homelessness
The recent Star Tribune FREE SPEECH ZONE | Vital Community Programs
Sponsored by Representative Jim Abeler of Anoka, HF128 would cut funding for children and community services, county child support administration, emergency Minnesota Supplemental Aid (MSA) and adult mental health services----all necessary services in our community at the moment. MORE »
Bright Beginnings Studio Project
Join HandsOn Twin Cities volunteers as they spruce up the I Love a Parade Art studio gallery for program participants and visitors. Volunteers will be organizing and sorting art materials. In addition, volunteers will have the opportunity to see an artist studio, learn about upcoming art shows and learn how art can improve the world.
Scratching the Surface: A Glimpse into Poverty and Homelessness
As part of Minneapolis Community and Technical College's Fight to End Hunger and Homelessness, the College is partnering with the Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness to create a photo exhibit, “Scratching the Surface: A Glimpse into Poverty and Homelessness.”
New Pilanthrophy in D.C.
My daughter Maggie wants to see the tough parts of D.C. I drive the Prius down toward the Navy Yard. In front of us, a young black man enters the crosswalk. We lock our doors. He plucks a crushed plastic bottle from the pavement, tosses the trash in a can and a glance our way. He has smart eyes and an oval face. You could imagine him as the President of the United States.MORE »
No home and no way to get to help
The proposal described in this article passed the House and Senate conference committee. Click here for Session Weekly article.MORE »
DINING | Dinner at the Homeless Cafe
For the 4:30 seating, diners were served chicken Alfredo, vegetable soup, fresh fruit and cookies.MORE »
Neighbors helping neighbors—to break into vacant houses
Poverty rights activists broke into at least a dozen vacant Minneapolis buildings this week and helped homeless families move in.
“This is the modern underground railroad,” said Cheri Honkala, National Organizer for the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, the group organizing the “takeovers.”MORE »
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