Compassion Conversation: Substance Use Disorder

Homelessness in the suburbs is closer to home than many realize. With a heart to inform our community about suburban homelessness and help address needs that aren’t being met, we host monthly Compassion Conversations. We’re working to bring together voices from the City of Anoka, Anoka County, and local nonprofits doing this work — to share data and ground-level insights on suburban homelessness in our area.

These conversations are take place Thursday evenings and are from 6:30p-8:30p. There is a max of 45 people to attend each month due to space.

What to expect:

Doors open at 6, and we’ll have baristas available to make drinks until the conversation starts. Drinks are on us. From 6:30-7:30, we’ll have a speakers present on various aspects of the topic of the month. From 7:30-8:30, we’ll have all the speakers sitting on a panel for Q&A. Anyone in attendance will be able to ask questions in person or via Slido.

October's focus is on substance use disorder. Our focus will be on helping our community learn about substance us disorder, the impact it has on our unhoused friends, and resources that are available. Join us as we learn together!