 United Way of Bemidji and Community Resource Connections have a new home right on Paul Bunyan Drive. Our own Charelle Moore tells us how the new location is helping both the nonprofits work together. United Way of Bemidji and Community Resource Connections needed a new home after their last building was sold. The two groups decided it was a great chance to reach out to the community together. My board of directors really thought this was an opportunity to find a visible place. We often were in the back of a building not seen and this was a great opportunity to be seen by the community. The causes are different but similar enough to where they can help each other out. United Way funds agencies that impacts areas of basic needs for health, income and education. CRC's mission is to improve access to community services through collaboration, coordination and integration. I think both of us would agree that together we need to have everybody together in order to really make an impact. This brings two similar but different populations of people together in a way that I think will be productive. This new building will give Community Resource Connections and United Way of Bemidji a whole new way to collaborate. Now sharing ideas will be just as easy as walking down the hall. Just even in the short time that we've been here just a couple of months, I think we've found some really exciting things that we can do together that will be very impactful both for the nonprofit sector as well as for the community for the public as a whole. Both organizations believe that moving to this location will be a way to help them grow. Our hope is that we'll continue to grow so we can meet the needs of our partner agencies because as Bemidji grows so do our needs. Reporting of Bemidji, Sheryl Moore, Lakeland News. United Way and CRC will host an open house at their new location tomorrow afternoon beginning at 4pm. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.