Each month, KTIS profiles a local organization that is making a difference in our community. All during the month, we share stories of how they are changing lives. KARE 11′s Julie Nelson, a Twin Cities’ award-winning anchor, is our host of this program, interviewing the gifted men and women who run these organizations.

Past 98.5 KTIS Difference Makers include:

	Autism Speaks is dedicated to providing support and resources for individuals with autism and their families
	The Billy GrahamEvangelisticAssociation proclaims the gospel and equips people to share their faith
	Bridging serves families in transition
	CaringBridge helps families and friends connect during serious health events
	Club 3 Degrees presents God in a relevant way and provides a safe venue for concerts and events
	TheDwellingPlace brings hope and healing to victims of domestic abuse
	Feed My Starving Children provides for God’s starving children in body and spirit
	Fellowship of Christian Athletes encourages athletes in their faith, service and fellowship
	Fishing for Life raises funds for urban youth ministries
	Habitat for Humanity helps create and preserve home ownership
	Here’s Life Inner City helps the church serve the poor
	Hope Academy provides Christ centered education for the inner-city
	Hope Chest for Breast Cancer cares for underserved women and families affected by breast cancer
	Hope For the City fights poverty, hunger and disease with corporatesurplus
	Kinship provides youth mentoringopportunities
	Life Coaches for Kids helpsdevelop Christian mentoring opportunities
	Meals on Wheels helps people live independently
	Metro Hope Ministries helps men, women and children overcome life-controlling habits
	Minnesota Teen Challenge helps teens and adults find freedom from addiction
	Moms in Touch gathers moms to pray for kids and their schools
	The National Center for Fathering helps inspire men to be the fathers their children need
	New Life Family Services helps people make life affirming decisions
	Operation Christmas Child shares God’s love through practical gifts
	The Salvation Army provides care services and disaster relief
	Search Ministries helps people live out their faith in the workplace
	Sharing and Caring Hands provides and cares forfor the needs of the poor
	Stem International leads shortterm mission trips
	Store to Door delivers groceries and prescriptions to Twin Cities homebound seniors.
	Tree House transforms lives through regional youth centers.
	The Union Gospel Mission serves the homeless, poor and addicted
	Urban Homeworks provides dignified housing opportunities for low income families
	Urban Ventures supports families through youth leadership training
	Walk on Water helps kids grow in faith through water sports
	World Servants provides learning and service experiences all over the world
	Youth Enterprise gives urban youth relevant life and business skills
	Youth Frontiers is a nonprofit organization that partners with schools to create more positive school communities. Through programs that help young people realize the importance of living a life of character.
	Changing Gaits, Inc. is a Faith Based diversified Equine Assisted Addiction Service (EAAS) and is committed to teaching, guiding, and encouraging positive attitudes, behavior modification, and life skills by using the healing bond of horses.