Listening House wants to turn the former Red's Savoy restaurant on East Seventh Street and Lafayette Road into a drop-in day shelter. Listening House’s plan to convert a former restaurant at 421 E. Seventh St. into a drop-in day shelter…
The nonprofit Listening House, which closed its Freedom House at 296 W. Seventh St. in May, hopes to relocate the drop-in day shelter to the shuttered Red’s Savoy restaurant building on East Seventh Street and Lafayette Road. The West Seventh/Fort…
Without help from the 2022 Minnesota Legislature, Ramsey County officials face the daunting task of providing shelter for homeless people with the county’s own funds—either that or see more people living in outdoor encampments.The County Board on May 24 took…
The Ramsey County Board approved almost $25 million for affordable housing in May, providing financial assistance for 18 new and existing apartment buildings. Many of the buildings are in Saint Paul, including several downtown and in Highland Park and Ramsey…
Freedom House's homeless clients may be back on street in May. Freedom House, a day shelter for people who are homeless at 296 W. Seventh St., will close its doors when its lease expires in May. Its building could become…
Ramsey County’s effort to obtain new funding for its emergency homeless shelter network continues on several fronts at the state Capitol. Without additional support, local officials fear that people who are homeless will have no place to shelter when the…
The legal battle over the operation of the Freedom House day shelter at 296 W. Seventh St. continues, with a temporary restraining order to be considered in Ramsey County District Court on December 28. Citing concerns about a sudden shutdown…
Seven local business owners filed suit on November 5 against the city of Saint Paul demanding that it close Freedom House at 296 W. Seventh St. and require that the drop-in day shelter for homeless people go through a city…
Months of debate came to an end on November 10 when the Saint Paul City Council unanimously adopted new zoning rules that allow daytime drop-in shelters for homeless people to open in neighborhoods throughout the city. The new rules were…
The Saint Paul Planning Commission on August 20 will review a proposed set of rules that would regulate where facilities serving homeless people may be located. The commission’s Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Committee revised the regulations on August 10 following…
More than $5.1 million from the federal American Rescue Plan will be spent on a variety of pressing needs in Saint Paul, including increased public safety measures, criminal court prosecutions, and street and crosswalk restriping. The Saint Paul City Council…
Some call for more conditions on places like Freedom House Located in an old fire station at 296 W. Seventh St., Freedom House has become part of Saint Paul's long and complicated effort to help people who lack shelter. Photo…
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