Letter to the Editor (LTE) Resource
Writing Tips and Guidelines
A Letter to the Editor (LTE) is a great way to generate media attention around our campaign issues. This is particularly poignant when organizations share the ways in which past budget allocations have funded beneficial community projects (new affordable housing units, supportive service programs, etc.). Listed here are guidelines for writing an LTE; general messaging and framing for your letters, as well as Homes for All specific talking points to emphasize the importance of statewide funding.
Press Releases
A press release is an excellent way to get the media interested in our events and campaigns. The best press releases are concise and accurate. They are newsworthy, and provide statistics, quotes, and brief information.
Please visit our Press Release Section for recent updates.
Past Press Releases:
Legislative Push for funding priorities to end unsheltered homelessness, May, 2023
Homes for All Spring Rally: Unite for Homes, May 1, 2019
Media Release: Number of People Experiencing Homelessness up 10% since 2015, March 20, 2019
The Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) Gets a Media Release: Hearing after Not Seeing an Increase in 33 Years, March 6, 2019
800+ Advocates Turn Out for Emergency Shelter and MFIP Cash Assistance, March 11, 2019
LT. Governor Joins Tribal Collaborative Meeting and Homes for All Spring Recess Event, April 23, 2019
Media Release: Governor Walz & Lieutenant. Governor Flanagan Prioritize housing bonds for Minnesotans, February 26, 2019
Kick Off the 2019 Legislative Session with Homes for All, January 12, 2019
Tonight: Homeless Memorial March and Service Remembers 203 Individuals Who Passed Away in 2018, December 20, 2018
Homeless Day on the Hill, March 06, 2018
Homes for All Spring Rally: Unite for Homes July 26, 2017
NEWS RELEASE: Minnesota House Considers Historic Investment in Affordable Housing, April 12, 2016
NEWS RELEASE: New Report on Demand for Affordable Senior Housing in MN, February 17, 2016
NEWS RELEASE: New Report – Clock is Ticking for Lawmakers to Increase Cash Assistance in Minnesota’s Welfare-to-Work Program, February 8, 2016
Task Force Report Finds Major Problem with Minnesota’s Welfare-to-Work Program, February 10, 2015
Minnesota Leaders Join First Lady to Announce Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness, June 4, 2014
News Statement: Homeless Coalition praises minimum wage agreement, April 7, 2014
News Release: Lawmakers consider removing education barriers for workers on welfare, March 18, 2014
Homeless advocates highlight solutions at the Capitol: Lawmakers consider $100 million for housing, March 6, 2014
News Statement: Announcement to end veteran homelessness in Minnesota this year, February 3, 2014
News Statement: Homeless outreach during deadly cold snap, January 3, 2014
News Release: Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless Wins Nonprofit Mission Award in Advocacy, October 25, 2013
News Statement: Homeless Coalition responds to new Wilder Research findings, October 8, 2013
Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless Wins Prestigious Nonprofit Mission Award in Advocacy, September 4, 2013
News Statement: Homeless community mourns loss of Steve O’Neil , July 2013
News Conference Alert: Homes for All, March 6, 2013
News Release: Homeless 2012 Counts, March 7, 2013
News Release: Children’s HealthWatch Report Studies Housing Insecurity and Child Health in Minneapolis, February 2013
News Release: Affirmative Options Coalition Merger Announcement – August 28, 2013