Aeon

Last Thursday, volunteers from U.S. Bank spent the morning at Aeon’s The Rose, helping refresh the property with some much-needed mulch and outdoor care! Thanks to their hard work, the grounds are looking better than ever. A huge thank you to the U.S. Bank volunteers for supporting our community and helping make The Rose shine!

🐾 Community care in action! On May 19, Aeon’s Parkview Villa partnered with the Animal Humane Society to host a free pet care clinic, helping 36 pets from 27 families access the care they deserve.

We’re excited to continue supporting residents and their furry family members at the next clinic this October at Sienna Green!

Recently, Aeon residents enjoyed a fun-filled evening at a St. Paul Saints game thanks to the generous support of the Saints! From baseball to community connection, it was a wonderful night for everyone who attended. Thank you to the St. Paul Saints for creating such a memorable experience for our residents!

More than 400 community members, advocates, partners, and supporters joined us yesterday morning for Aeon’s Beyond Bricks & Mortar breakfast - and together, raised more than $400,000 to support affordable housing across Minnesota.

The morning was a powerful reminder that safe, stable housing changes lives. Guests heard inspiring stories, reflected on the growing need for affordable homes, and celebrated the momentum being built through community partnership.

“As we celebrate 40 years of Aeon, we also look ahead to the next 40. What will this organization become? I believe the answer lies in continuing to do what Aeon has always done best: staying grounded in the belief that everyone deserves a safe, stable place to call home.”
~ Rachel Robinson, Aeon President & CEO

To everyone who attended, sponsored, donated, volunteered, and supported this event: thank you for helping create and preserve homes where people and communities can thrive.

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As we recognize the final sponsors of Beyond Bricks & Mortar, we’re grateful for the many partners helping move Aeon’s mission forward.

Thank you to our Contributor Sponsors:
- All Ways Drains Ltd.
- Bader Companies
- Baker Tilly
- Choice Bank
- EntreBank
- Mahoney CPAs and Advisors
- Pope Design Group
- The MPX Group

Together, these partnerships help create opportunities for individuals and families to access safe, stable, affordable homes and build brighter futures.

To all of our sponsors: thank you for being part of this year’s event and for standing alongside Aeon in this work. 💙

Beyond Bricks & Mortar is strengthened by the many organizations that believe in the importance of safe, stable, affordable housing.

We’re so thankful to our Promoter Sponsors:

-BDS Laundry Management
-Enterprise
-Great Southern Bank
-Old National Bank
-R4 Capital
-The Javelin Group, Inc.

Their partnerships help further Aeon’s mission and create opportunities for more people to have a place to call home.

Thank you for investing in stronger communities.

We had a wonderful evening celebrating and hearing from our new CEO, Rachel Robinson.

For 40 years, Aeon has worked to create vibrant, thriving affordable communities that strengthen lives and neighborhoods. With Rachel leading the way, we’re excited for what’s next and the future we’ll continue building together.

We’re excited to recognize our Supporter Sponsors for Beyond Bricks & Mortar:

- Ameriprise Bank, FSB
- Bridgewater Bank
- Flannery Construction
- JLL
- Kraus-Anderson
- Pella Windows & Doors
- Renova One
- Republic Services
- Winthrop & Weinstine

Thank you for supporting Aeon’s mission and investing in stronger communities!

We appreciate your support and your commitment to this important work. 💙

We’re celebrating an incredible milestone for someone who helped shape one of our most meaningful conversations last year.

Journalist and anthropologist Brian Goldstone has been awarded the 2026 Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction for his powerful book There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America.

At Aeon’s 2025 Beyond Bricks & Mortar event, Brian brought this work to life, sharing the real stories behind a growing crisis: the rise of the “working homeless.” His reporting follows families who work full-time yet still struggle to find stable housing, revealing how rising rents, low wages, and systemic barriers are reshaping what homelessness looks like in America.

His words challenged us- and continue to challenge us- to think differently about housing, stability, and what it truly means to have a place to call home.

We’re honored to have had Brian as part of our community, and we celebrate this well-deserved recognition of work that is both urgent and deeply human.

We are incredibly grateful to our Partner Sponsors for Beyond Bricks & Mortar, and for their commitment to building stronger, more stable communities!

Thank you to:
- U.S. Bank
- Watson-Forsberg
- Mortenson
- Shaw-Lundquist
- Frerichs Construction
- Target Foundation

Your partnership helps make it possible for individuals and families to have access to safe, affordable homes- and to the stability and opportunity that come with them.

We’re grateful for your continued support and shared commitment to strengthening our community.