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June 2009
Dear Friend of Heading Home Minnesota,
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As always, we invite your comments, questions and ideas for Heading Home Minnesota's e-news. Thank you for supporting our work to end homelessness.
From the Director
This week, Governor Pawlenty announced his recommended unallotments to solve the remaining deficit in the state budget. The five programs on Heading Home Minnesota’s legislative agenda were not on the list. The HHM focus on preserving homeless programs was largely successful. But cuts in other programs that provide services to residents in supportive housing, prevention, outreach, and support for counties and cities highlight the current challenge, as the momentum and successes of the efforts to end homelessness collide with growing homelessness and the dramatic change in public and private funding. Read more...
Up Close and Personal
For Minneapolis Dad Irwin Wade, Father's Day is Truly a Day to Celebrate
For Irwin Wade, this Father’s Day is truly a day to celebrate. Formerly homeless, Wade, 43, decided to turn his life around. Today Wade and his son live at the Camden Apartments. Read more...
News from the State
Project Homeless Connect Continues Success in Minnesota; Serves 9,256 People Experiencing Homelessness During 2008
Project Homeless Connect is a one-day, "one-stop shop" approach to providing and coordinating services for people who are experiencing homelessness. A recently released report, "Project Homeless Connect: A Recap of the 2008 Minnesota Events", provides a snapshot of these events across the state. Read more...
Special Feature
Cathy ten Broeke of Minneapolis Among Group of Leaders in Efforts to End Homelessness Invited to Meet with Obama Administration
Cathy ten Broeke, Coordinator to End Homelessness for Minneapolis and Hennepin County, was one of eight leaders from around the country invited by the Obama Administration to Washington, D.C. on May 29, 2009, for a series of meetings with key officials. The purpose of the meeting was to advise the Obama Administration on priority strategies for ending homelessness. Read more...
In the Community
Ground Breaking of 'Lincoln Place' - First Large-Scale Supportive Housing for Young Adults in Metro Suburbs
On June 4, dozens of people gathered in Eagan for the ground breaking of Lincoln Place, the first suburban large-scale supportive housing development in Minnesota for young adults. Lincoln Place will provide 24 units of supportive housing for young adults ages 18-25 in need of affordable housing and support services. Read more...
Spotlight on Supportive Housing
Blue Earth County Board Hears Final Report on Evaluation of Supportive Housing and Managed Care Pilot
On Tuesday, May 12, members of the Blue Earth County Board learned that their original instincts were correct: changing the way we address long-term homelessness can produce better results for taxpayers and homeless people. Board members heard the results from the Hearth Connection's Supportive Housing and Managed Care Pilot , an experiment in which Blue Earth County was one of two original participants. The pilot project - both in Blue Earth and Ramsey counties – concluded that those served had highly complex needs, that their lives improved while they were in supportive housing, and that the intervention caused desirable shifts in costs associated with their care. Read more...
About Heading Home Minnesota
The Heading Home Minnesota Steering Committee, co-chaired by Jim Frey of the Frey Foundation and by Carleen Rhodes of the Minnesota and Saint Paul Community Foundations, consists of community leaders from the public, business, nonprofit, faith, and philanthropic sectors. The work is led by Executive Director Kit Hadley.
For more information about Heading Home Minnesota or to suggest a future e-news topic, please call 612-335-3586 or email info@headinghomeminnesota.org.
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Photography Credits
by Wing Young Huie | Model Cities in St. Paul | courtesy of the Family Housing Fund | 
