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O UR MISSION : T o house, support, and advocate for people experiencing homelessness.
O UR P ROGRAMS Housing for Housing for Shelter Individuals Families Located in south Housing programs that A variety of housing Minneapolis since specialize in women, programs for over 1982. people with mental 200 families with Open 5 PM – 9 AM illness, and people with children. every day of the year. disabilities. SHS provides regular Serves 22 women and Individuals were support for parents 44 men. homeless 8-9 years on and children; including Shelter guests stay for average before entering parenting workshops, 28 days and work with the program. connections to staff to eliminate employment and SHS provides regular housing barriers and health services, early support, community move into stable childhood services, connections, and a housing. education support, rental subsidy to make Savings program allows mentoring, and rent affordable. guests to stay longer tutoring. and encourages saving money for housing. The average length of services is 22 months.
O UR N EWEST P ROGRAMS Adult Shelter Youth Housing Connect The five Minneapolis 39 apartments of shelters serving single supportive housing for adults formed the youth and young adults Single Adult Shelter experiencing Collaborative. homelessness. Simpson coordinates Location: the Adult Shelter 3360 W. 66 th St. Edina Connect which assists single adults in accessing and navigating the shelter system in a more logical and dignified way. Located at St Olaf Church downtown
2016-17 C OMMUNITY I MPACT
U NDERSTANDING & ENDING H OMELESSNESS “ I T IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT ENDING HOMELESSNESS DOES NOT MEAN THAT NO PERSON WILL EVER FACE A HOUSING CRISIS . R ATHER , IT MEANS THAT COMMUNITIES WILL DEVELOP SYSTEMS TO ENSURE THAT HOUSING CRISES THAT LEAD TO HOMELESSNESS WILL BE PREVENTED WHENEVER POSSIBLE .” -C ATHY TEN BROEKE , MPA MN D IRECTOR TO P REVENT AND E ND HOMELESSNESS
H OMELESSNESS IN MN Close to 10,000 Minnesotans homeless on any given night and 40,000 Minnesotans homeless per Adults (55 and year older) 9% 3,300 children, half are 5 and younger Children with Main Cause: Lack of affordable their parents housing 36% # hours at min wage to afford a Adults ( age 25 market-rate 2 bdrm = 79 or older) 40% $17.76/hour required to afford Young adult (18- average 2 bedroom unit 24) 13% Average wait for subsidized Unaccompanied housing = 3-5 years minors 2% African Americans and American Indians disproportionately impacted Source: Wilder Research 2015 MN Study
C HILDREN & Y OUTH S ERVICES Our mission is to break the generational cycle of homelessness by partnering with parents to support children’s academic success, stability, and wellbeing.
E FFECTS ON ACADEMIC POTENTIAL I NSTABILITY School changes; Attendance issues trouble making and keeping friends can lead to T RAUMA Inability to Extreme behaviors, concentrate behind in school can lead to O VERCROWDED Withdrawal/aggressive Disturbed sleep; no LIVING behavior, lack of quiet area to do preparation for school CONDITIONS homework can lead to L ACK OF BASIC NEEDS May be bullied, stay home or keep coat on Poor attendance, low (Clothing, Food, Health if wearing same self esteem Care, Transportation) clothes, health conditions can lead to Adapted from MPS Title 1
I NDIVIDUAL G ROWTH IN R EADING Showing individual variability in reading scores by grade ------National Average ------Homeless & Highly Mobile Average What explains individual differences? Graph by Christopher Desjardins
R ESILIENCE F ACTORS Effective caregiving/parenting Close relationships with other capable adults Close friends Intelligence and problem solving skills Self-control; emotion regulation; planfulness Motivation to succeed Self-efficacy Faith, hope, belief that life has meaning Effective schools Effective neighborhoods; collective efficacy Research from Dr. Ann Masten “Ordinary Magic: Resilience in Development”
J OIN US ! Reading Tutor Literacy Mentor Middle School Mentor
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