Fridays with Fatima Volume 5
Hey all – thanks for following along with Fridays with Fatima. We have some great progress on our bills below. MCH’s 2018 Legislative Agenda can be found here. REMINDER: Legislators will be heading back to their districts for spring recess, beginning Friday, March 30 through Sunday, April 8. This is a great time to thank them […]
Reflections from Homeless Day on the Hill
Homeless Day on the Hill was a few weeks ago, and we are still reliving the great day of advocacy! MCH Executive Director, Senta Leff, had a radio interview with WCCO and you can find that here: MCH is lucky to have great volunteers to help us prepare for our events, and make them […]
Fridays with Fatima – Volume 4
Hi all, Friday is here – are you ready for the MCH update? Homes for All Bills New legislators sign on to our bills everyday! Below I’ve laid out the progress of our bills, which committee they are in, and their bill numbers. Click on the hyperlinks below for a thrilling ride into the lives […]
Welcome, Jessie!
MCH is excited to welcome our newest Board Member, Jessie Hendel. Jessie is the Vice President of Advantage Services at CommonBond Communities. CommonBond Communities is also an MCH member! Get to know Jessie below! 1) What your role is at Commonbond? I am the Vice President of Advantage Services at CommonBond Communities. I provide leadership […]
Fridays with Fatima – Volume 3
Week three at the Capitol was fast paced and successful. Read below to find out more about this past week with MCH and Homes for All! Homeless Day on the Hill Advocates showed up and engaged with lawmakers on Homeless Day on the Hill! I have heard from many lawmakers since Tuesday, that they were impressed […]
Keeping Home Close On Indigenous People’s Day
“Keeping Home Close On Indigenous People’s Day” by Arianna Nason Arianna Nason is an Anishinaabe citizen of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and is the Tribal Organizer for the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless. In her blog below, she shares how she recognizes Indigenous People’s Day as a celebration of home, community, […]
Meet our HECUA Intern, Nick!
Nick DeMaioribus joined us in September as a Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA) intern! The HECUA program builds academic-community partnerships for social change, using community-based learning methods to explore the dynamic relationships between theory and practice and to equip students with skills and knowledge for building just communities and societies. Here is a note […]
Thanks for joining us at the 2017 MCH Annual Conference!
2017 MCH Annual Conference How Far Can We Go? Storify by @MNHomelessCo | #MCHConf
Protect Our Homes is in Washington D.C.!
MCH’s Executive Director, Senta Leff, is in Washington D.C. this week on behalf of Protect Our Homes. She is meeting with lawmakers and sharing the importance of housing stability. A note from Senta: I brought the Protect Our Homes message to 14 legislators yesterday! Leaders have already begun debates on an affordable housing funding bill. The House […]
MCH Tribal Organizer
Join us in Welcoming Arianna Nason; MCH’s Tribal Organizer Arianna Nason is an Anishinaabe citizen of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and is the Tribal Organizer for the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless. Outside of her job at MCH, Arianna is a community organizer and educator. Working within a collective of […]