The Path towards a Pathway Home
Creating the policy agenda is the most important part of our advocacy. In doing so, we relied on our core leaders, including members of the Regional Expert Network (REN), who are advocates who have lived experience of homelessness, and staff at organizations working to end homelessness. We organized listening sessions to identify the main solutions […]
Session falls short around funding priorities to end homelessness
We have officially reached the end of the regular Legislative Session for 2022. Before anything else, the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless wants to give our deepest thanks to all of the advocates that stepped up during this intense session to make your voices heard and take action to push our legislators to prioritize homelessness […]
Governor Proposes Historic Investments to Address Homelessness and Housing Instability
Here is a summary of key items included in the Governor’s proposed budget and a few items from the proposed bonding bill. MCH wants to provide this to our partners in advocacy so you do not need to sift through hundreds of pages of material (links to materials are at the end of the blog). […]
2021 Homeless Day(s) on the Hill Recap
This year was not our traditional in-person Homeless Day on the Hill. Together, we were able to inspire and engage advocates, lawmakers, and individuals across the state. Check out the recordings as well as media coverage from the Press Conference and Program. Homeless Day(s) On the Hill Information: Day One: Tuesday, March 9, 2021 | […]
Twitterstorm: we need shelter included in bonding bill
Advocates – get ready! We need your voice. Please join @MNHomelessCo for a Twitterstorm. On any given night, Minnesota has around 20,000 people experiencing homelessness. We lack the capacity to meet the shelter and housing needs of individuals and families across the state. We need to see homeless shelters as temporary housing for individuals and […]
Homes for All Twitterstorm — $500Million in #Bonds4Housing
Advocates! We need you. Take action with us w/ Homes for All for a Twitterstorm on 11/20 from 12pm – 1pm. Find more details below. WHAT IS A TWITTERSTORM? A Twitterstorm is simply a short period of time during which advocates join together to send a high volume of tweets on a specific topic. We […]
Thank you, and Farewell!
May 21, 2019 Good Afternoon, After eight years with the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless, four as a Board member and four as executive director, it is time for me to move on. My last day at MCH is Thursday, May 23. It has been my great honor and privilege to work with amazing people, […]
Fridays with Fatima 2019 v11
Advocates, We have less than 13 weeks left of session and committees increasing the number of bills heard. Today is the final day to have policy-related bills heard in both chambers. Whereas the first deadline related to securing a hearing in either the Senate or House, the second deadline, which is today, means that if you […]
Fridays with Fatima (Ft. Senta!) v10
Good Afternoon! There are eight weeks left in the legislative session and our momentum has never been stronger. Last week, MCH hosted our largest Homeless Day on the Hill in history. More than 800 of you turned out. Governor Walz AND Lt. Governor Flanagan joined us and rallied the crowd. Our hearing room was PACKED. […]
Fridays with Fatima Volume 12
Less Than Two Weeks Until the End of Session The end of our legislative session is quickly approaching. Lawmakers have ten days to pass pieces of legislation that would take care of needed infrastructure repairs throughout the state, conform to the new federal tax laws and invest in programs and systems for Minnesota’s most valuable […]