This late return of cold, winter weather has been unwelcome news for the growing number of homeless people in Minnesota. Statewide the number of people seeking help from shelters and transitional housing was up five percent last year. The number turned away for lack of space was up as well. In St. Cloud, there is an acknowledged shortage of beds in town. But Mainstreet Radio's Jeff Horwich reports this winter the city's churches have provided warm spaces for a few more.
Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
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