MINNEAPOLIS — Tracy Berglund gestures to an expanse of floor-to-ceiling windows as she gives a tour of the Higher Ground facility in Minnesota's largest city.
The Higher Ground homeless shelter in Minneapolis has 171 emergency shelter beds, 80 "pay-to-stay" beds, 74 single rooms, and 11 affordable efficiency apartments.
Therese Gales, left, media relations manager for Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, and Tracy Berglund, the organization's director of housing stability, view one of the 74 single rooms that are part of the permanent supportive housing at the Higher Ground homeless shelter in Minneapolis. People in these rooms share restrooms, lounges and kitchen facilities but come and go as they please.
The intake lobby of the Higher Ground homeless shelter in Minneapolis is designed to be welcoming, with high ceilings, ample natural light and plenty of space.
Therese Gales, left, media relations manager for Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, and Tracy Berglund, the organization's director of housing stability, view one of the 74 single rooms that are part of the permanent supportive housing at the Higher Ground homeless shelter in Minneapolis. People in these rooms share restrooms, lounges and kitchen facilities but come and go as they please.
The Higher Ground homeless shelter in Minneapolis has 171 emergency shelter beds, 80 "pay-to-stay" beds, 74 single rooms, and 11 affordable efficiency apartments.
The intake lobby of the Higher Ground homeless shelter in Minneapolis is designed to be welcoming, with high ceilings, ample natural light and plenty of space.
