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Catholic Charities in the News
Finance & Commerce: Saint Paul Opportunity Center and Dorothy Day Residence a top project
Star Tribune: After decades housing kids in child protection, Catholic Charities closes St. Joseph's Home for Children's programs
Star Tribune: Homeless camps are a growing problem in the Twin Cities.
Minnesota Monthly: “How COVID-19 Has, and Hasn’t, Changed Life for Minnesota’s Homeless"
Star Tribune: "Twin Cities relief agencies are bombarded, and some big donors step up to help"
The Catholic Spirit: “Dairy cooperative donates 25,000 pounds of cheese to Catholic Charities”
KSTP 5 TV: “KSTP Kindness: Officers deliver pizza to kids in St. Joseph's emergency shelter in Minneapolis”
Pioneer Press: "Older homeless adults being sheltered at St. Paul hotel to protect against spread of coronavirus"
MinnPost: "How homeless shelters are scrambling to prevent the spread of COVID-19"
Catholic Spirit: "Affordable housing efforts continue, COVID-19 places spotlight on need"
KARE 11 TV: “Advocates for MN's homeless urge for more support amid COVID-19 pandemic"
MPR: “MN homeless shelters struggle to provide safety, distance to prevent COVID-19”
Pioneer Press: "Study finds rise in Minnesota’s homeless population as local shelters see jump"
Pioneer Press: "Social service groups ‘in high gear"
TPT Almanac at the Capitol: 10-minute video segment re Catholic Charities and Dorothy Day Place
The Catholic Spirit: “Preparing for the needs of an aging Minnesota”
Star Tribune Op/Ed: Homelessness: Our capacity to serve is stretched to its limits
Star Tribune: Catholic Charities announces new $65M housing project in downtown Minneapolis
MPR: Catholic Charities to expand housing for homeless in Minneapolis
KSTP 5: Catholic Charities to acquire Augustana Health Care Center in Minneapolis
Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal: Augustana sells Minneapolis care center to Catholic Charities
Strib: 'Somewhere to lay my head': $100M Dorothy Day campus set to open in St. Paul
Fox 9: $100 million St. Paul facility serving as blueprint to prevent homelessness nationwide
WCCO TV: ‘Hub Of Hope’: St. Paul’s New $100M Dorothy Day Place Designed To Prevent & End Homelessness
MPR: New St. Paul homeless complex opens its doors, and it’s already full
PiPress:'Taking care of people head to toe, mind, body and soul.' Final phase of Dorothy Day Place opens
Finance & Commerce: Catholic Charities completes $100 million Dorothy Day complex
WCCO Radio: Dorothy Day Place in St. Paul finally complete to provide 'dignified' housing
PostBulletin: 7 tips for tackling homelessness in Rochester by Tim Marx
U.S. News & World Report: Twin Cities Grappling With Surge in Elderly Homeless
StarTribune: Ramsey County, Catholic Charities target top shelter-users for permanent housing
Civic Caucus interview with Tim Marx: Region's unsheltered homeless population rising
Catholic Spirit: Catholic Charities’ Higher Ground: Multi-service approach to homelessness
Catholic Charities Statement Regarding Theft of Public Rental Assistance Funds
Catholic Charities looks to add beds to new Higher Ground facility
Catholic Charities Names New Sr Dir of Advocacy and Government Affairs
Opinion: Homeless-camp evacuation was necessary. So is our work to find warm, safe spaces for each person
Star Tribune: Why we defend — and still foster — the American dream
KSTP: Ceremony Marks Milestone in Dorothy Day Center Construction Project
Star Tribune: Catholic Charities pivots to meet new needs
Star Tribune: Catholic Charities pivots to meet new needs
Catholic Charities Announces New Board of Directors
Minnesota Women's Press: Solutions: Q&A With Acooa Ellis
Strib: Catholic Charities CEO says Dorothy Day Place will move homeless to 'higher ground
Strib: Dorothy Day homeless shelter demolished to make room for new Catholic Charities campus
Pioneer Press: Dorothy Day Center torn down to make way for improvements
Finance & Commerce: Dorothy Day Center demolition begins in St. Paul
FOX 9: Dorothy Day Center demolished, new building to house more
KSTP 5: St. Paul's Dorothy Day Center Being Demolished
The Catholic Spirit: Dorothy Day Center demolition underway for new campus
Business Journal: Dorothy Day Center demolished for $100M Catholic Charities campus
Response to U.S Supreme Court Ruling on Revised Travel Ban and Refugee Resettlement
Standing together to oppose proposals that would leave Americans uninsured
Statement Regarding World Refugee Day 2017
StarTrib: Catholic Charities advances with huge St. Paul project
Catholic Charities' Statement re; 2017 State Bonding Bill
Ramsey County, St. Paul and partners have housed 28 of the 100 top shelter users
Pioneer Press Editorial: With yet more private support, lawmakers should finish work...
StarTrib: Catholic Charities reaches $40 million goal for new Dorothy Day Place
MinnPost: Dorothy Day Center hits private fundraising goal
KSTP: Catholic Charities Reaches Goal of $40 Million for 'Dorothy Day Place' Project
PiPress: Goal reached, Catholic Charities looks to Legislature to complete homeless shelter
MPR: Catholic Charities: $40 million raised to meet St. Paul homeless needs
Finance & Commerce: Dorothy Day hits $40M fundraising milestone
Press Release: Catholic Charities reaches fundraising goal for Dorothy Day Place
MinnPost: County to reduce homelessness by focusing on frequent shelter users
StarTribune: Don't play legislative games with state bonding bill
StarTribune: Higher Ground respite unit for homeless seeks to cut repeat ER visits
Pioneer Press: Three St. Paul hospitals join forces to improve care for the homeless
MPR: Homeless after hospital stays: new St. Paul respite care intervenes
FOX 9: Catholic Charities' Higher Ground opens medical unit to better aid homeless
KSTP: Catholic Charities Partners with Three St. Paul Hospitals
Hospital Review: Minnesota hospitals collaborate on respite unit
St. Paul Hospitals Partner with Catholic Charities to Provide Medical Respite Care
Catholic Charities adopts Greater MSP Regional Indicators
Response to Executive Order on Refugee Resettlement
StarTribune: New St. Paul shelter offers paths out of homelessness
Catholic Spirit: Higher Ground opens its doors to transform the homeless in St. Paul
Business Journal: Catholic Charities opens Higher Ground St. Paul
MinnPost: The Glean: End of an era
Pioneer Press: Higher Ground St. Paul opens, offers homeless a chance to move up
Pioneer Press: At Dorothy Day Center, homeless sleep on floor one final night
Finance & Commerce: Catholic Charities’ new shelter from the cold in St. Paul
MPR: Higher Ground, new homeless shelter, open for first night in St. Paul
FOX 9: Higher Ground more than shelter for St. Paul's homeless
KSTP: Higher Ground Facility for Homeless Opens in St. Paul
WCCO: Homeless Find New Beds As Higher Ground Opens In St. Paul
StarTribune: A special session of the Minn. Legislature could do a lot of good
FOX 9: Volunteers prepare Dorothy Day Center's last Thanksgiving meal
StarTribune: Dorothy Day Center celebrates last Thanksgiving in old, cramped space
Pioneer Press: First phase of St. Paul’s new Dorothy Day Place opens in December
5 KSTP: Dorothy Day Center Serves Up Thanksgiving Meal
Living our Values and Advancing our Vision and Mission Post-Election
Architecture MN: Higher Ground St. Paul: The first phase nears completion
Pioneer Press: More of Minnesota’s elderly are becoming homeless
Star Tribune: Minnesota among top states for refugee resettlement
KARE 11: Kids who KARE: Visitation Seniors Serve Community
Private-public funding plan for Dorothy Day Center remake flounders at Legislature
Star Tribune: A legislative no-brainer: Pass state funds to finish project for the homeless
Statement from Catholic Charities Regarding End of 2016 Legislative Session
Star Tribune: Last breakfast at Dorothy Day is planned as new shelter rises
St Paul Pioneer Press: Dollars flow in, St. Paul's Dorothy Day homeless shelter goes up
Business Journal: Dorothy Day project will start Opportunity Center work in early 2017
MPR: Catholic Charities: Dorothy Day shelter will be torn down, replaced by 2018
Finance & Commerce: Dorothy Day Center raises more donations
Catholic Charities Announces Fundraising Milestone for Dorothy Day Center
Editorial: Fund Phase 2 of Dorothy Day project in St. Paul
MPR: Bittersweet goodbye to a St. Paul shelter some called home
Catholic Charities Announces New Board of Directors
Catholic Charities Announces New Director of Advocacy
Pioneer Press: U.S. Bank spearheads funding for new St. Paul shelter
KSTP: US Bank Contributes $19 Million Toward Dorothy Day Center Expansion
U.S. Bank Supports Catholic Charities’ New Vision for Dorothy Day Center
Star Tribune: A rare victory for affordable housing
Pioneer Press: St. Paul's homeless find shelter during coldest weather
MPR: Subzero weekend temps to keep Twin Cities shelters busy
Statement re Governor Dayton's 2016 Bonding Proposal
MinnPost: A new day for the Dorothy Day Center
MPR: Catholic Charities notes big progress toward St. Paul homeless center
StarTribune: Catholic Charities raises $23M for St. Paul project to combat homelessness
Pioneer Press: St. Paul breaks ground for Dorothy Day homeless shelter
Business Journal: St. Paul's Catholic Charities breaks ground on $100M Dorothy Day Center
Finance & Commerce: Construction, fundraising advance for Dorothy Day project
Star Tribune: Francis’s Message Focuses on Poverty, Climate, Migrants
MinnPost: Catholic Charities President to Attend Pope Francis' Speech to Congress
Pioneer Press: Demolition paves way for Dorothy Day expansion
MPR: Clearing the way to replace St. Paul's overflowing homeless shelter
KSTP: Volunteers Work to Improve Child Development Center in North Mpls.
Campaign begins to raise $40M for new Dorothy Day homeless shelter in St. Paul
KSTP: Dorothy Day Center Reveals $100 million Expansion Plan in St. Paul
Twin Cities PBS Almanac: A New Dorothy Day in St. Paul
Pioneer Press: Design for $100 million St. Paul homeless shelter to be unveiled
Business Journal: Catholic Charities gets $5M gift toward $100M Dorothy Day Center
Star Tribune: Twin Cities shelters scramble to help homeless seniors
Pioneer Press: Mark Dayton's construction finance plan faces obstacles
KARE 11: Child care costs in focus at State Capitol
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