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St. Paul, Minn.

Economy may force Duluth crisis center to close

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Duluth's crisis center for homeless teens could be shutting down.

Life House, which is in its 17th year, is struggling with a financial crisis that could force it to close January 1.

Kim Crawford is interim executive director of Life House. She says right now, the center is $30,000 in debt.

"We are falling victim to the economic crisis of our country. Funding dollars are short from a number of places. Their investments are down so money that people are able to give to us to provide these services for people is down," Crawford said.

Crawford said the drop-in center relies mainly on government and foundations for its $900,000 yearly budget.

But with money drying up, she said homeless teens may face winter with no place to go.