homelessness

Officials from an eastern Minnesota county say there's been a surge of people on the brink of homelessness turning to motels for long-term shelter.

While the number of people suffering from homelessness is dropping statewide, they're increasing in Central Minnesota. The Wilder Foundation released numbers on Monday, showing the number of homeless people in Minnesota has dropped since 2012.

Over 400 Central Minnesota school kids are identified as homeless, according to numbers from the United Way. The statistics were gathered from a number of Central Minnesota school districts, with the largest portion coming from the St. Cloud area school district.

A new report shows Minnesota's strengthening metro housing market may be making it more difficult for homeless people to find permanent housing.

Dozens of students and community members gathered at Barden Park on Saturday to raise awareness for youth experiencing homelessness in Central Minnesota.

A resource fair offering services for those who are experiencing or near homelessness takes place today (Thursday) at the River's Edge Convention Center.

North Junior High School students will be participating in an overnight lock-in tonight (Friday) to to learn ways they can combat issues facing the homeless.

Empty Bowls Soup Feed Benefit and Silent Auction kicks off tomorrow (Sunday) at Calvary Community Church.

A focused effort to reduce homelessness among veterans has led to a significant decline over the past four years.

A Sartell man who slept in a tent for 18 days to call attention to homelessness has raised $10,000 - double his original goal - for charity.