Construction progress. At Second and Laird streets. Winona Volunteer Services operates a food shelf and a used clothing shop and offers a wide range of services, including home-delivered meals and assistance to needy households and the homeless.
Progress continues on consolidation
WINONA, Minn. – The Bremer Trust, launched in 1944 from the fortune of banker Otto Bremer, awarded $250,000 to Winona Volunteer Services toward a central facility that is under construction on East Second Street. The charity organization plans to integrate the delivery of basic needs services in the $4.8 million 22,00-square foot building. The Bremer grant includes a direct payment of $100,000 for construction and $150,000 to match the organization’s own new fund-raising. The new building combines separate operations at two nearby addresses