Jessica Olson: The City should focus on finding and funding a single building that can provide safe housing for the unsheltered.
Tag: Homelessness
Homelessness: “We Have Everything We Need to Shelter Everyone”
More than 30 people were asked to leave a motel that was being rented for the homeless on Nov. 1. A week later, one of them died in a storage unit he’d moved into.
County Launches Emergency Covid Homelessness Plan
La Crosse County announced a short-term plan Friday to provide hotel vouchers to covid positive individuals who are currently unsheltered.
Homeless Face Winter Covid Crisis in La Crosse
Homeless people who’ve tested positive for Covid-19 are living on the streets in La Crosse with nowhere else to go, a health official has warned.
Hearts in the Park: Nurses organize effort to help the homeless
The nurses are organizing medical and other aid for those sleeping outside in La Crosse at a special event next Tuesday.
Mayor weighs in on policing, homelessness at Cameron Park
The mayor said the city is doing its best to help those experiencing homelessness, and suggested neighboring communities need to do more.
Olson: City should invest in housing for the homeless
Police should also stop ticketing the homeless in Cameron Park, the council member said.
Homeless in La Crosse: “I live in this park”
We spoke to homeless people in Cameron Park to hear their stories.
“The cops coming in and kicking them out is not a solution”
Police have been attempting to clear Cameron Park of homeless people in recent nights.