St. Cloud area homeless concerns committee speaks to state policymakers about homelessness
On December 10, 2008 the St. Cloud Area Homeless Concerns Committee met with Representatives Dan Severson, Steve Gottwalt, and Larry Hosch and spoke with them about homeless issues and the work that providers are doing to address homelessness in the area. In particular ageincies educated policymakers about their program efforts, their sources of funding, how they all work and collaborate together in our community, and unmet needs, or gaps which exist in the community.
Thirteen agencies participated. They included:
Stearns county–street outreach
Place of Hope–Church of the week program
New Beginnings–Maternity home
Catholic Charities SHY Program–homeless youth
Catholic Charities Hope program–mental health issues
CentraCare –journey home–Chemical Dependency
Central MN Council on Aging
Central MN re-entry Project–re-entry from incarceration
Catholic Charities Domus Program–transitional housing
Housing Coalition–Supportive housing
St. Cloud HRA–Subsidized housing
TriCAP–Renting 101 & Financial stability
Stearns Benton Workforce Center
