Ending Homelessness http://blog.lib.umn.edu/hup/endinghomelessness/ An online forum for Hennepin County employees and University Minnesota faculty and students to communicate and collaborate toward ending homelessness in Minneapolis and Hennepin County. en Copyright 2009 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:59:37 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=4.25 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Review of Research As mentioned in our meeting, Commissioner Gail Dorfman occassionaly needs assistance determining the credibility of research that comes accross her desk.

Any comments on the following report would be appreciated:
Without Housing: Decades of Federal Housing Cutbacks, Massive Homelessness, and Policy Failures

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The group will reconvene on May 4th to further develop plans for collaboration.

View the Meeting Notes & Action Items here: Download file
View the contact list of attendees here: Download file
View a power point summary of the Heading Home Hennepin plan here: Download file

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See the Wilder Foundation website for more details.

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The purpose of this online forum is to encourage focused discussion on ending homelessness in Minneapolis and Hennepin County. Your comments are welcome!

How to post a comment:
To post a comment, just click on "Comments" below, and it will be sent to the Hennepin-University Partnership before it becomes visible on the site. We will actively guide people to your questions and comments so that you are not merely sending them out into the void.

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