Thanks to a generous award from the City of Minneapolis, Haven Housing is set to embark on a multi-phase project that will enhance the safety and health of the moms and their children who stay at the 82-year old-former convent that houses St. Anne’s Place emergency shelter.
In Celebration of St. Anne’s Moms
Two Daughters
Two families are on my mind as I write today. Both families had been staying at St. Anne’s Place for over six months when I began my work here in September of 2020. Their stories are each unique, but nonetheless strike me with similarities as they faced both hardships and triumphs on the path from shelter to stable housing.
Voting from Shelter
Doing Homework Without a Home
For students staying at St. Anne’s shelter, home right now is a room. 10 year old Megan shares a room with her mom and brother. The technology she was loaned by her school district, with which to perform school work, didn’t consistently work with mobile hotspots or mi-fi, and she didn’t feel motivated or encouraged beginning the new school year.