List - I'm not an expert, or even very knowledgable on the homeless and affordable housing issue. However, I do have a phone. So here's what I've come up with.
Call #1 Over at Simpson Emergency Housing, 2740 1st Ave. S, the men's facility if full, but 4 spaces open for women and children. Call #2 People Serving People, 400 S 10th St, has openings, but they are for families with children. Person on phone advised me to call the City/County first call for help line for the status on how many beds are available in city. Call #3 First call for Help said to call Salvation Army's Harbor Lights, 1010 Currie Ave. Call #4 Harbor Lights said they have room for one single man, if they hurry. Caitlin's 1 cent analysis - If you are a woman or family with a child you have a better chance to sleep on a bed tonight than a single man. Here's the stats I found on Simpson Housing's website: A Homelessness Quiz (www.simpsonhousing.org) The Population of Minnesota in 2001 was 4.9 million people. 1. How many people are homeless in Minnesota? 21,000 2. How many people are known to have died while homeless last year in Minnesota? 85 (Read about our annual Memorial Service and the people who died in 2001.) 3. What percent of the homeless are working (overall)? 41% 4. What percentage of Simpson Shelter clients are working? 75% 5. What is the percentage of homeless people who have a mental illness? 38% 6. What percent of Minnesotans are on MFIP (welfare) a month? 2.6% 7. What is the life expectancy of a person who is homeless? 47 years 8. What is the overall life expectancy for Americans? 77 years 9. What is the percentage of vacant rental housing available in the Twin Cities? 4% overall and 2.3% for affordable housing alone (<5% vacancy rate in a metropolitan area is considered to be a safe level.) 10. How many people in the Twin Cities will sleep outside tonight? 800 in Minneapolis, 200 in St. Paul 11. On any given night, what is the number of unaccompanied youth (ages 10-17) in the Twin Cities without permanent shelter? 660 12. How many shelter beds exist in the Twin Cities for unaccompanied youth ages 10-17? 57 shelter beds Statistics taken from the Department of Human Services, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Wilder Foundation Survey, and Simpson Housing Services Caitlin Pine currently lucky enough to be housesitting for the parents in Linden Hills in their warm house. Fully equipped with DSL, telephone lines and a phone book. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
