Agencies reach out to homeless teens
Cedar Rapids shelters faced high demand on July 31 with 324 of 344 beds filled and 166 youths among the residents. The Linn County Continuum of Care report notes 310 people were turned away for full facilities or admissions criteria. Foundation 2 Youth Shelter housed 11‑17 year olds, with 15 beds full.
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Steve Gravelle
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Continuum of Care Planning and Policy Council
Teens find hope in Foundation 2 youth programs
In eastern Iowa, about half of Metro High School's 500 students have been homeless or live without stable housing. Many are homeless by choice after being kicked out for drugs or curfew breaches, while others are forced to leave. Some couch-surf between friends as winter approaches. Foundation 2 hosts programs that offer shelter and support, with up to 15 youths staying at the foundation.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob Hintz
Foundation 2
Grant Wood Area
Mary Cruise
Cruise
Metro
Iowa
Metro High School
Miranda Harris
Fante
Harris
Community forum schedule highlights Cedar Rapids teen issues
CR Reads forums lists events from February to March at Four Oaks The Bridge Intergenerational Center Cedar Rapids Public Library and Barnes & Noble Booksellers. Topics include homeless and pregnant teens isolated elderly Plainsong as literature and a Kent Haruf book signing. Community foundation youth shelter notes 14.3 youths nightly.
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Four Oaks the Bridge Intergenerational Center
First Ave
Four Oaks the Bridge
Joy Ochs
Mount Mercy College
Beems Auditorium
Cedar Rapids
Legislature weighs big budget decisions and liquor law shifts
Iowa lawmakers debate budget intensification and tax reform as House and Senate leaders discuss behind the scenes work. Negotiations focus on lowering drunk driving thresholds to 0.08 while avoiding federal highway fund losses, with a $198 million supplemental package also under review to address staffing and public safety needs.
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House
Dick Myers
Town City
Senate
Stewart Iverson
R-Dows
Chuck Gipp
R-Decorah
Iowa
Chambers
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