I am not hungry anymore – Talia

I am not hungry anymore – Talia

This is a story about Talia, she’s a first grader from a local Eden Prairie school. She was having a hard time focusing in class and didn’t seem to have the energy to play with her friends while outside for recess. Her teacher was concerned, so she asked the social...
A dream come true – Casey

A dream come true – Casey

Many of PROP’s clients can’t afford to send their kids to summer camps. With a little help from PROP some dreams do come true. Here is one. Casey, a 10-year old girl who always loved collecting toy ponies, was able to attend a five-day horseback riding camp in...
Help much needed – Maria

Help much needed – Maria

Maria, a single mom with two children came to PROP in pain, from an infected tooth. Her dentist would not help unless she paid in advance, and the tooth couldn’t be pulled or it would have created bigger problems later. Her choice was to pay the rent or take away the...
Leyla

Leyla

Leyla*, a vulnerable adult client, used PROP’s food shelf and occasionally got help with utilities and scholarship services. During a recent meeting with her, PROP’s Case Manager was concerned about her and after assessment found that she was dealing with increasingly...
No shame in asking for help – Carlo

No shame in asking for help – Carlo

Carlo an Eden Prairie resident was between jobs and needed help getting back on track. He first met with PROP’s employment counselor to get some help with finding new employment (resume, networking, interviewing skills, etc.). Like all new PROP clients, Carlo met with...
Mary and John

Mary and John

An Eden Prairie school social worker learned from a child she was working with that there wasn’t  any food at home. Mary and John were trying to get by, thinking that they have to make it on their own. Fortunately, the social worker reached out to the family and...
An old age Oasis for Myrtle

An old age Oasis for Myrtle

Myrtle, an Eden Prairie senior citizen, lived in a nice apartment building, which provided her with access to social services that she needs as she ages. However, her disabilities kept her from being able to go grocery shopping, so she had no way to get food on a...
Tyler

Tyler

Tyler* is an industrious, bright young man, who just being out of his teenage years found himself in the position of being the only person in his household working. This caused quite a lot of tension between himself and his mom. Tyler realized that if he was going to...
Meet Carol

Meet Carol

Meet Carol* – a successful, college educated, mom of three young kids.  She worked full-time overseeing a large and growing staff and her husband worked nights so he could be available to watch the kids during the day.  Each day was exhausting and stressful.  For...
Paul and Rebecca

Paul and Rebecca

Paul and Rebecca were worried they would become homeless; already they were going without much food. First Paul’s company downsized, leaving him out of work. Then Rebecca had an unexpected health crisis that left her in the hospital for a month. Paul was in serious...