Four years after its closure, Minneapolis' most visible homeless encampment has returned to a stretch of Hwy. 55 near the East Phillips neighborhood — filling up with residents who say they've been chased out of other encampments around the city. The Wall of Forgotten Natives opened in 2018, attracting unsheltered people from across the city and beyond. Coordinated efforts by multiple agencies .
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Emergency measures are being rolled out across the state, as county agencies and nonprofits try to prevent people from getting seriously ill or dying in the cold.
Affordable-housing project near Minneapolis Farmers Market among dozens getting Minnesota funding January 3, 2021 3:46pm Text size Copy shortlink:
An employee-owned housing developer from Ohio is partnering with Project for Pride in Living (PPL), a Twin Cities nonprofit pioneer of affordable-housing and supportive services, to break ground this year on a 46-unit apartment building at N. Glenwood Avenue and Lyndale Avenue near the Minneapolis Farmers Market.
Shelby Commons, scheduled to open in 2022, was one of dozens of residential developments targeted at working-poor families that received a combined $195 million in partial financing from Minnesota Housing to create and preserve 2,387 apartments and single-family homes throughout Minnesota. Shelby Commons received nearly $1 million in housing tax credits toward the $16.4 million project.