Walking With A Purpose - Minnesota

06/07/2026

What would surprise you most about life at an encampment?
Would it be:
❤️ The kindness between neighbors?
🌱 The gardens they grow?
🐕 The way they care for their pets?
🧦 The gratitude for something as simple as clean socks?
🤝 The willingness to share their last item with someone else?

After years of outreach, we’ve learned that people are often surprised by the humanity, generosity, and resilience we see every week. I know I was…..

Have a beautiful Sunday good humans, from all of us here at Walking With A Purpose-Minnesota.
~Deb~

06/05/2026

🚌 WANTED…..A GOOD HUMAN WHO CAN DRIVE A BUS 🚌

Our outreach bus has made it clear that it refuses to drive itself. We asked nicely. It said no.

Walking With A Purpose is looking for a bus driver to help us deliver food, clothing, supplies, and hope to our unhoused neighbors throughout St. Paul. Driving the outreach bus does not require a special license….it would be like driving a van (it’s a short bus).

Requirements:
✅ Valid driver’s license
✅ Willingness to drive a bus
✅ Kind heart
✅ Ability to laugh at Todd’s jokes (preferred, but not required)

A copy of your driver’s license is required before driving.

Interested? Send us a message! And please share……. 😬🚌
Thank you from all of us here at Walking With A Purpose-Minnesota.
~Deb~

06/05/2026

“The good doesn’t leave good people.”

I heard someone say that today, and I instantly thought of our unhoused community.

I think most people who have never stepped foot in an encampment would be blown away by the kindness, compassion, and big beautiful hearts that exist there.

As volunteers, we’ve witnessed some incredible moments.

We’ve seen a grown man get emotional over a clean, dry pair of socks.

We’ve seen people grow gardens, not just for themselves, but so they could share fresh vegetables with their neighbors.

We’ve seen someone offered the last available tent, only to step aside because they felt the person behind them needed it more.

We’ve seen people carry heavy bags and supplies for others simply because they could.

Those moments are humbling.

I won’t pretend everything at an encampment is beautiful. It isn’t. There is hardship, trauma, addiction, mental illness, violence, and heartbreak. There are people who make poor choices and people who cause problems.

But there is also humanity.

There is generosity.

There is compassion.

There is community.

And sometimes, we see more of those things in the people society has written off than we do in people living comfortably behind closed doors.

“The good doesn’t leave good people”.

Sometimes it just survives in places most of us never think to look.

Have a beautiful evening good humans, from all of us here at Walking With A Purpose-Minnesota.
~Deb~

05/30/2026

It is time to retire old Greenie! We need a new bus so we can continue to serve our homeless clients. Please consider donating to help us get our new bus. Great news is we have a matching donor so if you give today your donation will be matched up to the first $2500! So your donation is worth double right now! Thanks for your generosity!

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05/29/2026

Here’s a peek at some of the items our neighbors are asking for right now:

👉 Canes
👉 Sleeping mats
👉 Tylenol
👉 Protein powder or drinks
👉 Lighters
👉 Makeup
👉 Dog & cat food
👉 Underwear
👉 Rugs
👉 Tools & nails

And honestly…that’s just part of the list. The needs out at the encampments are always changing, but every single donation helps make someone’s day a little easier.

Also…special shoutout to Dan for dropping off tomato plants yesterday! 🍅
They disappeared FAST, and several more people were hoping to get some too. If anyone has extra tomato plants (or other garden plants) they’d like to share, we know some very grateful people who would love them.

As always, thank you for helping us show up for our community, from all of us here at Walking With. A Purpose-Minnesota.😊
Have a beautiful evening good humans.
~Deb~

05/28/2026

Another outreach in the books. 😊

Today was busy..chaotic at times actually. 🫤
Today was hot. 🥵
Today was amazing. 🥰

Our volunteers showed up ready to work, laugh, sweat and serve. We were short on volunteers but you know what…..it didn’t matter. Our unhoused community showed up with smiles, stories, hugs, gratitude and strength that deserves to be seen.

We handed out supplies, food, kindness, conversations and probably a few bad Todd jokes along the way. 😅

Days like today remind us that outreach is never “just handing stuff out.” It’s showing up consistently for people who are too often overlooked.

To every volunteer, donor, supporter and person we served today…
Thank you for being part of this beautiful, messy, compassionate community.

Now excuse us while we cool off, unload buses and wonder why Minnesota skipped spring and went straight to “surface of the sun.” ☀️
Thank you for supporting this mission, from all of us here at Walking With A Purpose-Minnesota.
~Deb~