As winter tightens its grip, Minnesota shelters are facing record demand with little room to expand. Providers like People Serving People and Catholic Charities say families are staying longer, funding is shrinking, and many are left without safe options. Advocates warn that without long-term investment in housing and support services, shelters alone cannot stop the crisis from worsening.
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State’s closure of housing program creates a ‘storm of instability’
Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services (HHS), a program helping thousands of residents with disabilities and housing instability, is set to end Nov. 1 following a state fraud investigation. The decision has left advocates, service providers, and residents concerned about widespread housing insecurity and what comes next. “This is going to cause more homelessness. We’re going backwards […]
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Minneapolis mayoral candidates debate key issues ahead of Nov. 4 election
At the MPR News and Star Tribune mayoral debate, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and his three primary challengers outlined sharp contrasts on minimum wage, public safety, and ranked choice voting strategy ahead of the November election.
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Federal shutdown pushes single mothers in Minnesota to the brink
One single mother of three children, ages 4, 10, and 20 have recently become homeless. She felt compelled to leave an unsafe apartment building where drug dealers were actively selling drugs around her children.
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One woman’s fight to escape addiction
When Teresa Ludena Chavez walked into the Anything Helps organization for the first time earlier this year, it was a moment of both hardship and hope. Having been homeless since early May after being released from the hospital, Teresa was searching for basic resources: a shower, hygiene supplies, and a safe space to begin the […]
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Mpls mayoral race heats up at Westminster
At the Westminster Hall debate, Minneapolis mayoral candidates clashed over downtown vacancies, homeless encampments, rent control, and policing. Mayor Jacob Frey defended his housing record; Omar Fateh proposed vacancy and land-value taxes and a public-health approach to encampments. DeWayne Davis, Jazz Hampton, and Brenda Short outlined competing public safety and development plans. Early voting has begun.
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Sabri stands firm in defense of private encampment
Minneapolis officials are considering suing developer Hamoudi Sabri over a Longfellow homeless encampment that has drawn fines and complaints of health hazards. Sabri defends allowing people to stay, saying they need stability. Advocates argue legal threats won’t solve homelessness, calling for safe spaces and permanent housing.
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Interfaith Action promises new hope for the homeless
Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul has taken ownership of the former Best Western Plus Como Park Hotel, which will serve as a permanent hub for their Project Home emergency shelter and supportive services program for families experiencing homelessness in Ramsey County.
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Minneapolis 2024: the mayor’s progressive agenda
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s $1.8 billion 2024 budget includes investments in affordable housing, homelessness, economic development and inclusion…
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Minneapolis’ Great River Landing: A place for men to re-enter society
Great River Landing, a 72-unit transitional housing project for those who are formerly incarcerated and transitioning from homelessness, was celebrated on December 12 with a ceremony.
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Nenookaasi encampment eviction indefinitely delayed
The city has indefinitely postponed the slated eviction of Camp Nenookaasi, an unhoused encampment in South Minneapolis.
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Minnesotans can invest in affordable housing development
Minnesota taxpayers may be eligible for a tax credit of 85 percent of the amount they contribute to the Minnesota State Housing Tax Credit and Contribution Fund.
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Chowdhury sworn in to represent Minneapolis Ward 12
Aurin Chowdhury, a Southside native and public policy specialist, was sworn in as the first of two newly elected Minneapolis City Councilmembers to represent Ward 12.
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Home for Good: Bremer Bank and United Way pack 600 kits to support families in transition
‘We want to make those first few nights at home a little easier and more comfortable.’
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White ex-Marine charged with manslaughter in death of Black homeless man
The Manhattan District Attorney’s office announced on Thursday, May 11, that Daniel Penny would be arrested on a charge of manslaughter in the second degree.
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Sweeping away the homeless problem
‘People are losing their shelter, their clothing, their heat. This is how they live, how they survive.’
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Encampment evictions continue in winter 2023
The displacement of unhoused people continued into the new year as MnDOT announced they will clear out a homeless encampment near downtown Minneapolis after a man was shot and killed there on Jan. 12.
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Encampment evictions to continue in winter
The Minneapolis City Council recently voted 9-4 against a proposal to suspend further evictions of unhoused encampments within the city.
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Mpls keeps the homeless on the move
A tent encampment of about 60 people at East 28th Street and Bloomington Avenue was the latest to be evicted in a series of forced relocations of unhoused populations.
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Interfaith Outreach to host 26th annual ‘Sleep Out’
Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners have kicked off its 26th annual “Sleep Out” with a kick-off slated for Saturday, November 13.