Beacon Interfaith

Rent is Due: Day of Action - 10/1/21
2021-10-01 08:30 - 09:00 (America/Chicago)
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. We cannot let this happen, and home is the solution.
We need Bring It Home, MN, a rent subsidy program that will allow all low-income Minnesotans the security and reassurance of home.
On Friday, October 1, join us at 8:30 a.m. for a thirty-minute update meeting, where we will learn more about the growing crisis, and reflect on how to take action together. There will be Closed Captions available on Zoom.
Please register below to let us know you will participate and to receive further instructions on how to access the meeting.

Inreach Training - 9/30/21
2021-09-30 18:00 - 20:00
This fall, congregations across the collaborative will simultaneously engage in an inreach: one-to-one conversations to listen to each other’s deep connection to home and share our determination to make affordable housing a reality for everyone in our state. Imagine the most exciting Beacon gathering you have ever attended – the energy, and how many people were there! Now imagine the power of that gathering when 1400 people across the Twin Cities Metro have been building relationships and the power to pass Bring it Home, MN. We will be a presence at the Capitol that can’t be ignored!
Join us for a training on these unique one-to-one visits. Attend any of the five sessions – or all for more practice!

Beacon Now: Ensuring Affordable Rent - 9/29/21
2021-09-29 14:00 - 14:30
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 of people without a home are again growing. Racial disparities in housing continue to harm communities of color. This session will cover how we can help all renters afford home through Bring it Home, Minnesota and rent stabilization. Join us to learn more and find out how you can get involved in Beacon’s work.
This Zoom event will have Closed Captioning available. To learn about our event accessibility and safety practices, please click here.

Beacon Now: Ensuring Affordable Rent - 9/22/21
2021-09-22 14:00 - 14:30

Ramsey County Budget Hearing
2021-09-14 16:30 - 18:30
For too long, Ramsey County has been the only metro HRA (Housing Redevelopment Authority) that has not used its ability to raise funds for affordable housing through a property tax. The County Board hopes to change that, and we want to voice our support. Join us for the hearing, which will be both online and in person, and for a virtual debrief to start whenever the hearing concludes!
The hearing begins at 4:30 p.m. without a pre-determined end time. Our virtual Zoom debrief will begin immediately after it ends and have Closed Captioning available. Please register below to receive a link and more information.

Inreach Training - 9/13/21
2021-09-13 18:00 - 20:00
This fall, congregations across the collaborative will simultaneously engage in an inreach: one-to-one conversations to listen to each other’s deep connection to home and share our determination to make affordable housing a reality for everyone in our state. Imagine the most exciting Beacon gathering you have ever attended – the energy, and how many people were there! Now imagine the power of that gathering when 1400 people across the Twin Cities Metro have been building relationships and the power to pass Bring it Home, MN. We will be a presence at the Capitol that can’t be ignored!
Join us for a training on these unique one-to-one visits. Attend any of the four sessions – or all for more practice!

Inreach 1-1 Practice and Open House for Visitors
2021-09-09 18:00 - 19:30
This is an additional, optional opportunity for people serving as visitors in our Inreach Campaign: Powerful Together. Attendees will have the opportunity to go deeper on the principles and skills of 1-1 relational visits, ask questions that came up for you in your training, and the chance to get in some more practice. Please note that this training is not a substitute for our required Inreach Visitor trainings, offered August 10, 14 and 31. We extend this invitation particularly to visitors who are newer to Beacon and 1-1s, but all Inreach visitors are welcome!
A link to join the virtual event will be emailed to you after registering. If you would like to learn about our event accessibility and safety practices, please click here.

Rent is Due: Day of Action - 9/1/21
2021-09-01 08:30 - 09:00
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. We cannot let this happen, and home is the solution.
We need Bring It Home, MN, a rent subsidy program that will allow all low-income Minnesotans the security and reassurance of home.
On Wednesday, September 1, join us at 8:30 a.m. for a thirty-minute update meeting, where we will learn more about the growing crisis, and reflect on how to take action together.
Please register below to let us know you will participate and to receive further instructions on how to access the meeting.

Inreach Training - 8/31/21
2021-08-31 18:00 - 20:00

Celebrating Bimosedaa
2021-08-30 18:30 - 19:30
As we prepare to begin construction on about 50 supportive homes in Downtown Minneapolis, in collaboration with the Red Lake Nation, we want to take a moment to celebrate! Join us virtually to hear more about how we got from the Wall of Forgotten Natives encampment to this moment and see a tour of the historic building. Beacon staff, along with some of our partners at Red Lake Nation and Avivo, will be livestreaming on-site to give you an inside look into the building that will soon become Bimosedaa. We will also celebrate these upcoming homes with a traditional blessing led by a member of Red Lake Nation.
Please register below to receive a link to join us for this historic occasion. If you would like to learn about our event accessibility and safety practices, please click here.

Beacon Now: An Inside Look at Bimosedaa - 8/25/21
2021-08-25 14:00 - 14:30
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 of people without a home are again growing. Racial disparities in housing continue to harm communities of color. This session will give you an inside look at Bimosedaa, upcoming supportive housing in Downtown Minneapolis created in collaboration with the Red Lake Nation. Join us to learn more and find out how you can get involved in Beacon’s work.
To learn about our event accessibility and safety practices, please click here.

Beacon Now: An Inside Look at Bimosedaa - 8/18/21
2021-08-18 14:00 - 14:30

Met Council Public Hearing - 8/16/21
2021-08-16 16:00 - 18:00
The development of supportive housing is impossible to build without rent subsidies like Project-Based Vouchers.
The Metro HRA is the largest administrator of the Housing Choice Voucher Program in the state of Minnesota, and without a reliable, annual process for obtaining project-based rent subsidies, Beacon won’t be able to develop desperately needed supportive housing for families across the metro area.
On Monday August 16 at 4 p.m., the Met Council’s Community Development Committee will be hosting a public hearing where residents can tune in or share their testimony.
Faith communities from across the collaborative are coming together at this digital hearing to demonstrate our support for this crucial community resource and why we need to have project-based vouchers on the table in 2022 and beyond.
An email with the link to watch the public hearing will be sent to you once it is made available by the Community Development Committee. We will also hold a short Zoom debrief immediately after the hearing.
To learn about our event accessibility and safety practices, please click here.

Inreach Training - 8/14/21
2021-08-14 10:00 - 12:00
This fall, congregations across the collaborative will simultaneously engage in an inreach: one-to-one conversations to listen to each other’s deep connection to home and share our determination to make affordable housing a reality for everyone in our state. Imagine the most exciting Beacon gathering you have ever attended – the energy, and how many people were there! Now imagine the power of that gathering when 1400 people across the Twin Cities Metro have been building relationships and the power to pass Bring it Home, MN. We will be a presence at the Capitol that can’t be ignored!
Join us for a virtual training on these unique one-to-one visits. Attend any of the three sessions – or all for more practice!
To learn about our event accessibility and safety practices, please click here.

Beacon Now: An Inside Look at Bimosedaa - 8/11/21
2021-08-11 14:00 - 14:30
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 of people without a home are again growing. Racial disparities in housing continue to harm communities of color. This session will give you an inside look at Bimosedaa, upcoming supportive housing in Downtown Minneapolis created in collaboration with the Red Lake Nation. Join us to learn more and find out how you can get involved in Beacon’s work.
Note: Beacon Now will be on summer break on Wednesday, August 4th. These August sessions will be on the remaining three Wednesdays: 11, 18, 25.
To learn about our event accessibility and safety practices, please click here.

Inreach Training - 8/10/21
2021-08-10 18:00 - 20:00

Beacon Academy: Unpacking Race & Housing
2021-08-02 18:00 - 20:00, 2021-07-26 18:00 - 20:00
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 communities of color and Indigenous communities and the impact of that today. Unpacking Race and Housing is offered as a two-part series, so participants have ample time for discussion and reflection.
This training consists of 2 virtual sessions:
1. Monday, July 26 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
2. Monday, August 2 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Please attend both to experience the full training.

Rent is Due: Day of Action - 8/2/21
2021-08-02 08:30 - 09:00
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. We cannot let this happen, and home is the solution.
We need Bring It Home, MN, a rent subsidy program that will allow all low-income Minnesotans the security and reassurance of home.
On Monday, August 2, join us at 8:30 a.m. for a thirty-minute update meeting, where we will learn more about the growing crisis, and reflect on how to take action together.
Please register below to let us know you will participate and to receive further instructions on how to access the meeting.

Beacon Now: Lydia Expansion - 7/28/21
2021-07-28 14:00 - 14:30
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 of people without a home are again growing. Racial disparities in housing continue to harm communities of color. This session will cover the Lydia Apartments expansion, which will double the number of people able to be served there. Join us to learn more and find out how you can get involved in Beacon’s work.

Beacon Now: Lydia Expansion - 7/21/21
2021-07-21 14:00 - 14:30

Beacon Academy: 1-1 Skill Building
2021-07-15 05:30 - 19:00
Join us for our 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 every 3rd Thursday of each month at this time, so if you can’t make this month you can make the next!

Beacon Now: Lydia Expansion - 7/14/21
2021-07-14 14:00 - 14:30

Powerful Together: Conversations for Change
2021-07-12 18:30 - 19:30
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. We will record this session as a training video for others to use as they join in over the summer. Required trainings for everyone conducting the one-to-ones will be offered in August.

Beacon Now: Lydia Expansion - 7/7/21
2021-07-07 14:00 - 14:30

Rent is Due: Day of Action - 7/1/21
2021-07-01 08:30 - 09:00
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. We cannot let this happen, and home is the solution.
We need Bring It Home, MN, a rent subsidy program that will allow all low-income Minnesotans the security and reassurance of home.
On Thursday, July 1, join us at 8:30 a.m. for a thirty-minute update meeting, where we will learn more about the growing crisis, and reflect on how to take action together.
Please register below to let us know you will participate and to receive further instructions on how to access the meeting.

Beacon Now: Year in Review - 6/30/21
2021-06-30 14:00 - 14:30
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 of people without a home are again growing. Racial disparities in housing continue to harm communities of color. This session will review the last year of Beacon’s work toward the vision that all people have a home.

Families Moving Forward Town Hall - 6/29/21
2021-06-29 17:00 - 18:30
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 together once again.

Beacon Now: Year in Review - 6/23/21
2021-06-23 14:00 - 14:30

Beacon Academy: 1-1 Skill Building
2021-06-17 17:00 - 18:30
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 every 3rd Thursday at this time (For January, we had to move to the 4th due to a conflict) so if you can’t make this month you can make the next!
