Recent reports show that only about one-third of the affordable housing units needed in the past decade have been built.
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Homelessness grows as globalization boosts housing costs
The median sales price for homes in cities from Minneapolis to Miami to Manhattan has increased by more than 50% since the onset of the Great Recession in 2008.
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More spaces available this winter for people experiencing homelessness
Partners from the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County and State of Minnesota are coming together to encourage people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Hennepin County to come inside as winter weather arrives.
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Ramsey County Board approves use of Bethesda Hospital as homeless shelter
The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to move forward with a $1.2 million lease agreement with M Health Fairview to utilize Bethesda Hospital in Saint Paul as a homeless shelter.
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Homeless advocates, Mpls Park Police clash over encampments
Homelessness in Minneapolis continues to be a problem, and the COVID-19 pandemic has stressed the need for a solutions.
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Nonprofit and business partners feed thousands as hunger spreads
‘The core of our mission is feeding people who are in need hot nutritious meals.’
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County, nonprofits partner to safeguard homeless
Everyday struggles such as addiction, trauma and mental health issues are now being compounded with tight living spaces in homeless shelters.
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Can inclusionary zoning ease Mpls’ housing crisis?
Minneapolis’ intermediary inclusionary zoning policy was implemented as an official regulatory policy on January 1 of 2020.
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Black America’s housing crisis: more renters than homeowners
According to HUD, 56,381 Blacks (27%) are living on the nation’s streets, instead of in homeless shelters.
Posted inOpinion
Hostility against the homeless is on the rise
Homelessness is a tragedy in and of itself. Locally, the issue has been covered in the news a lot as of late.
Posted inOpinion
Formerly homeless young people make good advocates for the homeless
Formerly homeless teens offer suggestions for a ‘broken’ system.
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Philosophical “do-goodism” is simply hypocrisy
As many seek to celebrate this holiday season that focuses on giving, we should focus on ways in which our society gives to people on a regular what they need to enjoy life to the fullest
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Several options to reverse housing needs
When North Minneapolis was separated and isolated by highways it was a big deal, and similarly, we need big ideas and plans to reverse that tragedy in order to address the housing needs of the current and future residents. Below, I have listed some ideas that I thought about as long- and short-term solutions. They do […]
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Advocates use Super Bowl to highlight housing crisis
Mayor to faith communities: ’We have to act right now’ Everyone from adults to children are at risk of becoming homeless. This ominous fact was voiced during this year’s Super Bowl opening weekend when Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness (DCEH) hosted an interfaith gathering Sunday afternoon at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Nicollet Mall. The group, […]
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Homeless relocated during Super Bowl weekend
However, the event will likely draw sexual predators Millions of people are expected to converge on the Twin Cities this week, the epicenter of the sporting world’s biggest stage — Super Bowl 52. But what about the area’s homeless, especially in downtown Minneapolis where the game and most of the public and private activities are […]
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Little things can mean a lot — especially to homeless people trying to work
When people say, “Small things add up,” the nonprofit organization Small Sums, established in 2005, would agree. That insight is what informs their work helping homeless people get and keep jobs by providing what some people might see as small things. Terre Thomas, executive director of Small Sums since 2013, says, “We aid…people who’ve experienced […]