Proposal would open more Minneapolis apartments to Section 8 housing vouchers, By Eric Roper, May 11, 2016, Star Tribune: “Landlords can be picky about pets, credit scores and rental history, but Minneapolis officials are looking to bar another common stipulation of apartment listings: ‘No Section 8.’ A proposal by two City Council members would make Minneapolis the first city in the metro area to say landlords cannot turn away tenants solely for paying rent with government housing vouchers. A preliminary meeting with landlords about the idea is slated for Thursday, with a tenant-focused public meeting on Friday. Council Member Elizabeth Glidden, a co-author of the ordinance, said rejecting applicants who are using vouchers makes unfair generalizations about the program and those who rely on it…”
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Homelessness in Minneapolis, MN
Homelessness increases despite decade-long push to end it in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, By Steve Brandt, February 28, 2016, Star Tribune: “A decadelong quest to end homelessness in Minneapolis and Hennepin County has yielded discouraging results: The number of people without homes hasn’t dropped. It has risen. There are 231 more homeless people — living in the streets, in emergency shelters or in transitional housing — in Hennepin County in the final year of the push than when it began in 2007. Last year’s count found 3,125 homeless people in the county, which accounts for two of every five homeless Minnesotans. Homeless counts also are up statewide for the same period, despite an 11 percent drop nationally…”
Homeless Shelters – Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis may free homeless shelters from worship spaces, By Jessica Lee, February 15, 2015, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune: “Minneapolis officials are looking to scrap a decades-old law that requires emergency homeless shelters to be housed in places of worship. The change would free shelter operators to relocate, expand and provide more suitable accommodations for families and individuals. ‘I’d like to be able to [have beds] in buildings that are meant for human habitation, which are, by definition, not church basements,’ said Stephen Horsfield, executive director at Simpson Housing Services in Minneapolis…”