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IOCP to Stress Efficiency in '09

Article about the 2008 Sleep Out campaign from the Feb. 19, 2009 edition of the Plymouth, Wayzata, Orono & Long Lake Sun-Sailor.

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Suburban Clergy Raise Visibility of Homeless People

January 2009 article about The Sleep Out in the MetroLutheran.

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Anonymous Donor Helps Teen Reach Goal

Star Tribune article about 14-year-old Peter Larson’s 38-day Sleep Out campaign.

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Annual Sleep Out Campaign During Tough Economy Raises Challenge to Respond to Housing Needs in Western Suburbs

IOCP’s 2008 campaign runs Nov. 15-Dec. 23 and hopes to raise $2 million. Funds raised during the Sleep Out represent IOCP’s entire housing budget for the year and 42 percent of the organization’s total annual budget.

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CONECT Strives to Connect Families to the Community

Article from the Plymouth Sun Sailor.

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A Blooming Benefactor

Plymouth Magazine article about the man behind IOCP’s annual plant sale.

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Hoy Honored

IOCP’s executive director will be recognized with the Outstanding Achievement in Ending Long-term Homelessness Award.

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Sleep Out Campaign Rallies Community Around Housing For Low-Income Families

IOCP is launching its 2007 Sleep Out Campaign to raise awareness around the need for affordable housing and to raise funds to address the housing needs of low-income families in the western suburbs. The kickoff event, which will be held Saturday, November 10, 2007, at Klapprich Park in Wayzata, attracts hundreds of community members of all ages and is followed by several sleep outs by area businesses, churches, schools, and groups.

In its 12th year, the campaign runs from Saturday, November 10, to Sunday, December 23.

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Sleeping Out to Help Needy, Boy 'Is Amazing'

Star Tribune article about a Plymouth eighth-grader who hopes to raise $30,000 during The Sleep Out.

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IOCP Hit Hard by Foreclosures

Article in the Lakeshore Weekly.

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