George Floyd was killed by a police officer in the Central neighborhood, one of the historically redlined neighborhoods of South Minneapolis. The Mapping Prejudice project at the University of Minnesota has uncovered thousands of racial covenants on properties around Minneapolis and beyond which actually created the map used to exclude Black families from home ownership […]
Please register below to join us for the July 1 Rent is Due: Day of Action. We know that hundreds of thousands of our neighbors struggle to pay their rent every first of the month. This is disproportionately true for Black, Brown, and Indigenous families due to economic inequities stemming from centuries of historical injustice. […]
Clara Lind, our Donor Experience Manager, will be hosting this event with information from Ben Helvick-Anderson, Director of Public Policy, and Craig Freeman, Community Connection Manager. Craig will give an overview of Beacon’s organizational structure and our policy initiatives, and Ben will provide a perspective on what the current Minnesota legislature has (or hasn’t) accomplished […]
Beacon invites you to watch and play “Hennepin County Jeopardy,” hosted by Rev. Cindy Hillger, Deacon at St. Martin’s by the Lake Episcopal Church. Providing crucial information about this year’s upcoming elections for Hennepin County commissioners, we will learn about the power of Hennepin County government and the influence commissioners wield in making local policy, […]
Join us for a virtual meeting of the St. Paul Zoning Committee, where Beacon’s Building Developers will present our proposal to expand Kimball Court. We’re asking members of our St. Paul Beacon committee to witness and learn about our building process, and to show the city our support for the supportive housing Kimball Court provides […]
Please register below to join us for the August 3 Rent is Due: Day of Action. We know that hundreds of thousands of our neighbors struggle to pay their rent every first of the month. This is disproportionately true for Black, Brown, and Indigenous families due to economic inequities stemming from centuries of historical injustice. […]
Join us as we announce new housing for families on Emerson Avenue in North Minneapolis! These apartments, along with Prairie Pointe in Shakopee and Vista 44 in Hopkins, will provide high quality, well-managed homes for families with incomes less than $30,000. Find out what it will take to make it happen, and meet others from […]
Please register below to join us, and raise our voices together for the September 1, Rent is Due: Day of Action. Our vision is that all people have a home. The pandemic and economic crisis are building into an eviction crisis, which could add to the already too large number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. […]
Working together, we believe it’s possible for all people to have a home. We believe we have the power, if we join our voices and our resources, to see this happen in our lifetimes. It takes nearly $4 million from our community each year to push our work forward, with thousands of people giving what […]
Please register below to join us, and raise our voices together for the October 1, Rent is Due: Day of Action. Our vision is that all people have a home. The pandemic and economic crisis are building into an eviction crisis, which could add to the already too large number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. […]