Author Archives: Homeless Helping Homeless

Thanks to everyone! We have reached our goal. No one will have to land on the street on the 8th. You are all amazing.- Harry

We have just been informed that due to a change in procedure the CDBG-CV funds we had been hoping to be allocated on at the July 6 th city council meeting, will not be on the agenda until their July 20 th meeting. This has created a huge funding crisis because the 20 rooms thatContinue reading “Motel Funding Crisis (July 3, 2020)”

This week we are going to review the status of three groups of people in our community that we are all concerned about. The first are those folks now living in motels, thanks to all of you. The second group are those still on the streets and the third are those in danger of becomingContinue reading “Where are We at? What’s Next? (June 1-14, 2020)”

The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis this past week exposed the stark reality of life that many of our neighbors must endure daily. Discrimination, poverty, hate, anger, fear, frustration, a sense of powerlessness, all run rampant when we fail to care for one another. Even though our city has thus far been spared theContinue reading “We Are All Family (May 25-31, 2020)”

As the virus and the economic consequences of it continues in their twin assaults on our community, and the poorest among us are thrust into ever more desperate situations in increasing numbers. One can easily become disheartened. After all the effort, money, and time expended, the HHH waiting list continues to hover at 128 people.Continue reading “A Community in Action (May 18-24, 2020)”

How does the Covid-19 protective motel sheltering work? Has it been effective? Where to we go from here? We have shared a lot about the difficulties our friends on the street face daily and how everything has only gotten worse since the pandemic started Food, clothing, shelter, social services, and health care are increasingly moreContinue reading “Meeting the Challenge (May 04-17,2020)”

The pandemic is upon us. As of today, 675 people in the tri-county area have tested positive. Our hearts ache with compassion for our hard-working neighbors employed by the chicken and meat processing industries here.  Not only are they afflicted by this dread disease, but they have been sent home to quarantine with their families. Continue reading “Very, Very Scary (April 27-May 3, 2020)”

Even As the virus continues its inexorable attack on our community with increasing numbers of positives and even as we dread the oncoming corelated death count, other impacts of the pandemic are beginning to cascade upon us.   When our community first recognized that the unsheltered homeless with their higher incidence of underlying heath issues, limitedContinue reading “The Escalating Menace (April 20-26, 2020)”

Saint Cloud is a truly awesome place to live.  When   terror, misery and desperation, not to mention Covid-19 try to invade our town, an army of dedicated citizens stands ready to support and defend the most vulnerable amongst us. This week started with news that the city council might appropriate $24,000 per month from theContinue reading “Relief and Fear (April 13-19, 2020)”

The situation on the street became somewhat less dire this past week as churches, community organizations, government, businesses and individuals rose to the challenge of defending everyone in our community from the worst of the Covid-19 epidemic onslaught. Last Sunday we had only 7 who we were able to house in motels from the street. Continue reading “Together We Can (April 6-12, 2020)”