Housing assistance provider to close Park Rapids office when funding stops

Housing assistance provider to close Park Rapids office when funding stops

Greater Minnesota Community Services (GMCS) will almost completely shut down its Park Rapids office when funding for its housing services ends this month. Director of Housing and Community Services Ben Erie said GMCS will lay off all of its housing stabilization staff, about seven people across its Park Rapids, Moorhead, Fergus Falls and Detroit Lakes offices, including case manager Kori Nelson. The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) a…