This month, in the Heading Home Hennepin newsletter:
Featured:
Hennepin County and our partners are housing and helping veterans overcome homelessness at a higher rate than veterans are coming into the homelessness system.
As a result, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have certified that we effectively ended homelessness among veterans in Minnesota’s largest county.
“Hennepin County is one of the most populous counties in the country to achieve an effective end to veteran homelessness,” said USICH Executive Director Jeff Olivet. “Hennepin County’s efforts are a case study in successful homelessness policy, and we encourage other communities to follow in their footsteps as we work together to ensure every veteran has a home.”
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Heading Home Hennepin Annual meeting: Save the date November 19th
The Heading Home Hennepin Annual meeting is opportunity for those dedicated to the efforts to prevent and end homelessness in Hennepin County to come together, network and learn from one another. This year, our theme is solutions - a focus on both innovative and time-tested ways that our community is responding to homelessness.
When: Tuesday, November 19th, 2024
Where: Minneapolis Central Library, Pohlad Hall - 300 Nicollett Mall, Minneapolis
Agenda:
Master of Ceremonies (MC): Hennepin County's Lived Experience Advisory Group
- ZamYa theater group
- David Hewitt, Director of Hennepin County's Housing Stability
- Video: Keep Showing up
- Presentation by Community Solutions.
- Breakout sessions:
- Solutions that are making homelessness rare: Learn how Emergency Rent Assistance is reducing evictions in Hennepin County through innovative programs, partnerships, and collaboration.
- Solutions that are making homelessness brief: Learn about the system-wide effort to end chronic homelessness using the Built-for-Zero framework.
- Solutions that are making homelessness nonrecurring: A focus on how we are increasing the quality and quantity of supportive housing. Topics include:
- A new metro sales tax
- Recent changes to Housing Support
- Recent investments in supportive housing
Register: Heading Home Hennepin Annual meeting Eventbrite
Invisible People highlights Hennepin County
Community Solutions: Keep Showing up
Voter registration and voting can be challenging for any person and may be
even more so for people experiencing homelessness. It is important for providers to encourage and assist people experiencing homelessness to register and to vote.
Hennepin County voter outreach and engagement resources:
National Alliance to End Homelessness resources:
Launched in January 2023, Hennepin Shelter Hotline has become a valuable thread in the safety net to keep area residents off the streets and out of the shelter system.
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Large touchscreens are popping up in downtown Minneapolis locations. The interactive kiosks allow users to search for nearby restaurants, businesses, bathrooms, and events. The kiosks also include Hennepin Waypoint—the digital directory from Hennepin County that connects people experiencing homelessness or extreme financial hardship to services they need. Read the full story.
Heading Home Hennepin Executive committee
The Heading Home Hennepin executive committee is a forum for broad-based, collaborative and strategic leadership on homelessness in Hennepin County.
Upcoming meetings:
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Previous meetings:
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