Jesse Germundson, Executive Director for the Northern Lights Alliance for Homeless Shelters is asking area residents and businesses for help during the holiday season. The hope is to raise enough funds to continue to operate the shelters in Mason City. https://kiow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2025/11/MCNL-1.wav

The alliance utilizes grant funding and donations to operate. They cannot use funding the state or federal sources like Medicare or Medicaid. This puts a tremendous emphasis on securing the private and grant funding to assist those in need.

Germundson is proud of the difference Northern Lights Alliance for Homeless Shelters provides opposed to other shelters. https://kiow.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2025/11/MCNL-2.wav

This allows those who use the facility to regain the

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