FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — “The demand is great, we make decisions that we wouldn’t normally make about how many people we serve. Sometimes we tolerate more things within the shelter and more behavior within the shelter than what we would normally do. And everybody gets really, really stressed,” said Jan Eliassen, Gladys Ray Shelter. On any given night, over a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A debate over the efforts to end homelessness gets a little heated at Fargo City Hall. Commissioners disagreed about a sudden motion to extend the winter warming shelter by one month to continue to house around 50 people each night. It is covered by a grant. Two commissioners said the measure is just enabling those people…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Advocates from United Way and FM Coalition to End Homelessness have reached the thirty-day mark and identified the key factors of their plans to end homelessness. Objectives for the first benchmark included finding key partners, financial resources and to establish an advisory group. They founded a committee of fourteen organizations, including Churches United, Fargo VA, YWCA…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Over the past year, the concerns of homelessness have been a rising concern for many in the Fargo and Moorhead community. Nationally in the past year homelessness has increased by 18 percent. “Homelessness has been on the rise in our community. It is actually in fact reaching crisis levels and especially with a region like ours…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney says the city will take a step back and play a more supportive role to end homelessness. FM Coalition to End Homelessness and United Way of Cass Clay presented a plan for the next 30, 60 and 90 days to reduce the number of people who are homeless. They will count on…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Saturday marked the longest night of the year, and a chance to remember the homeless neighbors in our community who were lost this year. The F-M Coalition to End Homelessness and First Lutheran Church in Fargo held a ceremony marking the Homeless Memorial Day, walking from Broadway Square to the church were they ate and told…
