota Twins and Minnesota Wild for more than 20 years.
Jim is a native of Saint Paul and still proudly calls Saint Paul home.
