Minneapolis, MN
Northern Minnesota outfitters donate gear to help Minneapolis’ unhoused community
MINNEAPOLIS — Hikers in northern Minnesota are hoping some of their supplies can help unsheltered people in the Twin Cities.
Jeff Bauer cold-called some outfitters along the Gunflint Trail asking for help then drove north to collect the supplies.
The outfitters, he explained, use the equipment for one or two seasons and then retire it. Usually they sell it, but in this case, they’ve decided to donate it to help unsheltered people.
“Some people have the feeling that this is a nuisance, that this is something that needs to be cleared out just like the trash or something like that but these are human beings,” Bauer said. “They have a community here, just like anywhere else “
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There are no porta pottys or trash bins, and churches and other organizations drop off food. While many people pitch in to help, others who lives close by are frustrating, saying that living near an encampment is not safe for them or the people who live there.
“People can find the humanity and just come talk to the people who are out here makes it hard to every see them as a nuisance again,” Bauer said.
The City of Minneapolis said in a statement that “The City’s Homeless Response Team continues to connect our unsheltered community members with available services from Hennepin County and other community partners. We continue to prioritize the health and safety of those living in encampments and surrounding neighborhoods.”
Bauer says this is a humanitarian issue and he and many others will continue to do what they can to help their neighbors.
“Remember how when you were a kid when you are outside your feet are getting cold your hands are getting cold you go back in the house and you can warm up?” he said. “Well, people out here, they don’t ever get to feel that feeling like their hands are cold, their feet are cold. They got nowhere to go inside. They have no way to feel that warmth. So for me it just kind of gets me right in the heart.”
Neigbhors have complained of trash, open air drug dealing, and drug usage in the area. People who live in this encampment say they’ve been told they have to leave by next Tuesday.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis is ranked among the American cities with the most people in financial distress nationwide, according to a recent analysis by WalletHub.
The personal finance website, which defines financial distress as having a credit account in forbearance or with deferred payments, looked at the country’s 100 largest cities without data limitations across nine metrics, including average credit score, change in bankruptcy filings year-over-year, and share of people with accounts in distress.
Minneapolis came in 44th on the list, between Stockton, California, at 43rd and Fresno, California, at 45th, according to the ranking.
Nationwide, the cities with the most people in financial distress were Chicago at No. 1, Houston at No. 2 and Las Vegas at No. 3, the ranking said.
“Getting out of the downward spiral of financial distress is no easy feat,” according to WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo.
“You may get temporary relief from your lenders by not having to make payments, but all the while interest will keep building up, making the debt even harder to pay off. People who find themselves in financial distress should budget carefully, cut non-essential expenses, and pursue strategies like debt consolidation or debt management to get their situation under control.”
Read more from WalletHub.
Minneapolis, MN
Whitefish council creates proclamation in solidarity with city, citizens of Minneapolis
WHITEFISH, Mont. — The Whitefish City Council in February presented and signed a proclamation expressing solidarity with the city and citizens of Minneapolis.
The proclamation states that Whitefish mourns the loss of life that occurred in Minneapolis and stands in solidarity with its residents.
It reaffirms the city’s commitment to equal treatment under the law and emphasizes that peaceful protest is a fundamental American right.
The proclamation was supported by five of the six council members.
Mayor John Muhlfeld said the action was meant to reaffirm the city’s values.
“A mayoral proclamation that is supported by five of six City Council members supporting solidarity with the city and citizens of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and reaffirming our supportive, just, equal and welcoming community,” Muhlfeld said. “I think this is somewhat overdue. Our town’s been through a lot over the years, This is more importantly to reaffirm our values as a council with our community because we care deeply about you.”
Over the last year, Whitefish has faced criticism amid rising tensions surrounding the Department of Homeland Security.
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