Homelessness Affects Everyone

Of the over 9000 homeless in Minnesota, almost 40% are children Hundreds of kids are alone and on the street every night Homelessness is up 85% since 1991 Many are military veterans, including some who recently served in Iraq or Afghanistan. Many are mentally ill. Many are Native American.

Ending Long-Term Homelessness in Minnesota

6:30 pm, Monday, October 20, 2008, 118 LSBE, UMD Campus

A panel discussion on Minnesota’s homelessness crisis will feature Ellen Shelton, Wilder Foundation, St. Paul; Steve O’Neil, St. Louis County Commissioner; a formerly homeless citizen guest; and Daniel Williams, foreclosure counseling, Lutheran Social Services. Alexis Pogorelskin, UMD History Department Chair and Director of the Center for Genocide, Holocaust, and Human Rights Studies will serve as moderator. A question and answer session will follow. Co-sponsored by the Office of Civic Engagement and AAF Duluth/Superior (American Advertising Federation).

The event will also launch the Fall 2008 AAF Duluth/Superior scholarship competition where area advertising and marketing students are invited to to create an awareness campaign about homelessness. Six scholarships are awarded from $100 to $1200.

Event info: Alexis Pogorelskin, apogorel@d.umn.edu, 218 726-7548, http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/ghhrcenter.

Heading Home Minnesota: http://headinghomeminnesota.org/saint-louis

AAF Duluth/Superior Scholarship: http://www.aafduluthsuperior.com OR http://www.lakesuperioradfed.org/community_scholarships.php

UMD Office of Civic Engagement: http://www.d.umn.edu/cehsp/civic-engagement/

Wilder 2007 Overview of Homelessness in Minnesota:
http://www.wilder.org/reportsummary.0.html?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=1963
Wilder homelessness research http://www.wilder.org/homelessness.0.html

Ellen Shelton, Wilder Foundation	Steve O'Neil, St. Louis County Commissioner	Alexis Pogorelskin, UMD History Department Chair and CGHHRS Director	Daniel Williams, Lutheran Social Services

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