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Minnesotans have a reputation of being tireless and effective advocates for all children. We are recognized for our willingness to speak up to insure that all children have a healthy start in life. No one needs this healthy start more than children who have been homeless. Watch Video

NEW 2009 Statewide Homeless Research This study from Wilder Research found more homelss children than ever, with half of homeless children age 5 or younger and racial and ethnic minorities disproportionately affected. Click here to read

The Minnesota Interagency Council on Homelessness has released Minnesota’s Roadmap for Ending Homelessness: a comprehensive set of strategies for maximizing and aligning future work on this initiative. Click here to view PDF

Homelessness and accompanying trauma can have a profound negative impact on all areas of a child's development.  Yet, children and youth continue to represent a growing population of the homeless.  To learn more, read Wilder Research 2009 Minnesota homeless fact sheet, Homeless Children in Minnesota and their Families.

 
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Family Mental Health Collaborative

This is the story of how an extraordinary group of supportive housing organizations came together to address a pressing common need – sufficient resources to support homeless families having mental illness and chemical dependency. By trusting each other enough to share internal program weaknesses, they found a collective solution. Their willingness to see beyond the lack within our community and find the resourcefulness within themselves produced a series of strategies to equip and empower supportive housing staff. As part of a much larger local and national story of responses to family homelessness, they modeled how to leverage shared wisdom and resources for vigilant effective service.

  • The Supportive Housing Provider Group: Addressing the Mental and Chemcial Health Needs of Families in Supportive Housing, pdf EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • The Supportive Housing Provider Group: Addressing the Mental and Chemcial Health Needs of Families in Supportive Housing,  pdf FULL REPORT