Revisiting homelessness myths as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs criminality of sleeping outside

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Revisiting homelessness myths as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs criminality of sleeping outside

Upon watching a fence erected following the closure of a homeless encampment, and the one tree nearby cut down, an elder with a home nearby remarked, “Don’t blame the tree.”  Having spent nearly 30 years working with homeless families, youth and single adults throughout Minnesota, I am often asked about the myths and realities of homelessness. As we await the U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether a person can sleep outside when there is no emer…