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Monday December 22nd 2025
Tips from a COVID-19 Case Investigator
 By LINDSEY FENNER
Something to Hope For
I didn”™t want to write about COVID this month. I”™m sick of it, heart-sick. Since November, my coworkers and I have been overwhelmed, with more cases than we can possibly call, and knowing that it has become more likely that someone we”™re trying to call is hospitalized or has died. And I know that, by now, all of us have been personally touched by COVID-19. There is so much grief to carry. And yet, with that grief, we now have something to hope for. Today, December 14, as I write this, the first vaccine has been administered to someone outside of a clinical trial in Minnesota. I was not expecting that I would cry, but I did. I”™m at the back of the vaccine line, and there is a long way to go until enough people are vaccinated for herd immunity. But I know we are going to get through this. And here are some reasons why:
The vaccine: My thanks go to the scientists, the lab workers, and the vaccine trial participants. These vaccines are truly a testament of people working together for something bigger than themselves. I will share more information when we know more about widespread distribution in MN.… Read the rest “Tips from a COVID-19 Case Investigator”
AICDC’s New Shelter Homeward Bound Opens To Serve in Minneapolis!
By LINDSEY FENNER
The Homeward Bound Shelter opened at the former Cedar Box Company building at Cedar and Franklin. On December 7, 2020, American Indian Community Development Corporation (AICDC) opened a new 50 bed shelter providing culturally specific services for the Native American community.The shelter will operate 24/7, and provide meals and storage. Hennepin County provided $3.5 million in funding, with additional funding from the City of Minneapolis, the State of Minnesota, and private donors. The shelter was developed relatively quickly, due to the hard work of contractor KMS Construction and AICDC staff, with murals by Rory Wakemup. To get connected for placement at AICDC’s shelter, call Adult Shelter Connect at 612-248-2350.
 HOMEWARD BOUND, AICDC’s new 24hr Shelter opened on Monday, Dec. 7th!
Executive Director Michael Goze sent gratitude to the many people that have worked tirelessly to make it happen including; Funders, KMS Construction, subcontractors, Rory Wakemup for the art, and most of all the staff of AICDC!
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