{"id":22674,"date":"2026-04-06T15:25:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:25:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sabathani.webaloolabs.com\/?p=22674"},"modified":"2026-04-06T15:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T20:25:44","slug":"leading-with-care-sherri-green-featured-on-mpr-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sabathani.webaloolabs.com\/?p=22674","title":{"rendered":"Leading with care: Sherri Green featured on MPR News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"384\">Taking care of the South Minneapolis community isn\u2019t just part of <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sabathani Community Center<\/span><\/span>\u2019s mission; it\u2019s something that runs deep for Sherri Green.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"386\" data-end=\"755\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2026\/03\/31\/sherri-green-at-sabathani-community-center-helped-revamp-the-minneapolis-food-shelf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent feature from <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">MPR News<\/span><\/span><\/a>, Sherri reflects on her journey from growing up in the neighborhood to now serving as Sabathani\u2019s Director of Critical Services. Her work today centers on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sabathani.webaloolabs.com\/food-distribution\/\">Food Distribution Center<\/a>, where she and her team support hundreds of community members each week with food, clothing, and care grounded in dignity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"944\">\u201cI got to actually touch people in the community. Talk to them, feed them, tell them what we\u2019re doing,\u201d Sherri shares. \u201cI\u2019m a relator, so I build relationships. I\u2019m at home at what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"946\" data-end=\"1261\">Over the past six years, Sherri has helped transform Sabathani\u2019s food shelf\u2014expanding staff, improving access through appointments and multilingual support, and creating a more welcoming, people-centered experience. At the heart of it all is a simple but powerful approach: slow down, listen, and lead with empathy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1263\" data-end=\"1326\">\u201cThis is why I do this,\u201d she says. \u201cWhen people say thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1409\">\ud83d\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mprnews.org\/story\/2026\/03\/31\/sherri-green-at-sabathani-community-center-helped-revamp-the-minneapolis-food-shelf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story and listen to the interview on MPR News.<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taking care of the South Minneapolis community isn\u2019t just part of Sabathani Community Center\u2019s mission; it\u2019s something that runs deep for Sherri Green. In a recent feature from MPR News, Sherri reflects on her journey from growing up in the neighborhood to now serving as Sabathani\u2019s Director of Critical Services. 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