Article: Knack for people turns into a calling that helps hundreds
It's a typical morning for Gino Nelson, a friend, mentor and father figure to hundreds of Twin Citians in need.
First stop is a Burnsville apartment that he just found for a Vietnam War veteran, staying with the man through the housing inspection and arranging a furniture dropoff. Next, he stops by the Minneapolis home of a disabled man to check on his application for disability payments. Then he heads to St. Stephen's Human Services, where he helps people in its homeless shelter find a place to live and start a new life ...