A child’s safety.

That’s what Emerson Village means.

July marks a tremendous milestone in the Twin Cities’ fight against family homelessness: the grand opening of Emerson Village, a new Beacon supportive housing community in North Minneapolis. It serves as a permanent home for 40 families. Fully leased, the building is already full of life—kids playing, doing homework, sleeping soundly. Parents and guardians are breathing easier for the first time in a long time. Learn more on CEO Chris LaTondresse’s recent blog post here. 

Light the Way Home

Space is still available!

Light the Way Home, Beacon’s biggest fundraiser of the year, is only one-month away and this year there is even more to learn and do. The main event is still one-hour long, and guests are now invited to also come early or stay a little later to interact with staff and learn about Beacon’s work. The event is Tuesday, September 9! Don’t wait any longer to invite your friends, family, co-workers, and congregations to attend. Reserve single tickets today or sign up to be a table host and sit with your connections at the event.

Defend Federal Funding

There is still so much at risk.

The “Defend Federal Funding for Housing” events wrapped up in July but your critical voice is still needed. Leaders in Washington are making budget decisions that will affect supportive housing and impact community members who rely on it. We can influence what happens next. Here are the top three things you can do today: 

• Learn more by watching the video on the Beacon blog post  
• Sign up for the postcard campaign 
• Sign the petition 

Take action in all of these ways and invite others to do the same by visiting the Defend Federal Funding page of the Beacon website.

Housing Development Update:

More homes coming soon

Supportive housing sits in the middle of what we call the housing continuum. It provides a more permanent solution to homelessness and housing instability than nightly shelters. Beacon provides non-time limited affordable housing with supportive services to help residents stabilize and find their next step forward. Non-profit developers like Beacon develop and sustain these supportive homes and ignite a powerful community response to ensure supportive housing remains available for people in need. Learn more about Beacon’s 131 new and 53 renovated homes in development on our Summer 2025 Housing Update blog post.

Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative is unique because of the amazing collaborative of congregations that advocates to create and sustain affordable and supportive homes in the Twin Cities. We celebrate our newest Collaborative member, White Bear Unitarian Universalist Church!

Thank you to all of the individuals and congregations who support Beacon’s work and help champion transformative policy solutions to ensure all people have a home. Learn how you can involve your congregation on our website.

Your gift brings new hope to our neighbors!

In July we celebrated the grand opening of Emerson Village – 40 new supportive homes for families in Minneapolis.  Did you know Beacon spends about $5,700 per year, per family to ensure these supportive homes are available for families?  Your donation of $100 will contribute to that work. Please give today. Questions? Please email [email protected]