Re: [Mpls] Homeless shelters will stay open

2004-03-24 Thread md
Does the Commissioners approval of Gail Dorfman's resolution to fund the Harbor Lights and Simpson shelters year-round indicate a major shift in attitude toward the homeless in Minneapolis? Or have we been moving in this direction for some time and have all the studies and articles and activism

Re: [Mpls] Homeless shelters will stay open

2004-03-24 Thread Chris Johnson
md wrote: Does the Commissioners approval of Gail Dorfman's resolution to fund the Harbor Lights and Simpson shelters year-round indicate a major shift in attitude toward the homeless in Minneapolis? Or have we been moving in this direction for some time and have all the studies and articles and

RE:[Mpls] Homeless shelters

2003-01-06 Thread V.L. Freeman
In 1994-1996 in Minneapolis St. Paul, we have on any given night any where from 1500 to 3000 youth that were homeless on the street's. However, most of those are in some form of transition. At that time in 1994-1996, there were only less than five hundred beds, do that math. Also, lotteries

RE:[Mpls] Homeless shelters

2003-01-06 Thread Susan Maricle
--- V.L. Freeman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At any time we are all just a step away from needing or getting help, due to a loss so great, which can cause us to lose everything, everything you own. SM This is especially true in the aftermath of 9/11. There was an article in the Strib recently

Re: [Mpls] Homeless shelters or Halfway Houses:cashing in

2002-01-10 Thread PennBroKeith
In a message dated 1/10/02 7:57:07 AM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The proposed shelter in Seven Corners is for 25 able-bodied, middle-aged, working men. At considerable cost to the taxpayers, each man will get a mat on the floor. The most recent calculation is $550