This website was created by students from Metropolitan State University.

Out of the need for a new website, Martin Kelly of U.S. Federal Credit Union and May Xiong of Lutheran Social services coordinated this project with John Simmer, instructor of a Graduate level course entitled Writing and Designing for the Web (Writ 573) at Metropolitan State University, St. Paul, MN.

This website represents their work. Aside from some updated content and feature additions, what you see here is adapted and extended from the finished website submitted by the team. Team members are listed below along with their contributions and bio (where provided). Feel free to contact them if you're in need of a web developer or related freelance services.

This site meets current authoring standards for web design and accessibility. Text content and images were provided. Much of the text was edited and formatted to best suite the needs of the client as well as the readability and usability of site visitors. All other aspects of the website were developed and deployed entirely by the design team. This includes: site structure, graphics, web coding and menu system, as well as search engine strategy.

Team Members

• Nathaniel Saltz has over five years experience in program coordination, project management, writing and communication experience in the nonprofit sector. Nathaniel is completing his BA in Technical Communication at Metropolitan State University. His primary areas of focus on this project have included developing Web copy specific for audience needs, communication and coordination between design team and clients, and development of the design overview for the EFC site.
• Chad Stahlman has over two years experience in website design in the nonprofit sector. Chad is completing his BA in Technical Communication at Metropolitan State University. His primary areas of focus on this project have included website design (including layout and coding), communication and coordination between design team and clients, and development of the design overview for the EFC site.
• Charisse Edwards Charisse Edwards has a diverse background in media. She is a published journalist and voice actress. She also works in TV, film and radio.