• Rent is Due: Day of Action – 4/3/23

    It’s clear: We need Bring it Home, Minnesota! This transformational rent support legislation will allow all low-income Minnesotans the security and reassurance of home. On Monday, April 3, join us on Zoom at 8:30 a.m. for a thirty-minute meeting, where we will provide updates on where the initiative stands at the legislature, how momentum continues […]

  • Rent is Due: Day of Action – 5/1/23

    It’s clear: We need Bring it Home, Minnesota! This transformational rent support legislation will allow all low-income Minnesotans the security and reassurance of home. On Monday, May 1, join us on Zoom at 8:30 a.m. for a thirty-minute meeting, where we will provide updates on where the initiative stands at the legislature, how momentum continues […]

  • Special Rent is Due – 5/11/23

    Join us for a special, celebratory Rent is Due as we mark the first investments in Bring it Home, Minnesota rent support through the Minnesota House and Senate housing bills! We'll provide an update and share reflections on how YOU have helped make these vouchers possible. window.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('969b69e6-2b1e-427b-891f-72fad6c41104'); }; (function () […]

  • Prairie Pointe: Press Conference and Shakopee Planning Commission – 6/8/23

    Shakopee City Hall 485 Gorman St, Shakopee, United States

    The City of Shakopee approved land use for Prairie Pointe, supportive housing for families, in 2020 because of how important the development is in meeting the needs of the community and how deeply the projects aligns with the city’s stated goals and commitments around housing. The community and the city already came together around this […]

  • Unlock the Metro- Delivering the Keys

    Central Presbyterian Church 500 Cedar Street, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    The Metro area is facing a crisis of affordable housing development in the suburbs. While cities like Minneapolis and St Paul that have their own rental assistance vouchers to distribute can use them for creating new affordable housing, most cities are counting on the Met Council to do so. People of faith will stand together […]

  • Met Council CDC Meeting: Vote on HRA Annual Plan

    Met Council Building 390 Robert St. N., St. Paul, MN, United States

    Please join us at the Met Council's Community Development Committee Meeting. We will be there to witness their vote on the Metro Housing Redevelopment Authorities Annual Plan. We have been advocating all year to make changes to the annual plan and only achieved one small change. Our hope for an annual, consistent flow of Project […]

  • Housing Townhall – 11/30/23

    Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church 511 Groveland Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    With the 2024 legislative session starting in February, join Beacon and other housing organizations to begin a dialogue with state policymakers about what we can do this year to advance our vision that all people have a home. We will hear from impacted communities, policy advocates, and state legislators about the tremendous need and how […]

  • Rent is Due: Day of Action – 1/3/24

    As we work towards our vision for “all people to have a home,” we know that at the beginning of every month, over 200,000 households pay too much rent. Housing insecurity jeopardizes the health of individuals and families, drives the growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness, and increases the racial disparities already present. We gather […]

  • Rent is Due: Day of Action – 2/7/24

    As we work towards our vision for “all people to have a home,” we know that at the beginning of every month, over 200,000 households pay too much rent. Housing insecurity jeopardizes the health of individuals and families, drives the growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness, and increases the racial disparities already present. We gather […]