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Minneapolis police taking a different approach to homelessness

Davonte Lambert stared at the crowd gathering nearby as he plucked another empty plastic bottle from the grass. “We have absolutely nowhere to go. They know,” he said Wednesday, motioning to the group ... read more

Homeless veteran lived in the shadow of downtown

Some take to the ... simply to push a homeless population from one part of the city to another would be short-sighted. “Simple enforcement and displacement is not the answer,” Moore said. “It really t... read more

Editorial: Moving Cincinnati's homeless off Third Street is the opposite of heartless

Last week, the city of Cincinnati swiftly evacuated the homeless camp from its front door, only to see it turn up again at its back door along a spit of land near Jack Casino. Police ... will require ... read more

Five takeaways from Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's first budget address

City planners are set to release a final version of Minneapolis 2040 next month, which the City Council will take up before the end of the year. Frey’s ideas on staffing the Minneapolis Police Departm... read more

Grand Forks apartment project meant to provide stability to chronically homeless

LaGrave on First will be the state's second use of Housing First, a national approach ... "If we can take someone who is a cost of to the community," Kline said, "and turn that individual around, addr... read more

Homelessness not a crime, but can lead to tickets, jail

“San Diego has essentially doubled-down on the criminalization of homelessness,” said attorney Scott Dreher, who has reached settlements with the city in landmark lawsuits about homelessness. San Dieg... read more

Oklahoma City police's new homeless outreach team represents a new approach to homelessness

They offer to take them to homeless shelters or help them get other services. People are generally reluctant to speak with officers or accept help at first, Thompkins said. Many of them don’t trust po... read more

Minneapolis police to try buddy system on mental health calls

Bob Kroll, president of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis. While training is useful in helping officers take a more nuanced approach in mental health ... to less use of force by officers. ... read more

Social service workers and police join forces to aid homeless

As they have once a month since May, Honolulu police officers in street clothes joined with social service outreach workers Friday to try a different approach to helping the homeless get off ... offic... read more

Housing First: Supportive apartments seen as key to reducing homelessness

She knocks like the police,” Carter said told his ... II apartments are Housing First complexes, an approach that prioritizes providing permanent supportive housing to people experiencing homelessness ... read more

Where did the homeless go in Minneapolis during Super Bowl week?

“It has been noticeably different this time around,” she added, saying that Metro Transit police also aren’t taking any extra measures to deal with the homeless riding light rail trains. Besides extra ... read more