For our Quarter 3 event of 2023, we partnered with Michael Allen’s foundation, “My Very Own Bed.” His organization focuses on assisting the local community by envisioning, “All children should have a bed so they can sleep well, dream, and find comfort in a place of their own.” In doing so, Michael and his team has provided a bed and linen to over 5,000 kids in our community.

This year, Midwest Staffing and family has partnered with this organization by volunteering in their bed delivery event and assisting in making dream kits for each child that receives a bed. This is our second year supporting this organization and we plan to continue! All kits include a blanket, book, bed sheets, and a stuffed animal.

Midwest Staffing & KeyStaff Professionals not only had the opportunity to sponsor this great event! The annual MDI Ability Bash event celebrates the achievements and abilities of people with disabilities while raising funds to support MDI’s mission to serve people with disabilities by offering employment opportunities and services. The evening included a dessert dash, vacation raffle, games with prizes, auctions, dinner, as well as an engaging program.  This year’s event was funded MDI’s Unified Work program, which helps people with disabilities and other barriers develop valuable soft skills and become more workforce ready. Over $140,000 was raised to advance the Unified Work program! It was a great evening making a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities!

Teams from Midwest Staffing and KeyStaff Professionals were fortunate enough to come together to bring and prepare a meal for the patients staying at the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge in Minneapolis.  We loved the opportunity to connect with some of the patients and hear their courageous stories.  It was a heartwarming evening of sharing and team bonding! We were humbled by the experience and so grateful for organizations like the American Cancer Society who help bring hope to so many.

We loved seeing the faces of our employees who received one of the holiday meals last year. It was one of the most rewarding ways to give back.  A handful of our most dedicated and hardworking employees were given a holiday meal to share with their family this season.  We chose to present them with gift cards this year so that they can choose their meals. Just another way Midwest Staffing and Keystaff Professionals can bring joy and spread holiday cheer. 

Our team had so much fun volunteering at 2^nd Harvest Heartland last year, that we did it again!  A group of us got together and spent another evening packaging boxes of food.  We partnered with others in the community to prepare 757 boxes of food.  Each of these boxes contained nearly 30 meals for someone in our community.   This truly is one of our favorite ways to volunteer our time to help others. 

https://www.2harvest.org/second-harvest-heartland-local-minnesota-wisconsin-food-bank

We did it again! Midwest Staffing and KeyStaff Professionals participated in the 2022 “Toys for Tots Campaign”.  We decided to put a goal in place, to collect more than 500 toys this year.  Our 8 branch offices worked together, with some friendly competition, to gather as many toys as we could.  On the final collection day, we slid in with 579 toys, collected and ready to be dropped off at the local collection site.  Putting big smiles on children’s faces Christmas morning makes us so happy!! 

Midwest Staffing and Keystaff Professionals are honored to have volunteered and assisted My Very Own Bed – Providing new beds to kids in need!

Our teams designed and assembled beautiful dream kits for each bed. Once completed, we helped deliver beds and the dream kits to children that were in need of beds in our local community. It was an incredible experience and very heartfelt. We especially loved seeing the kids light when they received a bed where they can enjoy sleep and personal space. Our teams are already looking forward to the next time we volunteer for this amazing non-profit organization founded by Michael J. Allen.

Check the KSTP News interview at the link below!

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/nonprofit-reaches-milestone-of-5000-beds-donated-to-kids-across-the-twin-cities/