Plans to End Homelessness in Minnesota

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Plans to End Homelessness in Minnesota

• Homes For All
• December 7, 2006
• Laura Kadwell
• Mary Ulland Evans
• Cathy ten Broeke
• Jennifer Ho

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Minnesotas Business Plan to End Long-Term
Homelessness
People To Be Served

• 52 have mental illness
• 33 have chemical dependency problem
• 24 have dual diagnosis (MI and CD)
• 16 are veterans
• 31 report brain injury
• 24 have history of being victimized by domestic
  violence
• 25 have criminal history that affected their
  housing
• Strategy Create an additional 4,000 units of
  permanent supportive housing by 2010.

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Progress on Business Plan2004 - 2006
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For Further Information

• Laura Kadwell
• Minnesota Director for Ending Long-Term
  Homelessness
• Email laura.kadwell_at_state.mn.us
• Minnesota Housing websitewww.mhfa.state.mn.us
• The Business Plan is athttp//www.mhfa.state.mn.
  us/about/homeless_business_plan.pdf

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Heading Home HennepinThe Ten-Year Plan to End
Homelessness

• 6 Goals, 30 Recommendations
• Prevent Homelessness
• Provide Coordinated Outreach
• Develop Housing Opportunities
• Improve Service Delivery
• Build Capacity for Self-Support
• Implement System Improvements

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For Further Information

• Cathy ten Broeke
• 300 S 6th St A1605
• Minneapolis, MN 55487
• 612-596-1606
• Cathy.ten.broeke_at_co.hennepin.mn.us
• www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/homelessness
• www.homelessconnectminneapolis.org

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Heading Home Ramsey

• The Plan to End Homelessness
• in Saint Paul and Ramsey County
• Part 1 Ending Long-Term Homelessness
• Part 2 Ending All Homelessness
• Jennifer L. Ho, Chair
• Ramsey County City of Saint Paul
• Homeless Advisory Board

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Part 1 Ending Long-Term Homelessness

• Create 920 units of permanent supportive housing
• Prevent long-term homelessness
• Increase and leverage public investment
• Improve coordination and delivery of services and
  housing
• Build a community-wide response to homelessness

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Part 2 Ending All Homelessness

• Prevent Homelessness
• Expand Housing Opportunities
• Build and Support Stability
• End Homelessness for Unaccompanied Youth
• Enhance Leadership and Coordination