Minneapolis Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Charity === Philanthropy and charitable giving have been part of the Minneapolis community since the 1800s.<ref>{{cite web |title = A History of Minneapolis: Social Services |publisher =[[Hennepin County Library]]|date = 2001 |url = http://www.hclib.org/pub/search/specialcollections/mplshistory/?id=30 |access-date = October 17, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120422184300/http://www.hclib.org/pub/search/specialcollections/mplshistory/?id=30 |archive-date = April 22, 2012 }}</ref> According to [[AmeriCorps]], in 2017,{{efn|AmeriCorps, formerly known as the Corporation for National and Community Service, has had no information for volunteer rates in Minneapolis–Saint Paul since 2017.}} Minneapolis–Saint Paul, with 46.3 percent of the population volunteering, had the highest proportion of volunteers among US cities.<ref>{{cite news |title = The most generous state in America |last1 = Patterson |first1 = Thom |date = June 4, 2019 |access-date = December 1, 2020 |url = https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/04/us/volunteering-statistics-united-states-america-cfc/index.html |publisher = [[Cable News Network]]|work=[[CNN]]|archive-date = April 14, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210414150900/https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/04/us/volunteering-statistics-united-states-america-cfc/index.html |url-status = live }}</ref> [[Catholic Charities USA|Catholic Charities]] of Minneapolis and Saint Paul is one of the largest non-profit organizations in the state, and a provider of several social services.<ref>{{cite news |title = Catholic Charities names former Minneapolis schools leader Michael Goar as new CEO |url = https://www.startribune.com/catholic-charities-names-former-minneapolis-schools-leader-michael-goar-as-new-ceo/573033691/ |last1 = Smith |first1 = Kelly |date = November 10, 2020 |access-date = January 1, 2021 |work =[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date = August 15, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210815123038/https://www.startribune.com/catholic-charities-names-former-minneapolis-schools-leader-michael-goar-as-new-ceo/573033691/ |url-status = live }}</ref> A decades-old [[non-governmental organization|NGO]] with a $75 million annual budget located in Minneapolis,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-based-american-refugee-committee-now-alight-spent-a-decade-changing-its-approach/512603252/|title=Minneapolis-based American Refugee Committee, now Alight, spent a decade changing its approach|date=July 12, 2019|access-date=September 25, 2023|last=St. Anthony|first=Neal|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date=September 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925212853/https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-based-american-refugee-committee-now-alight-spent-a-decade-changing-its-approach/512603252/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Alight]] helps millions of refugees in Africa and Asia with water, shelter, and economic support.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90475107/how-the-american-refugee-committee-transformed-its-brand-and-changed-its-name|title=How the American Refugee Committee transformed its brand—and changed its name|last=Peters|first=Adele|date=April 3, 2020|access-date=May 12, 2023|work=[[Fast Company]]|publisher=Mansueto Ventures|archive-date=May 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512142930/https://www.fastcompany.com/90475107/how-the-american-refugee-committee-transformed-its-brand-and-changed-its-name|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page