Founder Feature: Childhood Dream to a Nonprofit Reality
How often do people’s childhood dreams become reality? Considering how few astronauts there are in the world, I’d say it’s pretty rare. But Therese Gruba made it happen. Therese is the co-founder of New Hope for Families, a faith-based nonprofit in northern Minnesota that supports foster families, and she sat down with me to talk through her journey of making her dream nonprofit a reality.
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