Beacon can’t build family supportive housing – like Prairie Pointe in Shakopee – without Project-Based Vouchers (PBVs), awarded through the Met Council’s Community Development Committee (CDC). Because of our organizing efforts with key council members, they’re reopening a discussion on PBVs at their next meeting on Monday, June 7, including public testimony from Beacon and […]
Whether you’re brand new to Beacon or have been a supporter for years, we invite you to attend a virtual “Beacon Now” session. In this session, we’ll touch on the […]
Whether you’re brand new to Beacon or have been a supporter for years, we invite you to attend a virtual “Beacon Now” session. In this session, we’ll touch on the […]
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 […]
Whether you’re brand new to Beacon or have been a supporter for years, we invite you to attend a virtual “Beacon Now” session. In this session, we’ll touch on the basics of Beacon’s work, go in depth on one aspect of that work, and discuss how we can make a difference for Minnesotans now. Encampments […]
Our staff will give you a glimpse of how our program is operating and of the impact it’s having in these unusual times. We’ll talk about the permanent changes that have taken place this last year with the closing of the Hennepin program center. And, we’ll together anticipate what it will be like to come […]
Whether you’re brand new to Beacon or have been a supporter for years, we invite you to attend a virtual “Beacon Now” session. In this session, we’ll touch on the […]
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 […]
Whether you’re brand new to Beacon or have been a supporter for years, we invite you to attend a virtual “Beacon Now” session. In this session, we’ll touch on the basics of Beacon’s work, go in depth on one aspect of that work, and discuss how we can make a difference for Minnesotans now. Encampments […]
Powerful Together is our collaborative-wide inreach, when congregations will conduct 1000 one-to-one conversations over 10 weeks! Imagine what we will learn and how much stronger we will be together. This orientation is the first opportunity for leaders coordinating this effort in their congregation to hear the plans, systems and resources to make this go smoothly. […]