Jan Eliassen

Downtown Engagement Center Will Be On The Move
Community, Local News, North Dakota News

Three locations have been chosen as possible new site for Engagement Center

Juliana Pelaez,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Nearly five years after opening, a motion to move the Downtown Engagement Center has been approved. The move comes after concerns from several commissioners and business owners in the downtown area. “It is an insult to blanket statement that this is a homeless problem. The problem is drug use and mental illness,” said Michelle Turnberg, Fargo…

Homeless
Community, Local News

Homeless Battle Low Temps as Well as Pandemic This Winter

The Pandemic Adds Complicated Element to Already Challenging issue.
Site Staff,

FARGO N.D. (KVRR) – Homelessness is an issue year round, but in winter months challenges are even greater as temps drop to dangerous levels. Throw in a pandemic and an already challenging situation becomes more complicated. While it is difficult to get precise numbers, Fargo Cass Public Health estimates around 1,000 people in Fargo-Moorhead don’t have a place of their…