Twin Cities Regional Kitchen Table Information

Twin Cities Regional Kitchen Table Information

February 11, 2025

Join the SHIP Collaborative in the first TC-RKT meeting of 2025 on February 11 from 10am-1pm. We plan to host an in-person meeting - granting our MN weather will be nice to us this day to allow for safe travels - as this will be the main reason to meet over Zoom. We will convene at the Wentworth Library in Dakota County; located at 199 E. Wentworth Ave West St Paul MN 565118 in the large meeting room. This library has free parking and as always, food and beverage will be provided.

February’s meeting will be centered around the HUD housing tool and reviewing the data sources we will use in developing our Coordinated Investment Planning report. You will be able to check back here soon for access to information and documents for the upcoming meeting.

Please RSVP for the upcoming meeting here on the SHIP Collaborative website as well as to see what you may have missed last convening, upcoming meeting information & resources, and for all of your Twin Cities Regional Kitchen Table updates and information. We are still building out our website and if you have great suggestions for what you would like to see or be of convience for you, please let SHIP Collaborative know.

December 10, 2024

The Twin Cities Regional Kitchen Table collectively defined “Prevention” for our region.

Keeping people from experiencing housing instability by being proactive, engaging all sectors to collaborate with one another, and transforming systems to think of homelessness as a community issue. 

This definition is fitting for our region as a diverse set of stakeholders throughout the seven counties echo similar, if not the same thoughts and a willingness to collaborate and work through what this looks like.

Additionally, a cross-jurisdictional approach across the seven counties and the three Continuum of Care systems is the vision for the Twin Cities region.

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Also on December 10

  • members engaged in a systems modeling exercise in preparation for the activity Twin Cities Regional Kitchen members will be doing together in developing a Coordinated Investment Planning report that will allow the Twin Cities region to strategically address homelessness in a fair and equitable way that will ultimately lead to racial and housing justice.

  • SHIP Collaborative held the table’s first annual “Honor Your Partnerships” ceremony complete with gratitude certificates and appreciation gifts; Each year TC-RKT members will be acknowledged for their commitment & dedication to the Regional Kitchen Table & your presence in showing up, engaging and willingness to keep coming back is completely by choice and this speaks volumes, thank you members! This year recipients are:

    • HHMFC & Pohald Foundations,

    • Renee Theese

    • Michael Giovanis

    • Ashraf Ashkar