""It gets them in here. Then I can ask, Where are you staying at night?""
""Only 56 percent of renter households returned home in less than a month compared to 71 percent of homeowner households.""
In Minneapolis, licensed clinical social workers are leveraging the resources of public libraries to assist unhoused individuals. Through initiatives like distributing transit passes, they aim to create a welcoming environment. While workers like Andrea Hansen-Miller support individuals by listening and offering help with housing, libraries face challenges such as funding shortages and the overwhelming scope of homelessness exacerbated by climate disasters. Recent data indicates a significant number of households, especially renters and BIPOC families, have faced displacement, raising concerns about emergency shelter capacities across the nation.
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