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Data and analysis from the Minnesota Homeless Study provide insights and inform action in the work to eliminate homelessness in Minnesota.
Below are highlights of the many ways we are sharing what we learned from the study to make an impact.
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Minnesota Homeless Study In the News
- Don’t let progress on homelessness slip away (Star Tribune) – Cites findings from the 2018 Minnesota Homeless Study.
- How to aid seniors who need it (Star Tribune) - This opinion piece references Minnesota Homeless Study data on older adult homelessness.
- The state with the most homelessness isn't New York, according to data—it's this (MSN)
- Homelessness in our backyard (Press Publications)
- Philanthropy is not enough — Legislature needs to step up for homeless youth | Opinion (Star Tribune) – References data on youth experiencing homelessness from the 2018 study.
- In plain sight (Business North)
- Housing issues proven to affect community health (Southern Minnesota)
- Data: Sheltered homelessness rose in Minnesota in 2021 (Grand Forks Herald)
- Addressing homelessness in Northfield: The Wallflower Project (Northfield News)
Out and About: Presentations and Events
Study director Michelle Decker Gerrard shared trends in statewide homelessness with the Minnesota House Housing Finance and Policy Committee as part of a Homes for All Coalition presentation.
Michelle Decker Gerrard co-presented two sessions at the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless 2021 annual conference October 7 & 8, 2021: Tailoring Services to the Strengths and Needs of LGBTQ+ Youth and Adults Experiencing Homelessness and Meeting Them Where They’re At: Understanding the Needs of People Experiencing Unsheltered Homelessness.
Beyond the Numbers: Using Data to Address and End Homelessness
Learn about the unique ways community members engage with and use the Minnesota Homeless Study to inform programs, services, policy, and funding, and how homelessness is addressed in our state.
- Emcee: Brandt Williams, Reporter, Minnesota Public Radio
- Panelist: Michelle Decker Gerrard, Minnesota Homeless Study Director, Wilder Research
- Panelist: Cathy ten Broeke, Director to Prevent and End Homelessness, State of Minnesota
- Panelist: David Schultz, Metro State University Professor, Homeless Study Volunteer
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