Please keep us in mind this November.
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MICAH News - October 2019
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October
Policy Highlights
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Sue Watlov Phillips, Executive Director, and Patti Whitney-Wise, Organizer and Policy Coordinator, met with key senators to discuss our Lead Safe Homes bill.
We also met with Attorney General Keith Ellison to discuss the Lead Safe Homes bill and he agreed to share our bill with the Governor.
Ellison indicated that he is interested to learn of renters who have been threatened by landlords when they reported hazards in their apartments.
MICAH also submitted our Lead Safe Homes bill to Housing for All for inclusion in their full policy agenda. Last year it was in the support agenda. Sue presented the proposal on October 15 and it received support from the policy committee to move forward to the full agenda.
Homes for All Coalition will be considering the policy recommendations in their November meeting.
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Twin Cities communities are revising their Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing.
The Fair Housing Implementation Committee (FHIC) has contracted with Sarah Carthen Watson, Associate Counsel for the Fair Housing & Community Development Project
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, in Washington DC, to assist with this process.
MICAH met with Sarah and is coordinating and connecting her with diverse groups throughout the metro area for input on their barriers to accessing affordable housing (renters and homeowners). You may contact Sarah directly at
swatson@lawyerscommittee.org
and provide input, or contact Sue Watlov Phillips at
sue@micah.org
for upcoming community meetings.
Additional info on MICAH's work on Fair Housing may be found at
www.micah.org
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Housing NOW 2020 Video to be released as a part of our
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Meet the People Who Make MICAH Happen
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Robert Thompson
Treasurer
Robert Thompson has worked with and supported nonprofit organizations for more than thirty years in a variety of capacities, as executive director, manager, board member, coach, fundraiser, legislative director, publisher and communications director, and more.
Robert joined the MICAH board with the goal of bringing understanding of good public participation practices to the board and members of MICAH.
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MICAH South Chapter
Cahill Place Ceremonial Groundbreaking
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
10:30 am - Gathering
11:00 am - Remarks
River Heights Vineyard Church
6070 Cahill Ave,
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
MICAH South Chapter met with River Heights Vineyard Church in 2015 about becoming a member and discussed their dream of using some of their land for affordable housing. We coordinated meetings with developers to make the dream a reality!
Last year MICAH gave River Heights Vineyard Church a Community Hero Award for their work on Cahill Place.
MICAH South had an exciting bus tour on October 9th
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Over 35 policy makers, community members, and faith leaders were involved. Apple Valley Mayor Mary Hamann-Roland showed off all the great affordable housing developments they have done with Dakota CDA.
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St. Paul MICAH Chapter
Over 45 people participated in the St. Paul MICAH Housing Bus Tour
, including city council members, county commissioners, legislators, faith leaders, and chapter members.
We heard from several people who have experienced homelessness and service providers. We also toured Western U Plaza.
People left inspired!
Afterwards, several policy makers requested to come to our chapter meeting to talk more in depth about solutions to the housing crisis.
Stay tuned!
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Housing For All
Housing For All continues to grow with policy makers, people experiencing homelessness, providers, and the faith community.
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ICAH NorthEast
On October 8, the NorthEast Suburban Chapter’s annual bus tour
toured the south of the Chapter’s area, building the understanding of housing and homelessness issues.
View photos and read the report
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Read Pete Pedersen's testimonial
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checking in with Teresa Dahlem, the principal of Oneka Elementary School, confirming the benefits safe, decent, accessible and affordable housing for our youth.
Also -
AMAZING turnout in Stillwater for October 15 event!
Thanks Trinity Lutheran, Ascension Episcopal, St Paul Lutheran, St Peter UCC, Stillwater Library, Rivertown Inn.
Look to the next issue of our newsletter for the full details.
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Zion Baptist Church,
under the leadership of Pastor Brian Herron, is preparing for the November 2, 2019, opening of their
Hope Avenue North Campus, a new outreach program providing a service for persons experiencing homelessness available on Saturdays from 9AM-3PM.
This new outreach program is an extension of Hope Ave at Elim Church in Northeast Minneapolis which operates Sunday mornings, under the leadership of Pastor Becky Hanson.
For more information regarding Hope Ave's North Campus, contact Pastor Herron at Zion Baptist Church, 621 Elwood Ave N Minneapolis, MN Phone 612-377-5436
zionbaptist621@msn.com
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Great news!
We passed the first hurdle to approving tiny homes as an eligible use in residential zoning in a zoning committee meeting in Minneapolis.
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MICAH is co-collaborating with Freedom from the Streets, Street Voices of Change, Hennepin Healthcare, University of MN Tasks Unlimited, PPL, Elim Church and others.
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