Household Stability

Greater Twin Cities United Way's Vision:

Episodes of homelessness and hunger are rare, brief and nonrecurring.

Child cooking spaghetti

Our Policy and Advocacy Agenda

LEAD:

• Increase state investments for social services that help households maintain stable homes.
• Advance tenant reforms that require prior notice of eviction and establish state statutes for record expungement.


SUPPORT:

• Establish standardized tenant screening processes.
• Create a dedicated, permanent funding source for the construction of homes that are affordable to low income individuals and families.


ENDORSE/MONITOR:

Advance policies that provide equitable access to healthy, nutritious meals in schools and communities.

Key Statistics

  • Housing

    Homelessness grew nine percent in the Twin Cities metro area over the last three years, even amidst record employment.

    On any given night in the Twin Cities, around 6,700 people experience homelessness, with Indigenous people and LGBTQ youth most disproportionately affected.

    27 percent of all Twin Cities households are cost-burdened, meaning more than 30 percent of their income went toward housing.

  • Food Security

    Nearly one in 11 households in Minnesota experience hunger.

    Black, Indigenous and People of Color, especially children and seniors, are disproportionately affected.

  • By the Numbers

    $16.9M in United Way-directed investments
    $11.7M in donor-directed gifts
    100 nonprofit partners funded
    76,189 individuals and households received information and referrals to resources
    16M meals distributed
    2.5M food shelf visits
    10,966 people connected to stable housing resources
    1,337 families or youth secured stable housing
    216,112 people served through volunteer projects

Stories

  • Capture
    "I identified being homeless as a situation that was part of my journey, not who I was. "
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    Katrina
  • Peter 2
    "I am grateful for Loaves & Fishes. It’s healthy…it’s welcoming. I think food made with love is good food. "
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    Peter
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