Kat
@donnelkh.bsky.social
RN/FNP, healthcare for the homeless, St. Paul, http://mncare.org, healthcare is a human right https://vimeo.com/392038940
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These temperatures dropped fast. Donate here or Listening House for max impact.
It's very cold, especially overnight! If you find yourself with any extra fall or winter clothes or blankets, please consider bringing them to any of our drop-off locations! ❤️
And this temp drop won't stop: the low tomorrow night is supposed to be 37°... the low was 71° just last week.
If you are in the Twin Cities & have extra blankets and cold weather clothing, consider donating to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social - our unhoused neighbors could probably use warm things!
If you are in the Twin Cities & have extra blankets and cold weather clothing, consider donating to @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social - our unhoused neighbors could probably use warm things!
December 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
These temperatures dropped fast. Donate here or Listening House for max impact.
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Some news: tomorrow at 9am, Ted Koppel + CBS Sunday Morning will air a two-part story on the devastating surge of full-time workers being pushed into homelessness.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
November 15, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Some news: tomorrow at 9am, Ted Koppel + CBS Sunday Morning will air a two-part story on the devastating surge of full-time workers being pushed into homelessness.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
Let me say this without hesitation or ambiguity - THIS WILL KILL PEOPLE. People who are already operating at the top of their capacity in an environment that is already trying daily.
www.npr.org/2025/11/14/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/14/n...
The Trump administration plans major shift away from long-term housing for homelessness
The overhaul shifts funds to transitional housing requiring work and addiction treatment. The administration says it promotes "self-sufficiency," but critics warn many will risk losing housing again.
www.npr.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Let me say this without hesitation or ambiguity - THIS WILL KILL PEOPLE. People who are already operating at the top of their capacity in an environment that is already trying daily.
www.npr.org/2025/11/14/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/14/n...
This is an easy way to help people. If you know people out and about, help them get to the polls. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
People Serving People to vouch for those experiencing homelessness in Minneapolis so they can vote
"Basic democratic principles like voting, the most basic way you exercise your right as a resident of this great city, is by voting, and we want more folks to have access to that," Haong Murphy, presi...
www.cbsnews.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
This is an easy way to help people. If you know people out and about, help them get to the polls. www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Apparently. racketmn.com/minneapolis-...
Minneapolis Mayor Frey Pledged to End Homelessness. He Failed, and He's Apparently All Out of Ideas. - Racket
Some leaders incorrectly believe sweeping away encampments solves the underlying problems.
racketmn.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Apparently. racketmn.com/minneapolis-...
If you can, send cash to local food banks. You are not better at buying bulk food than they are, I promise.
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bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
October 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
If you can, send cash to local food banks. You are not better at buying bulk food than they are, I promise.
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
The idea that people aren't willing to work is a myth. The barriers are high, the stigma is real.
www.audacy.com/wccoradio/ne...
www.audacy.com/wccoradio/ne...
More Than a Paycheck: Most of Minnesota's homeless have jobs highlighting the state's housing crisis
Data shows nearly half of Minnesota’s homeless adults have jobs, highlighting the severity of the state’s housing crisis. WCCO’s Taylor Rivera is exploring the potential solutions and contributing fac...
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October 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The idea that people aren't willing to work is a myth. The barriers are high, the stigma is real.
www.audacy.com/wccoradio/ne...
www.audacy.com/wccoradio/ne...
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Happening Wednesday 10/15: Hear from a panel of street medicine and policy experts as they review key priorities, reflect on lessons learned, and share a vision for growth in the years ahead.
Register here:
https://ow.ly/7q5950XaBZ5
Register here:
https://ow.ly/7q5950XaBZ5
Register Now for "The U.S. Street Medicine Agenda: A Living Roadmap" Webinar on Oct. 15th
Street medicine is at a turning point in the U.S. In May 2025, more than 75 leaders from across the country came together to chart a shared vision for the field. The result is the
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October 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Happening Wednesday 10/15: Hear from a panel of street medicine and policy experts as they review key priorities, reflect on lessons learned, and share a vision for growth in the years ahead.
Register here:
https://ow.ly/7q5950XaBZ5
Register here:
https://ow.ly/7q5950XaBZ5
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I know I can seem kind of aloof from movement drama sometimes. And I know this framing can be reductive but: we steward a community pantry at the end of our driveway and inadvertently seeing who picks up from it, who is my neighbor who needs it, makes me less obsessed with my own hurt feelings.
October 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I know I can seem kind of aloof from movement drama sometimes. And I know this framing can be reductive but: we steward a community pantry at the end of our driveway and inadvertently seeing who picks up from it, who is my neighbor who needs it, makes me less obsessed with my own hurt feelings.
www.startribune.com/shooting-sou...
Evicting this camp compounds the trauma of the residents. All shelter beds are full. Gratitude to @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social for offering a respite space.
Evicting this camp compounds the trauma of the residents. All shelter beds are full. Gratitude to @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social for offering a respite space.
September 17, 2025 at 12:55 PM
www.startribune.com/shooting-sou...
Evicting this camp compounds the trauma of the residents. All shelter beds are full. Gratitude to @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social for offering a respite space.
Evicting this camp compounds the trauma of the residents. All shelter beds are full. Gratitude to @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social for offering a respite space.
www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
Beyond the topic, which I really like, the tone of this article is fantastic.
Beyond the topic, which I really like, the tone of this article is fantastic.
August 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Beyond the topic, which I really like, the tone of this article is fantastic.
Beyond the topic, which I really like, the tone of this article is fantastic.
I think Care Chexx is/was a great idea - more respite beds are deeply needed. People in shelter are often are refused surgeries because there is no location for discharge. I wish the permitting had been cleared first.
www.startribune.com/brooklyn-cen...
www.startribune.com/brooklyn-cen...
Brooklyn Center revokes hotel license after finding homeless medical respite facility inside
The hotel operators argue the care facility is an allowable use and plan to challenge the city decision in court, an attorney said.
www.startribune.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I think Care Chexx is/was a great idea - more respite beds are deeply needed. People in shelter are often are refused surgeries because there is no location for discharge. I wish the permitting had been cleared first.
www.startribune.com/brooklyn-cen...
www.startribune.com/brooklyn-cen...
It's hot. Public cooling spaces: www.ramseycounty.us/residents/em...
Extreme Heat | Ramsey County
How to prepare for extreme heat.
www.ramseycounty.us
June 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It's hot. Public cooling spaces: www.ramseycounty.us/residents/em...
June 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
www.housingfinance.com/finance/st-p...
This is great, but 7 units for people exiting houselessness? I'd be delighted with 70.
This is great, but 7 units for people exiting houselessness? I'd be delighted with 70.
May 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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This is great, but 7 units for people exiting houselessness? I'd be delighted with 70.
This is great, but 7 units for people exiting houselessness? I'd be delighted with 70.
April 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
April 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Listen to Josh Leopold and I talk about equity in healthcare for unhoused people:
off-the-charts-examining-the-health-equity-emergency.simplecast.com/episodes/unh...
off-the-charts-examining-the-health-equity-emergency.simplecast.com/episodes/unh...
April 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Listen to Josh Leopold and I talk about equity in healthcare for unhoused people:
off-the-charts-examining-the-health-equity-emergency.simplecast.com/episodes/unh...
off-the-charts-examining-the-health-equity-emergency.simplecast.com/episodes/unh...
www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
"Frey and Velazquez stressed the compassion of the city’s approach."
Chasing people to exhaustion? Yikes.
"Frey and Velazquez stressed the compassion of the city’s approach."
Chasing people to exhaustion? Yikes.
April 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
www.startribune.com/minneapolis-...
"Frey and Velazquez stressed the compassion of the city’s approach."
Chasing people to exhaustion? Yikes.
"Frey and Velazquez stressed the compassion of the city’s approach."
Chasing people to exhaustion? Yikes.
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The US has recorded a historic drop in overdose deaths. The Trump administration's campaign to slash spending and reduce the federal workforce could reverse this fragile progress, public health experts say reut.rs/3RwWU73
U.S. fentanyl deaths have been plunging. Enter Trump
The U.S. has recorded a historic drop in overdose deaths. The Trump administration’s campaign to slash spending and reduce the federal workforce could reverse this fragile progress, public health experts say
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April 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The US has recorded a historic drop in overdose deaths. The Trump administration's campaign to slash spending and reduce the federal workforce could reverse this fragile progress, public health experts say reut.rs/3RwWU73
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Attended a fantastic webinar yesterday on xylazine and sedative overdose response and they shared these great community resources in English and Spanish. Please print and share widely research.jefferson.edu/connected-ca...
Interventions to Address XylazineReturn to Home
research.jefferson.edu
April 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Attended a fantastic webinar yesterday on xylazine and sedative overdose response and they shared these great community resources in English and Spanish. Please print and share widely research.jefferson.edu/connected-ca...
There was also not enough time for scientists to properly shut down the laboratories before they were locked out from their email systems and the building, two CDC officials said, with equipment still running and hazardous materials left unattended.
April 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
There was also not enough time for scientists to properly shut down the laboratories before they were locked out from their email systems and the building, two CDC officials said, with equipment still running and hazardous materials left unattended.
www.startribune.com/fatal-garage...
Hopefully the CoC meeting reveals more information on upcoming resources.
Hopefully the CoC meeting reveals more information on upcoming resources.
March 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
www.startribune.com/fatal-garage...
Hopefully the CoC meeting reveals more information on upcoming resources.
Hopefully the CoC meeting reveals more information on upcoming resources.