2012
“Helping Minnesota’s Homeless Kids: Studying Services that Work” MinnPost, January 20th, 2012
“Programs Help Foster Youth Achieve Success” USA Today, January 18th, 2012
“Feels Like Home: Helping Homelessness LGBT Youth” PBS.org, January 13th, 2012
“Homelessness on the Rise in Twin Cities Schools — Shayla’s Story” Twin Cities Daily Planet, January 8th, 2012
“School and Teacher: Anchors for Homeless Students in Minneapolis and St. Paul” Twin Cities Daily Planet, January 8th, 2012
2011
“How Do Homeless Youth Celebrate the Holidays?”Examiner, November 26th, 2011
“Youth Homelessness on the Rise in Anoka County,”ABC Newspapers, November 22nd, 2011
“YouthLink Hosts Thanksgiving Party for Homeless Youth,”Kare11 News, November 22nd, 2011
“Homeless Teen Vows to Give Children a Better Life,”Northland News Center, November 16, 2011
“At Savage City Hall, Boy with a Big Heart makes a Big Impression,” Star Tribune, November 16, 2011
“Homeless Teen Finds Outlet in Boxing,”Northland News Center, November 15, 2011
“Youth Center Seeks Funding by Highlighting their Kids,” Northland News Center, November 15, 2011
“Dramatic Rise in Homeless Teens in Twin Cities Metro,” Kare11 TV, November 10th, 2011
“Minnetonka Organization Tackles Youth Homelessness,” MinnetonkaPatch, November 7th, 2011
‘Safety Net’ – Evergreen Youth Shelter Struggles to Keep Programs, Services Available,” Bemidji Pioneer, November 6th, 2011
Lutheran Social Services Holds “Strike Out Youth Homelessness,” KEYCtv Mankato, November 6th, 2011
Evergreen Campaign aims to Bolster Shelter’s Youth Work,” Bemidji Pioneer, November 2, 2011
“Sleep out raises awareness for Youth Homelessness,” Waseca County News, October 25, 2011
“Sleeping Outside to Raise Awareness for Homeless,” KAALtv, October 21, 2011
“Group turns Wishes into Dreams Come True,” Princeton Union-Eagle, October 20, 2011
Charlie Parr to Perform at Benefit Concert for Life House Shelter,” Fox 21 News, October 4, 2011
“Needs are Expanding and Neighbors Notice,” Star Tribune Opinion, September 29, 2011
“County Gets Fund for Homeless Prevention,” ABC Newspapers, September 28, 2011
“As Shelters Overflow, Funding Cuts Won’t Cut It,” Pioneer Press, September 27, 2011
“LeAnn Rimes Profiles Homeless Kids in ‘Give’ Music Video” Huffington Post, September 14, 2011
“Photos: Youth Hunger and Homelessness in Minnesota”Minnesota Public Radio, September 6, 2011
“Hearts and Homes Open for Homeless Youths”, Star Tribune, September 2, 2011
“Idea of the Day: Kerry Introduces Bill to Combat LGBT Youth Homelessness,” Center for American Progress, May 13, 2011
“Homelessness Doesn’t Vanish with Spring,” Mankato Free Press, May 8, 2011
Two Moms, One Happy Mother’s Day, KTTC-TV Rochester, May 8, 2011
“Homeless Youth in Minnesota,” Jearlyn Steele, Steele Talkin’, WCCO Radio, May 8, 2011
“When Shelter Closes, Men Still Need a Home Place,” Mankato Free Press, May 6, 2011
Oasis Helps Homeless Teens Find A Better Way, Star Tribune, May 3rd, 2011
Special Report About Homeless Teens in Chicago Street News Service, April 25, 2011
Every Night 2,500 Youth Experience Homelessness in Minnesota. Watch This Video to Help put an End to Youth Homelessness. A Night on the Street, April 2011
“A Wealth of Services Under One Roof” Downtown Journal, March 3 2011
Caring for Kids in Transition, West Central Tribune, March 5, 2011
Miss Colorado, Blair Griffith Experiences Homelessness February 24, 2011
The Reach: A Gathering Place for Homeless Youth gets a great endorsement from Mankato Free Press Mankato Free Press, February 25, 2011
New Drop in Center for Homeless Youth in Mankato The Free Press, February 22, 2011
2010
Homeless – and going to college, Star Tribune, December 28, 2010
‘Alternative House’ Helps Homeless Students Start Over (VIDEO), The Huffington Post, December 27, 2010
Tim Reardon: They need a roof over their heads — and support all around, Star Tribune, December 22, 2010
A helping hand: A young single mom has found her calling reaching out to other teens, Pioneer Press, December 12, 2010
Gay and lesbian teens are punished more at school, by police, study says, Washington Post, December 6, 2010
Oscar-winner Ryan Bingham helping homeless children with benefit show in LA, Associated Press, December 3, 2010
A ‘Shelf’ of support for homeless CPHS students, families, Sun Newspapers, December 1, 2010
People Sleep Outside For Homelessness Awareness, WCCO, November 20, 2010
Camp Heartland founder looks back before moving on, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, November 1, 2010
Cast’s message finds a home: Actors who are or were homeless perform the partly autobiographical “Homeroom” Star Tribune, November 14, 2010
Homeless youth have local options for help, Statesman Journal, November 21, 2010
GLBT Homeless Youth Initiative KFAI Radio, October 26, 2010
North news briefs, Star Tribune, October 26, 2010
Just for a night, they’re homeless, Star Tribune, October 22, 2010
Supporters rally in Duluth against Anti-Gay Bullying, Fox News, October 20, 2010
Churches by day, shelters by night, Star Tribune, October 10, 2010
Duluth hosting Night Without a Home Sleep Out, Star Tribune, October 9, 2010
Churches getting involved in raising money for homeless youth storefront, The Free Press, September 19, 2010
County short on space for homeless kids, Star Tribune, September 18, 2010
Minnesota Sends Players to the Homeless World Cup, Inside Minnesota Soccer, September 15, 2010
From almost homeless to hopeful at Lincoln Place, Star Tribune, August 21, 2010
Kicking it home, Star Tribune, July 16, 2010
By the numbers: Homeless youths in Minnesota in 2009, Star Tribune, July 16, 2010
The face of America’s homeless youth, CNN, July 8, 2010
Minnesota Girl Tells Senators of School Problems Foster Kids Face,” MinnPost, April 30, 2010
You feel like a burden’ Foster child advocates education reform in D.C., Star Tribune, April 29, 2010
Is Minnesota fostering youth homelessness? Other states’ strategies could help change trends, Minnpost, April 26, 2010
2009
University of Minnesota research looks at homeless youth, TC Daily Planet, December 1, 2009
“Home is Where you Make it Project Gives Voices to Experiences of Homeless Teens,”MinnPost, August 19, 2009
Services for runaway, homeless youth in Minnesota threatened, TC Daily Planet, April 29, 2009
Out at home: Teenage homelessness on the rise, Star Tribune, April 19, 2010
Too Old for Foster Care, and Facing the Recession, The New York Times, April 7, 2009
Shedding light on teen struggles, Lakeshore Weekly News, January 1, 2009