Homeless Crisis

A federal judge on Wednesday cleared the path for the City of Minneapolis to evict the people living in a high profile encampment.

Residents of the Nenookaasi camp in Minneapolis have filed a lawsuit against Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey in hopes of stopping their eviction. 

Following the creation of 100 tiny homes intended to combat homelessness in Minneapolis, the city is now considering a second location.

Dakota County commissioners will vote Tuesday on whether to apply for a grant to convert an Eagan hotel into a permanent homeless shelter.

Mary F. Frey Opportunity Center is a resource hub run by Catholic Charities Twin Cities to help connect those who are homeless with vital services such as a mailbox or to seek permanent housing and employment. They serve on average about 220 people a day.

Steller, who owns Steller Hair Company in Northeast Minneapolis, recruited about a half dozen professional barbers to cut free haircuts to about 50 people who are unhoused.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced over $1.6 million in grants to help fight homelessness in rural Minnesota.

An encampment of unhoused people at The Quarry shopping center in Minneapolis was cleared Friday morning. 

It was approaching 11 p.m. on Thursday night and the trickle of people arriving at the Ramsey County winter warming space in downtown St. Paul was beginning to increase, with small groups of men and a few women forming a line to check in at tables by the front door. 

Hennepin County paramedics and EMTs are asking for the public's help to distribute warm socks, hats and gloves to unsheltered people to help prevent them from getting frostbite.

While the debate over Minneapolis’ policy toward homeless encampments continues, residents at the Quarry encampment are trying to prepare for winter as temperatures drop. Here's what they say they need.

The city said that the move to close the encampment only happened after the residents had been warned and city staff had connected them with services.

Fires that started in the early morning hours of July 20 in Minneapolis destroyed three homes and one garage, but the cause of its start remains undetermined.

A program designed to provide money to homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgages or other eligible housing expenses will be extended into August.

Project REACH, the organization that provides resources for families within the St. Paul Public School District experiencing homelessness, is in need of coats and other winter gear for nearly 700 students struggling with homelessness.

A woman who was once left homeless herself after escaping an abusive relationship in the 90s has turned a home in north Minneapolis into a shelter to help others in need.

The community relations coordinator with Bridging, Diana Dalsin, says the current bed supply is prompting her desperate public call for donations.