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Looking for an expert to interview? Let us know what type of expertise would best serve your story, or peruse the experts listed below and reach out to Jen Gehrig, Director of Communications, who will set up an interview.
Hoang Murphy
Chief Executive Officer
Areas of expertise:
- Childhood, youth, and family homelessness
- Systems change, public policy,
- Coalition building
- Racial equity
- Foster youth advocacy
- Community engagement
- Nonprofit advocacy, governance, and leadership
Jake Gale
Chief Operating Officer
Areas of expertise:
- Operations
- Security
- Resident resources and housing
- Trauma-informed organizations
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How a group is helping people experiencing homelessness have their voices heard
WCCO's Reg Chapman shows us how People Serving People is making to ensure that people without a home address have a chance to vote.
Punishing Poverty: Cuts to SNAP
90% of families currently staying at our shelters receive SNAP benefits. Not only will the cessation of SNAP benefits drive up the demand for People Serving People’s shelter services (which is already at 200% capacity), it will also increase the number of days, or months that a family will need shelter.
Minneapolis’ model anti-homelessness program faces “fiscal cliff”
One of Minneapolis' most successful homelessness prevention programs is not accepting new referrals and could run out of money by next spring unless the mayor and City Council can agree how to financially rescue it.
Fully Fund Stable Homes Stable Schools
Full funding to meet the need People Serving People strongly supports the City of Minneapolis’ Stable Homes Stable Schools (SHSS) initiative and encourages the city to invest in its continued success. Families in our emergency shelters have relied on SHSS referrals as a vital pathway to exiting shelter into stable housing. SHSS’s focus on education...
Experts warn of rising dehumanization of unhoused community, impact of federal cuts
See Kare 11's story featuring Hoang Murphy, CEO of People Serving People, discussing the increasing number of families experiencing homelessness and how we can solve housing instability for all people.
Punishing Poverty: Trump’s Executive Order on Homelessness
This is part two in our ongoing series, Punishing Poverty. Here we examine the July 24, 2025, Executive Order, which purports to address homelessness and find that it, like the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” promotes a punishment model for responding to poverty and homelessness rather than proven solutions.
Punishing Poverty: Initial Reaction to OBBBA
OBBBA is devastating for all families—yours as well as those we serve— making it even harder for families to secure their basic needs for food, housing, medical care, childcare, and employment, which will only increase the number of families experiencing homelessness.
Media & privacy policy
People Serving People welcomes news media. As an organization serving families in crisis, we prioritize the safety, privacy, and security of those we serve above all else. We ask that news media not film in or around our buildings without permission. News stories involving the families we serve require expressed written consent. We encourage news media to contact our staff for assistance in developing stories.
