Home is the foundation for stable families, strong communities, and a competitive state. Homes for All advances shared policy initiatives that lead to housing stability for all Minnesotans and includes over 150 organizations.
Everything starts at home.
This year, Homes for All secured a $25.5 million boost for new funding in 2015 for housing and homeless services!
- The final HHS bill included a $9 million increase for housing and services for the Homeless Youth Act, emergency shelter, long-term homeless supportive services and more.
- Minnesota Housing funding for targeted programs included $6.5 million in new funds, plus $10 million in bonding for housing.
- In total, Homes for All priorities will receive $36.5 million more in 2016-2017 than the last budget cycle.
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In 2015, Homes for All sought $39 million for housing and services:
- $19.5M for housing (through MN Housing): House File 886 (Baker) / Senate File 456 (Dibble)
- $19.5M for services (through DHS): House File 1054 (Hamilton) / Senate File 551 (Wiklund)
Resilience among Homeless Children
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Supporters
2015 supporters of Homes for All include the following organizations. Not yet a supporter? Become one today!
Aeon
Affordable Housing Coalition
Ain Dah Yung Center
Alliance Housing Inc.
Altair ACO
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Anoka County CAP
Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency
ASANDC
Avenues for Homeless Youth
Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative
Bluff Country Family Resources
Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis
Center City Housing
CHUM - Churches United in Ministry
Churches United for the Homeless
City of Lakes Community Land Trust
City of Minneapolis
City of St. Paul
Clare Housing
Clay County HRA
CLUES
Commission on Disabilities City of Duluth
CommonBond Communities
Community Action Duluth
Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties
Community Action Partnership of Suburban Hennepin
Council on Black Minnesotans
D.W. Jones, Inc.
Dakota County Affordable Housing Coalition
Dominium
Downtown Congregations to End Homelessness
Duluth LISC
East Side Neighborhood Development Company
Emerge Community Development
Emma Norton Services
Evergreen Youth & Family Services
Face to Face Health and Counseling Service, Inc
Fargo-Moorhead Coalition for Homeless Persons
Fargo-Moorhead Dorothy Day House of Hospitality
First Homes Properties
Frogtown Connection
Frogtown Rondo Home Fund
Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota
Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation
Habitat for Humanity of West Central Minnesota
Hearth Connection
Heartland Community Action Agency, Inc.
Heartland Girls Ranch
Homes Within Reach
HOPE Coalition
Hope Community, Inc.
Hope for the Journey Home Family Shelter
House of Charity
Housing for All
HRA of Koochiching County
Human Development Center
Human RightsCommission City of Duluth
Integrated Community Solutions
Inter-County Community Council
Itasca County HRA
Jefferson People's House
JOBS NOW Coalition
Kootasca Community Action
Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership
Lakes and Pines Community Action Council
Listening House of St. Paul, Inc
Lutheran Advocacy - Minnesota (formerly called Lutheran Coalition for Public Policy in Minnesota, LCPPM)
Lutheran Social Service of MN
Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership
Mental Health Association of Minnesota
Metropolitan Consortium of Community Developers
MICAH- Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing
Minneapolis Public Schools
Minnesota AFL-CIO
Minnesota Catholic Conference
Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless
Minnesota Community Action Partnership
Minnesota Council of Child Caring Agencies
Minnesota Housing Partnership
Minnesota NAHRO
Minnesota Psychiatric Society
Minnesota Psychological Association
Minnesota Recovery Connection
Minnesota Valley Action Council, Inc
Missions Inc.
MN Association of Home Care Social Workers
MN Coalition for Battered Women
MN Community Land Trust Coalition
MN Disability Law Center/Mid-MN Legal Aid
MNSTEP
Model Cities
MSCSW
NAMI Minnesota
Neighborhood Development Alliance
NeighborWorks Home Partners
North Buffalo Lutheran Church
North Shore Horizons
Northcountry Cooperative Foundation
Northern Pines MHC
Northland Counseling Center, Inc
Northwest Community Action, Inc
NP Community
One Roof Community Housing
Open Access Communications
Our Saviour's Community Services/Our Saviour's Housing
Partners for Affordable Housing
People Incorporated
People Serving People
Prairie Five CAC, Inc.
PRG, Inc.
Project for Pride in Living (PPL)
Ramsey County Continuum of Care
Range Transitional Housing
Rise Inc.
Rochester Area Habitat for Humanity
Saint Paul Area Council of Churches
Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood
Sand Companies, Inc.
Semcac
Servants of Shelter
Simpson Housing Services
Solid Ground
Southwest Minnesota Housing Partnership
Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council - SMOC
St. Stephen's Human Services
Start Today Hennepin
The Arc Greater Twin Cities
The Arc Minnesota
The Bridge for Youth
The Larry Lucio Scholarship
The Lift Garage
The Link
Therapeutic Services Agency, Inc.
Three Rivers Community Action, Inc.
Touchstone Mental Health
Tri-County Action Program
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.
Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity
Urban Homeworks
Vail Place
Village of Hope
Vohs Consulting, Inc
Wayside House
Wellness in the Woods
West Central Minnesota Communities Action
Western Community Action, Inc
Western Lake Superior Habitat for Humanity
Women Planting Seeds
Women's Shelter, Inc.
Youth Moving Forward
Contacts
Homes for All depends on dedication by many agencies and individuals. Contact the people below for more information and to get involved.
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In the Media
Articles mentioning Homes for All or its specific legislative asks are listed below.
We need sensible funding for housing, Randal Hemmerlin, Red Wing Republican Eagle, 5/6/2015
Invest in housing supports to maximize investments in education, Ryan Strack, TC Daily Planet, 5/4/2015
Housing for workers needs state support, Joe Wheeler, Wabasha Herald, 4/28/2015
Less costly housing needed, Joe Wheeler, Lake City Graphic, 4/28/2015
Local View: Fight against homelessness calls for broad support, Cara Lundquist, Duluth News Tribune, 4/20/2015
Local View: Workforce housing needs state support, Rick Ball, Duluth News Tribune, 4/8/2015
Supportive housing (Letters to the Editor), Dawn Horgan, White Bear Press, 4/7/2015
Housing is a wise investment in light of Minnesota' budget surplus, Reed Olson & Tim Flathers, Bemidji Pioneer, 4/4/2015
Special interests lining up for Minnesota spending, Minnesota Public Radio News, 12/31/2014
Twin Cities housing market uptick hurting homeless, Associated Press, 12/30/2014
Report: Housing Market Gains Hurting Homeless, Kia Farhang, MPR News, Tim Nelson, 12/30/2014
Minnesota budget surplus gets interest groups' attention, Forum News Service, 12/5/2014
State awards Owatonna housing project $6.5 million, Owatonna People's Press, 10/26/2014
Grant award will defray costs to rehab St. Peter apartments, St. Peter Herald, 10/25/2014
$36 Million Housing, Retail Development Planned for Duluth, WDIO-TV, 10/24/2014
Homeless project gets $11 million in funding, Rochester Post-Bulletin, 10/24/2014
State gives $162M boost to affordable housing, Politics in Minnesota, 10/24/2014
Minnesota Housing awards $162 million for affordable housing in 33 cities, Duluth News Tribune, 10/24/2014
Minnesota Housing Announces Record $162 Million in Funding, Apartment Finance Today, 10/24/2014
Minnesota Housing awards $162 million for affordable housing units, Star Tribune, 10/23/2014
State gives $162M boost to affordable housing, Finance and Commerce, 10/23/2014
Finance Agency Announces Record Funding for Affordable Housing, KSTP, 10/23/2014
Dorothy Day expansion moves forward as state funds housing projects, Pioneer Press, 10/23/2014
Candidate forum addresses local solutions for poverty, Northland News Center, 10/6/2014
Kevin Worden: Housing is important part of legislative bonding bill, Rochester Post-Bulletin, 7/2/2014
Proposals pour in for piece of Minnesota's $100M housing fund, Jennifer Brooks, Star Tribune, 6/14/2014
Funding increases for low-income housing in Minnesota, Don Jacobson, Star Tribune, 5/29/2014
House passes bonding bill, Aitkin Independent Age, 5/24/2014
District 23 projects in 2014 Minnesota Legislative session bonding bill, Julie Rosen, Janesville Argus, 5/21/2014
Affordable housing advocates 'excited' for bonding bill cash, Matt Sepic, MPR, 5/20/2014
Minn. House passes $1.17 billion in statewide construction projects, Baird Helgeson, Star Tribune, 5/16/2014
MN Lawmakers send $1B bonding bill to Governor, Kevin Jacobsen, Northland News Center, 5/16/2014
House passes $1 billion construction package, Bill Salisbury, Pioneer Press, 5/16/2014
Editorial: Affordable housing plan would matter, Albert Lea Tribune, 5/14/2014
$1 billion in state building projects nears final OK, Baird Helgeson, Star Tribune, 5/14/2014
Minnesota public works bill finalized; House to vote today, Bill Salisbury, Pioneer Press, 5/14/2014
House Expected to Vote on Bonding Bill Thursday, Cassie Hart, KAAL TV, 5/14/2014
Housing tour designed to reveal need: Senate's $80M allocation a step toward adequate housing: Otteson, Carolyn Lange, West Central Tribune, 5/5/2014
A bishop's view: Homeless youths deserve a piece of state housing cash, Thomas Aitken, Duluth News Tribune, 5/4/2014
More housing, not shelters, Colleen O'Connor Toberman, Minnesota 2020 & TC Daily Planet, 5/4/2014
Q&A on Serving Homeless Students, MN2020, 4/29/14
To give schoolchildren a leg up, start with some housing, Minnpost, 4/28/14
Report highlights housing woes for low-income Minnesotans, Mike Creger, WDAZ TV 8, 4/26/2014
Minnesota groups asking state for affordable housing money, Northland News Center NOW, 4/25/2014
Hoping to help with housing solutions; report highlights Bemidji in push for state aid to low-income housing, Bemidji Pioneer, 4/25/2014
Advocates Push for More Affordable Housing in Minn., WDIO, 4/24/2014
Minnesota school superintendents join forces to fight homelessness, WDAZ, 4/24/14
5 Year Study Shows No Recovery in Low Income MN Housing Problem, FOX 21 News, 4/24/2014
Report: Duluth has region's most unaffordable rental housing, Duluth News Tribune, 4/24/2014
School superintendents ask Legislature to help homeless, SC Times, 4/24/2014
School superintendents back housing initiative for homeless, Kare 11, 4/24/2014
School Leaders Push Minn. Lawmakers to Fund Affordable Housing Programs, ABC 6 News, 4/23/2014
Minnesota school leaders join push to ease homelessness, Pioneer Press, 4/23/2014
School leaders press legislators to invest $100 million for affordable housing, Sarah Mckenzie, Southwest Journal, 4/23/2014
School Leaders Push Lawmakers to Fund Affordable Housing Program, Katherine Johnson, KSTP, 4/23/2014
Minnesota school leaders join push to ease homelessness, Bill Salisbury, TwinCities Prioneer Press, 4/23/2014
School Superintendents Push Lawmakers For More Affordable Housing, Nina Moini, CBS Minnesota, 4/23/2014
Why Bond For Housing?, Minnesota Senate, 4/23/2014
Letter: Use $100 million in bonds to help homeless, Julie Shuster St. Cloud, SC Times, 4/20/2014
Letter: A need to help homeless, Mari Thorkelson, West Central Tribune, 4/19/2014
Homeless kids need help from all of us, Greg Vandal, St. Cloud Times, 4/18/2014
Our View: Affordable housing is smart investment for state, Rochester Post-Bulletin, 4/14/2014
Affordable Housing, Karen Barstad, Star Tribune, 4/11/2014
House delivers $975M wish list for Minnesota construction projects, Bill Salisbury, Pioneer Press, 4/1/2014
Housing Bonds Protect Public Investments, Colleen O'Connor Toberman, MN2020, 3/11/14
Minnesota Aims To Eliminate Homelessness, The Uptake, 3/9/14
Senate DFL Caucus video on homelessness, 3/6/14
Advocates want state to invest $100M in affordable housing, Laura Yuen, MPR, 3/6/14
Homeless and mental health advocates at the Capitol Thurs., KARE 11, 3/6/2014
Hundreds March at State Capitol for 'Homeless Day on the Hill', KSTP & KAAL TV, 3/6/14
First-person lobbyist for affordable housing, Shannon Houska,TC Daily Planet, 3/6/2014
Lack of housing inspires new alliances, James Warden, Finance & Commerce, 2/28/14
Coalition seeks $100 million to address homelessness, Carolyn Lange, Daily Globe, 2/16/2014
Community developers' group is part of a coaltion for affordable homes, Peter Bartz-Gallagher, Politics in Minnesota, 2/12/2014
Uneven Recovery: West Metro Problems Not Just Bubble Related, Lee Egerstrom & Leigh Rosenberg, MN2020, 1/29/2014
Uneven Recovery: MN Housing is Getting Unaffordable, Joe Sheeran, MN2020 Hindsight, 1/23/2014
Tuesday Talk: Q & A on MN's Uneven Housing Recovery, Joe Sheeran, 1/21/2014
A focus on homelessness will pay off for state, Editorial Board, Star Tribune, 1/10/2014
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