We hope you will plan to join us for our Spring Breakfast, set for Saturday, April 20 at the Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center.

There is no charge for the breakfast (which is always great!). It is one way we can thank all our families and community partners who have been an incredible part of our success over the years.

We will announce our Community Partner Award recipients, introduce you to a couple of wonderful people we support, and share a bit about where we’ve been and where we’re going. Breakfast begins at 9:15 this year, program begins at 10:00, and we’ll wrap up by 11:30 a.m.

You can register for the Spring Breakfast here! Please do so by Monday, April 8. We'll see you there!

Disability Services Day at the Capitol was a big success! 

Hammer & NER brought busloads of people supported by Hammer & NER, staff, family members, Board members, and volunteers to the Capitol. We joined hundreds of advocates from across the State of Minnesota for a big "Rally in the Rotunda!" We cheered for our champions in the legislature and for Gov. Walz, who affirmed his commitment to investing in caregivers. Then we headed off in groups to meet with legislators. We had meetings with 24 out of the 27 legislators in districts we have homes in!

A big thank you to all the hard work put in by staff and volunteers to make this day successful. We look forward to seeing you all at the Capitol next year!

KARE 11 did a story on Disability Services Day at the Capitol that included an interview with our CEO, John Estrem. You can watch that story here.

To read more about the big day, check out this recap on our blog as well as a collection of photos on our website.

Hammer & NER's "Showcasing Our Homes" stories celebrate our homes and apartment programs and the people who are supported there along with their staff.

Our Lakeside home in Minnetonka is staffed by Emma, Christine, and Huda and is home to TJ, Megan, Jake, Lucas, Ryan, and Alysha! Check out their story on our blog.

SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, June 13

5:30 – 9:00 p.m.

Quincy Hall in NE Minneapolis

Thank you to our 2024 Sponsors as of March 20:

·      Bremer Bank

·      Mutual of America

·      Paylocity

·      AK Material Handling Systems

Become a Sponsor early so your name gets on all of our promotional materials. Contact Nathan.Reed@hammer.org to find out how you will get recognition for your support. Click here to view our Online Sponsorship Brochure.

Donate to our auction: We are looking for a wide variety of items: Vacation home stays, tickets to sporting events or performances, golf outings, interesting experiences, wine, beer, restaurant gift cards, power tools, signed sports memorabilia, theme baskets, etc. Please contact Ginger.Venable@Hammer.org with your questions and donations.

We have several employees celebrating significant anniversaries.

Brad Fenske (pictured upper left, DSP, 40 years), Catherine Muchoki (pictured lower left, Nurse, 20 years), Katie Schultz (DSP, 15 years), Cathy Thoma (pictured upper right, Director of Volunteer Resources, 10 years), Sydney Keeler (DSP, 5 years), Najma Ahmed (DSP, 5 years), Sunday Abe (pictured middle right, Lead DSP, 3 years), Mitch Bremness (pictured lower right, AR/Billing Specialist, 3 years), Robbie Russell (Accounting Clerk, 3 years), and Aretha Wallo (DSP, 3 years).

Congratulations and thank you for all that you do!

Chris, who is supported by Hammer & NER, was recently awarded a certificate for providing outstanding customer service at his job at Lunds & Byerlys.

Chris has worked hard to secure a community job and this shows how much of a good job he's doing so far. 

Congratulations, Chris!

Each month in Happenings we feature some of our favorite photos of the people we support "Out & About" having fun in their communities.