• Amplifiers Training for Scott and Carver County – 9/12/20

    In order to see the housing solutions we need in Scott and Carver counties to become a reality, we need hundreds of people to share their vision and voices with our locally elected officials. On Saturday, September 12 from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., join members of the Southwest Beacon Collaborative as we learn how […]

  • The 1-1 Visit: Building Relationships

    Practice building relationships and organizing power to create change. Relationships are the building blocks to our collective power. Connecting with new leaders is essential, whether you’re hosting Families Moving Forward, supporting a new housing development, or engaging in a policy campaign. Learn the purpose and application of one-to-ones, and practice your new skill with leaders […]

  • Beacon Academy: 1-1 Skill Building

    Join us for our inaugural monthly 1-1 training and practice session! We’re always talking about the fact that 1-1 relational visits comprise the core building block of our organizing, so we want to make sure we’re putting our words into action! Drop in for an informal mini-training and practice opportunity. We’ll plan to hold these […]

  • Beacon Academy: Building Home

    Do you know what the three buckets of funding are needed to create affordable homes? Can you describe what supportive housing is? Here’s the tough one – who does it include when we say our focus is creating homes for those at 30% of the area median income (AMI)? Building Home is our introduction to […]

  • Beacon Academy: Unpacking Race & Housing

    Beacon Academy: Unpacking Race & Housing

    As the collaborative continues its race equity journey we are increasingly aware of the importance to understand the history behind the disparities that exist in the ongoing housing crisis.  Unpacking Race and Housing provides an opportunity to ground ourselves in an understanding of the levels of racism, the way race has been used to oppress […]

  • Beacon Academy: 1-1 Skill Building

    Beacon Academy: 1-1 Skill Building

    Join us for our inaugural monthly 1-1 training and practice session! We’re always talking about the fact that 1-1 relational visits comprise the core building block of our organizing, so we want to make sure we’re putting our words into action. Drop in for an informal mini-training and practice opportunity. We’ll plan to hold these […]

  • Beacon Academy: Unpacking Race & Housing

    Beacon Academy: Unpacking Race & Housing

    As the collaborative continues its race equity journey we are increasingly aware of the importance to understand the history behind the disparities that exist in the ongoing housing crisis.  Unpacking Race and Housing provides an opportunity to ground ourselves in an understanding of the levels of racism, the way race has been used to oppress […]

  • Beacon Academy: 1-1 Skill Building

    Join us for our inaugural monthly 1-1 training and practice session! We’re always talking about the fact that 1-1 relational visits comprise the core building block of our organizing, so we want to make sure we’re putting our words into action. Drop in for an informal mini-training and practice opportunity. We’ll plan to hold these […]

  • Beacon Academy: 1-1 Skill Building

    Join us for our inaugural monthly 1-1 training and practice session! We’re always talking about the fact that 1-1 relational visits comprise the core building block of our organizing, so we want to make sure we’re putting our words into action. Drop in for an informal mini-training and practice opportunity. We’ll plan to hold these […]

  • Beacon Academy: Building Home

    Do you know what the three buckets of funding are needed to create affordable homes? Can you describe what supportive housing is? Here’s the tough one – who does it […]