Saint Paul's Good Intentions To Help The Homeless
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St. Paul event 'is everything a homeless person could want'
Monique Bown waited with daughter Mina, 9, and son Zachary, 5, at St. Paul’s National Guard Armory on Tuesday to see a doctor about Zachary’s stomach ache. Monique, who drove up from Dallas, is looking for housing and employment so her family can move out of a shelter.
Dozens of groups took part in the city's second Project Homeless Connect, which helps people find key services.
By Myron P. Medcalf, Star Tribune
Last update: June 19, 2007 – 9:53 PM
Darnell Reed sifted through a rack of free clothing, only five months after losing his job at a tech firm and going through a divorce in Chicago. Monique Bown, who drove up from Dallas nine days ago with her two children, came seeking employment and child care services.
They joined hundreds of homeless and low-income men, women and children Tuesday at Project Homeless Connect, a one-stop shop for resources at the St. Paul Armory sponsored by the city and Ramsey County.
"I didn't expect it to be this big," a smiling Reed said, gazing around at the plethora of services in the room. "This is everything a homeless person could want."
More than 80 groups joined forces to offer haircuts, health care, employment aid and housing support for people at St. Paul's second annual event.
The program began in San Francisco in 2004 and has been used as a model in Minneapolis and other cities.
A 2007 Wilder Foundation study said that the state's homeless population remained steady or declined in recent years. There was also a slight decline in homeless families in recent years, but the 1,318 such families last year was triple the count in 1991.
As Bown's 5-year-old son, Zachary, and 9-year-old daughter, Mina, ate Goldfish crackers and scribbled on white paper, she explained her journey from being a housewife in Dallas to homeless in St. Paul after a variety of family problems and an eviction.
She said attending Tuesday's event was imperative because she wants to leave the shelter she's staying at and find a job by the time school begins. "Honestly, without employment and child care, I will not be able to get out of this," she said.
The school system in St. Paul has seen an influx of students in the same predicament.
Five years ago, St. Paul Public Schools' Title I Homeless Program served 723 students. During the last school year, the program worked with 1,295 students.
Educators say that, when it comes to making real gains in achievement, the longer they can keep a student in the same school, the better.
Becky Hicks, a homeless liaison for the school district, said some students have been affected recently because the homes their families rent have been lost when owners went through foreclosure.
"That's been new," she said. "Once you're in a shelter, it's hard to get out."
Vincent Moorman recently found a place in St. Paul for his family after they were homeless for six months. He said he felt blessed.
"God did this, man," he said. "They're working for God."
Staff writer Jim Walsh contributed to this report. Myron P. Medcalf • 651-298-1546 • mmedcalf@startribune.com
Its good to see that St.Paul is making an attempt to help some of the people they have caused to become homeless, better yet maybe they should take some of these vacant buildings and do only the needed repairs instead of the new home codes which would allow the owners to provide them with a home with affordable rent.
They help them allright. They help them right into the streets. What a bunch of hyocrites.
If the inspectors lose their jobs, with their lack of skills, they will be homeless. Then they can appreciate homelessness better.
With their "lack of skills," they will just be moved to a more demanding job where they can screw someone else over.
What ever happened to,
honest government?
It evaporated when the "Gang of Four" took over.
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