Homelessness and housing
Homelessness
Since 1991 Wilder has conducted a statewide homelessness survey every three years to better understand the causes, circumstances and effects of homelessness.
2009 Study
Initial study results from the October 22 survey will be available spring, 2010.
2006 Study
Overview of homelessness in Minnesota 2006
Overview of youth and young adult homelessness in Minnesota
Homeless youth who identify as GLBTQ
Tables of number of homeless people by state and region PDF
Homeless adults and their children in Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota 2006
Homeless veterans in Minnesota 2006
Homeless and near-homeless people on northern Minnesota Indian reservations
Homeless youth documentary and additional resources
Fact sheets:
Homelessness among older adults
Homelessness in rural Minnesota
African immigrants homeless in Minnesota
Long term homelessness among individuals and families in Minnesota
American Indian homeless in Minnesota (not living on reservations)
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A selection of Wilder's most relevant, recent work on affordable housing and homelessness:
Analysis from the 2006 Statewide Survey of Homelessness in Minnesota
September 2009: Brian Pittman
Briefly presents information on GLBTQ youth and the factors that may have contributed to their homelessness.
Emergency shelter and transitional housing, federal fiscal year 2008
August 2009
Nearly 13,000 people stayed in the emergency shelter and transitional housing programs that participate in Minnesota's Homeless Management Information System during the 12 months from October 2007 to September 2008.
Emergency housing use in Ramsey County, 2006 and 2007
February 2009: Craig Helmstetter, Emily Warren
Tracks changes in adult and family emergency shelter use in Ramsey County.
The impact of the recession and foreclosures in the Twin Cities
December 2008: Craig Helmstetter
Examines the effects of the recession on families whose housing costs eat up too much of their income.
Projections of low-income and cost-burdened households by 2010 and 2020
July 2008: Craig Helmstetter, Allen Burns
This report presents projections of the need for housing affordable to low-income households in the East Metro area of the Twin Cities, including Anoka, Dakota, Ramsey, and Washington counties.
Are programs making a difference? And how does mine compare?
June 2008: Craig Helmstetter
Presentation from the Corporation for Supportive Housing 10th Annual Minnesota Conference, June 19 and 20, 2008.
Report to study advisors and funders
May 2008: Ellen Shelton, June Heineman, Greg Owen
Planning study that summarizes the results of a survey of supportive housing programs in Minnesota.
Impacts and solutions
April 2008: Ellen Shelton, Greg Owen
Demonstrates why businesses should invest in solutions to homelessness and gives examples of innovative and successful business responses.
Presentation on February 29, 2008
March 2008
Presentation for CURA Housing Forum on May 18, 2007
May 2007: Paul Anton, Craig Helmstetter
This presentation was given to the CURA Housing Forum at the University of Minnesota on May 18, 2007 (http://www.cura.umn.edu/forum.php). The presentation includes preliminary results from our study of current and future low-income housing needs in the East Metro.
A discussion paper prepared for the Wilder Foundation
November 2006: Craig Helmstetter
Home ownership in the Twin Cities is among the highest in the nation. The picture looks rosy. But is it?
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Emmy-nominated documentary
Six young adults share their personal stories of being homeless as teens. Homeless Youth: Finding Home