How a Minnesota Church Is Tapping a ‘Land Use’ Law to Combat Homelessness

How a Minnesota church is tapping a ‘land use’ law to combat homelessness

ST. PAUL, Minn. — After moving out of her home in New Jersey, Valerie Roy lived a transient lifestyle. “In my misspent youth, I traveled and waitressed the country,” said Roy, 56. “I lived in a 1959 Chevy school bus made into an RV. It was quite the life. I kept a house, an antique and a car on the road all at one time.” But being homeless is more expensive than Roy lets on. She owned the bus outright, but parking was a constant issue. If she sh…

Catholic agencies strategize how to serve homeless amid major U.S. policy change - The Dialog

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has issued plans for a complete turnaround in homelessness policy, which involves a two-thirds reduction in current funding used to place homeless people in permanent dwellings. Nationally, it could make as many as 170,000 people — all of them either disabled, suffering from drug addiction, mental health issues, or otherwise “unable to pay the rent” — vulnerable to losing housing and being back on the street…

Catholic agencies strategize how to serve homeless amid major US policy change

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration has issued plans for a complete turnaround in homelessness policy, which involves a two-thirds reduction in current funding used to place homeless people in permanent dwellings. Nationally, it could make as many as 170,000 people — all of them either disabled, suffering from drug addiction, mental health issues, or otherwise “unable to pay the rent” — vulnerable to losing housing and being back on…