Nancy Gunzenhauser Attends Grassroots & Groundwork Conference
Horizons Board Member Nancy Gunzenhauser attended the Grassroots & Groundwork Conference organized by the Northwest Area Foundation in St. Paul, Minnesota on May 28-30th. The conference included reports of efforts being made by communities from across the United States. Donna Beegle, the daughter of migrant farmers, shared her personal journey from generational poverty to completing her PhD, becoming President of Communication Across Barriers and founder & CEO of PovertyBridge, a nonprofit dedicated to changing lives for people in poverty. She is a national presenter and author of “See Poverty, Be the Difference.” Former Governor Tom Vilsack provide the closing remarks. Nancy shared that she was greatly moved by the information she received at the conference about the number of children who live in poverty. “I am saddened that I have gotten this old and not realized the depth of the problem,” said Nancy after attending the conference.