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Homes for All Advisory Board
The Advisory Board of the Homes for All coalition oversees the strategy, priorities and goals of the group. The Advisory Board works closely with the Coordinating Team to understand the ongoing work, focus, and effectiveness of the coalition and support the work of the Coordinating Team by:
- Determining any strategic issue(s) the coalition will pursue
- Reviewing the proposed legislative agenda of the coalition
- Leveraging members' knowledge, relationships, expertise, and power
The Advisory Board meets at least six times...
Twitterstorm - #Bonds4Housing in Special Session
#Bonds4Housing Twitterstorm 7/7/2020
Advocates, it's time for another Twitterstorm! Unfortunately, t
he Legislature adjourned the special session in June without advancing important housing bills. Right now, lawmakers are negotiating bonding targets for the next special session in July. A Twitterstorm is a great way for us to take action and build momentum for Homes for All during a special session, even with the physical restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Let's make sure housing is part of the bonding bill.
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Your Action Needed for Upcoming Special Session
Unfortunately, the Legislature adjourned the special session without advancing important housing bills. Right now, lawmakers are negotiating bonding targets for the next special session in July.
We need all housing advocates, including you, to send legislators a message to get the job done NOW and pass bills to support housing for Minnesotans.
Please click here and send an email to legislators with your support now.
We need our lawmakers to take legislative action before more people lose their...
Special Section Action Alert
Our lawmakers are hard at work right now for the Special Session, and we need to elevate housing until the end. Our goal for this action alert is for each advocate to customize their email explaining why housing is important to you and your community.
If you are able to customize your message, please do so at the very beginning of the email. For ideas and inspiration on what to write, you can watch this video of highlights from our...
End of session and what comes next
As you know, Sunday (5/18) was the end of the 2020 legislative session. Together, we accomplished so much, but there is still so much to do. The Homes for All coalition hopes to continue do build off the incredible momentum we have to secure investments to support statewide shelter needs and the development and preservation of affordable housing.
At the start of the 2020 legislative session the coalition was focused on securing $500 million in bonding investments to support the...