For 2013, the Homes for All alliance worked hard to ensure that communities throughout the state could benefit from quality, affordable housing options, and that Minnesota's children could grow and learn without facing the damaging effects of homelessness.
Congratulations to Homes for All for helping secure a $33 million boost for housing and homeless services in state budget! Many, many more Minnesotans will have a safe, affordable place to call home and the resources to stay housed successfully as a result.
Read more about the success of the 2013 session in blog posts and legislative wrap ups by Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless, Hearth Connection, Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, and Minnesota Housing Partnership.
Homes for All was recently featured by the National Low Income Housing Coalition for its success in 2013!
2013 Homes for All Materials
Homes for All Legislative Agenda (full version)
Homes for All Legislative Agenda (proposed budget table version)
Homes for All Bonding Proposal (fact sheet)
Homes for All bills
- H.F. 1194 (Isaacson) / S.F. 811 (Dibble): increases base funding for MHFA Challenge affordable housing development funding, Housing Trust Fund, Family Homeless Prevention and Assistance, and many more programs by $25 million;
- H.F. 937 (Laine) / S.F. 797 (Clausen): increases base funding for DHS homeless support services, transitional housing programs, emergency services grants and homeless youth housing programs by $25 million;
- H.F. 1070 (Hausman) / S.F. 960 (Sparks): authorizes debt service for $35 million under the housing infrastructure bond program; and $15 million public housing rehabilitation.
Thank you to our Bill Authors!
MHP is a proud partner of Homes for All. The Homes for All alliance advances shared policy initiatives that lead to housing stability for all Minnesotans.
Click Next for a list of Homes for All alliance members, how to submit a letter-to-the-editor, and Homes for All in the media.
Homes for All includes the following organizations.
Aeon
Alliance Housing Incorporated
Anoka County Community Action Program
APAHC (formerly Asian Pacific American Housing Consortium)
Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency
Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative
Build Wealth Minnesota
Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Center City Housing
Children's Hope International
City of Lakes Community Land Trust
Churches United in Ministry
CommonBond Communities
Community Action Duluth
Community Neighborhood Housing Services
Congden Park Elementary
Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness
Duluth Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Duluth LISC
D.W. Jones, Inc.
Eveleth City Council
Eveleth Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Family Housing Fund
Fargo-Moorhead Coalition for Homeless Persons
Grace University Lutheran Church
Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation (GMHC)
Greater Minnesota Housing Fund (GMHF)
Heading Home Hennepin
Heading Home Minnesota
Heading Home Ramsey
Heartland Community Action
HOME Line
Hope Coalition
Hope Community
Hope Community Presbyterian Church
House of Charity
Hearth Connection
Inter-County Community Council
Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners
Lincoln Park Middle School
Lutheran Social Service
MN Land Trust Coalition
Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation
Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers
Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans
Minnesota Community Action Partnership
Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless
Minnesota Housing Partnership
Minnesota NAHRO
Minnesota - National Alliance on Mental Illness
Minnesota Nurses Association
Murray County Schools (ISD 2169)
Nettleton Elementary
North Shore Horizons
Northwest Community Action
Open Access Connections
Our Saviour's Housing
People Serving People
PRG, Inc.
Project for Pride in Living
R & R Family Centers
Range Transitional Housing
Rise, Inc.
Sand Companies, Inc.
SEIU Healthcare Minnesota
Shelter Corporation
Simpson Housing Services
Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership
St Mark's Episcopal Cathedral Outreach Ministries
St. Stephens Human Services
Start Today Hennepin
The Bridge for Youth
Three Rivers Community Action
Tri-CAP
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity
Urban Homeworks
Virginia Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Wilder Foundation
Legislators listen to what citizens have to say. Send a letter to the editor of your local to support Homes for All! A partial list of newspapers is below.
Pioneer Press
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By mail:
Pioneer Press
345 Cedar Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
By fax: (651) 228-5564.
Star Tribune
Submit online: http://www.startribune.com/opinion/115289839.html
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By mail:
Star Tribune
425 Portland Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55488
Duluth News Tribune
Submit online: http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/contactForm/email_id/171/
By mail:
Duluth News Tribune
424 W. First St.
Duluth, MN 55802
Rochester Post-Bulletin
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By mail:
Editorial Page
Post-Bulletin
18 First Ave. S.E.
Rochester, MN 55903-6118
Eden Prairie News
Submit online: https://edenprairienews-dot-com.bloxcms-ny1.com/site/forms/online_services/letter/
By mail:
Eden Prairie News
250 Prairie Center Drive, Suite 211
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Sun Current
Submit online: http://current.mnsun.com/submit-a-letter/
By mail:
Sun Current
10917 Valley View Road
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Press & News
Submit online: http://pressnews.com/submit-a-letter-to-the-editor/
By mail:
Press & News
33 Second St. N.E., Box 280
Osseo, MN 55369
Savage Pacer
Submit online: https://savagepacer-dot-com.bloxcms-ny1.com/site/forms/online_services/letter/
By mail:
Savage Pacer
14093 Commerce Avenue
Savage, MN 55372
South Washington County Bulletin
Submit online: http://www.swcbulletin.com/event/contactForm/email_id/16/
By mail:
South Washington County Bulletin
7584 80th Street South
Cottage Grove, MN. 55016
Grand Rapids Herald-Review
Submit online: https://grandrapidsmn-dot-com.bloxcms.com/site/forms/online_services/letter
By mail:
Grand Rapids Herald-Review
301 1st Ave. NW
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Sun Sailor
Submit online: http://sailor.mnsun.com/submit-a-letter/
Homes for All in the media
Tackling the new front in homelessness: families, Editorial Board, Star Tribune, 12/30/2013
Sequestration and Housing: From bad to worse, Lee Egerstrom, MN2020 Hindsight, 12/9/2013
Minnesota's Homes for All Coalition Wins Big Victory in State Budget, National Low Income Coaltion Memo to Members, 6/10/2013
State investment in affordable housing will benefit Itasca County and beyond, Barb Sanderson, Grand Rapids Herald Review, 5/1/2013
It's true leadership to look beyond the bell, Kenza Hadj-Moussa, Star Tribune, 5/1/2013
Minnesota students need shelter before and after the bell, Michael Munoz and Patty Phillips, Star Tribune, 4/29/2013
COMMUNITY VOICES: Success in education begins with housing: Support Homes for All!, Chad Schwitters, Twin Cities Daily Planet, 4/26/2013
An investment for Bemidji and beyond, Laura Straw, Bemidji Pioneer, 4/25/2013
Minnesota's homeless are profiled in new Wilder findings, MinnPost, 4/16/2013
VIDEO: Housing Plan for the Future, MN2020, 4/15/2013
Association Update: An 'urgent need' for affordable housing in Minnesota, Finance & Commerce, 4/4/2013
Affordable housing crisis, Almanac: At the Capitol, Twin Cities Public Television, 3/27/2013
Fighting youth homelessness: Provide housing — and help finding a job, MinnPost, 3/19/2013
Tour puts faces to the names of state's homeless, Twin Cities Daily Planet, 3/8/2013
Group wants more money to curb homelessness, Worthington Daily Globe, 3/7/2013
Rep. Jason Isaacson Sponsoring Bill to Combat Homelessness, Roseville Patch, 3/7/2013
Despite brighter economy, Minnesota's homeless numbers still rise, MinnPost, 03/6/2013
Falling Incomes, Rising Rents Squeeze Working Poor, MN2020, 1/29/2013
Making room for more affordable housing, Finance & Commerce, 1/18/2013
Bonding for building: Minnesota organizations work together to get legislature to fund housing, Twin Cities Daily Planet, 3/30/2012