...from a survey of the state's 188 shelters by the Wilder Research Center. But there's also progress in the findings...who directed the state-financed survey for the Wilder Research Center. The study, which is conducted on one night every...

...Grandma and Grandpa are doing the bulk of the baby-sitting in Minnesota, according to a new study by the Wilder Research Center. Relatives, primarily grandparents, are the most common providers of child care in the state, ranking ahead...

...Runaway/Homeless Program wanted to let your readers know that Nov. 4-10, was Runaway Prevention Week. The Wilder Research Center recently reported that on any given night in Minnesota, an estimated 660 unaccompanied youth (persons 17 or...

...would pay off over several years. Advocates for the homeless say there's no time to waste. In August, the Wilder Research Center estimated that more than 21,000 people in Minnesota were living in shelters, temporary living arrangements...

...in other communities across the state that are ill equipped to handle a growing presence of the homeless. The Wilder Research Center estimated in an August report that more than 21,000 people in Minnesota were living in shelters, temporary...

...Interfaith Hospitality Network. According to the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless in a 2003 survey done by the Wilder Research Center, about 20,347 people were homeless in Minnesota. Each night, 7,000 individuals receive shelter from a variety...

...as the slowed economy and cold winter temperatures coincide to increase the demand for low-cost housing. The Wilder Research Center, which surveys homelessness in the Twin Cities every three years, estimated this fall that more than 5,700...