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In Conversation: NE MN faces acute housing shortage
Grants officer Kyle Erickson and Cara Oakland of NE MN Continuum of Care talk with KAXE radio hosts about our region’s need for housing, and efforts to put stable housing within reach for more people.
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News release: Blandin Foundation grant to homeless coalition helps secure major federal funding to reduce homelessness in NE Minnesota
March 10, 2023
Today the Blandin Foundation helped announce a significant grant from the Housing and Urban Development Office (HUD) to a coalition of local homeless organizations, Northeast Continuum of Care (NE CoC), to develop new housing units and opportunities and better serve the housing needs of the region. Blandin helped the local coalition secure the $352,280 federal…
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Taking a bite out of food insecurity
March 10, 2023
On a cold January night, bidding was hot at the Second Harvest Chef’s Gala. More than 300 Itasca area people – groups of families, friends and co-workers – pooled their money and gathered together for a fun-filled evening of bidding to have their meal cooked and served by local celebrity chefs and servers. At the…