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Launch is getting an early Christmas present!  A new Drop In Center in Chaska!
We are super excited to start a new phase at Launch...above ground, with windows, without a flight of stairs, and not too far off...free laundry!!!  (I can't tell you how excited the young adults are...and we haven't even begun transforming it yet!)
  • This means we have been blessed by a supportive long-term partnership who believes in our results and staying-power.
  • This does not mean Launch is suddenly flush with funds...but growing non-profit dependent on the major kindnesses and blessings of our neighbors. 
  • This still means we need donations & volunteers to continue the work!
Here are ways you can help:
For all updates:  Get Involved - I'll be updating weekly!  Also check our 
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If I could only share with you all the stories of how Launch is impacting lives.  It continues to be amazing to me that just our existence is a blessing to so many who have no other options for safe and stable support.  You make this possible.

Don't miss the party invite at the end!  Space going fast!

Interested in getting more deeply involved?  contact me!
Stephanie Friant, Operations Director
stephanie@launchministry.org
6125640838
Client Highlight:  (I am being vague to protect privacy.)  One of our young adults went through a particularly difficult time this year...a combination of health crisis and life issues, led to their life being at risk.  We had to use some serious tough love on our part, accompanied with a lot of prayer, strategizing, and working with them.  As part of their process of getting back on track, they were away from our program for awhile....until recently.  They came back.  

In the meantime they had realized just how important the Launch community is for them.  Just how important our prayers, our strategizing, our tough love is.  Just how important it is to have a safe and stable space right in their own community...the community they were born and raised in, that they want to grow and flourish in.

This is why we do this work.  This is why we are moving to a new location filled with light.  This is why we need your continuing support.

  Christmas Stocking Collection 2018
No one should spend Christmas alone.  And no one should be left thinking they are forgotten.
To solve this,  Launch provides an annual Christmas Party (Dec. 18th), with volunteers providing potluck food and Christmas Stockings.   Volunteers and staff host the party, and this year, it will be our new location's "open house" for the youth and young adults we serve!!!
We are expecting record numbers, so we need a record number of filled Christmas Stockings and food!  Plus, many of our current Launch people will bring guests - and those guests often return to become regulars!  (One from last year is now in our housing program!)
Be the light in the darkness this winter.  Be their family this Christmas - remind them that God loves them, that they are not alone.
Interested?  Click here for details.
Help Us Move!  New Volunteer Positions!

1) Help us move! We need all types of people to help pack, set-up, clean, paint, build, etc...projects and moving 12/8 & 9, 12/15 & 16, and other days as we add to the schedule, including next year!  We will also be looking for groups to schedule in 2019 for various projects. Link

2) Hospitality Navigator & 2nd St. Closet Mentors -  We're taking our services up a notch, and needing volunteers to do this!  These are KEY positions to help us expand our services and effectiveness!  See link for position descriptions.   Link   Training scheduled for: 12/7 @12:30pm; 12/11 @12pm; and 1/9 at 12pm at our new location: 110 W. 2nd Street, Chaska

3) Donate Items - With every move, there are always new things needed.  The  sign-up link for volunteer dates includes a list of gift cards and items we know we need at this point.  We would greatly appreciate your help!    Link

Interested or questions?  Contact Stephanie call 815-592-3207 at stephanie@launchministry.org   (If I don't answer immediately, I will get back to you...it's an overwhelming season at Launch.)
Holiday Collections
If you are like me, you are starting to shop for those items on Christmas lists and wanting to make a difference...
So here is our list...and trust me...no matter how big or small, it will make a difference!

1) $10 Gift Cards - Support our Adulting "Goal Setting" Game, Click here for More Information and Current Stats - This has become extremely popular, and therefore a major unexpected expense on our budget.  Each $10 card makes a huge impact for promoting the success of the youth/young adults & helps our other projects!
2) Collect Financial Donations -  Host a party!  (See invite below!)  Donate some of that Christmas money!  (I know my kids - feet - do not need more Legos!)   Grants do not cover basic operational costs of running non-profits.  Donate by directly by check or  directly here .
3) Donate Much Needed Items - Collect anything from our
4) Create Blessing Bags & Kits - Collect and assemble one or more of these kits!  Click here for the list.

Reminder:  Having an event? Staff is available to come speak at your event or for your group!
Interested or questions?  Contact Stephanie call 815-592-3207 at stephanie@launchministry.org  (If I don't answer immediately, I will get back to you...it's an overwhelming season at Launch.)
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 Lake Life Chiropractic invites you to:
Winter Wonderland Wine Tasting
Thursday, Dec. 6, 7-9pm
Granary Event Center - Chaska Mill
Benefiting Launch Ministry!!!

Speaker: Stephanie Friant, Launch Operations Director
Supported by an Action Grant from 
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115 E. 4th St.
Chaska, MN .55318
952.856.0195