by admin | May 1, 2020 | Envision In The Media
Dewayne Parker became homeless in 2017. For lack of a better option, he ended up sleeping for months on the Green Line train. One winter night, that sleeping arrangement very nearly got him killed. Parker said, ”Everybody knows it’s dangerous living on the streets....
by admin | Dec 30, 2019 | Envision In The Media
When Minneapolis leaders began hashing out their vision for the city’s growth, the conversation became almost philosophical, Council President Lisa Bender recalled at a meeting this year. “How is our city arranged? Who can live where? What do buildings look like and...
by admin | Dec 13, 2019 | Envision In The Media
Two Twin Cities organizations figure it’s time to try a different approach to housing the homeless — one that doesn’t involve temporary shelters or apartment projects that require significant government help. The groups are looking to implement more...
by admin | May 6, 2019 | Envision In The Media
Two groups have been gathering in Minneapolis to make a bold idea a reality — create an intentional community of “tiny homes” to provide stability and better health for people who do not have a place to live. Street Voices of Change, an organization of those...
by admin | Dec 6, 2018 | Envision In The Media
New tiny houses for the homeless designed by researchers at the University of Minnesota could pop up around Minneapolis next year. Envision Community, a collaboration between Hennepin Healthcare and the Minnesota Design Center at the University of Minnesota along with...
by admin | Dec 1, 2018 | Envision In The Media
William Walsh, MD, spends about 75 percent of his time as part of the facial trauma team at Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC). He sees a lot of patients in pretty bad shape. “People are being assaulted on the streets,” he says. “When they come in to see me, their...
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