MICAH works with congregations, faith leaders, and community partners to increase awareness and understanding the need for affordable housing. This creates advocates who fight for changes in public policies to encourage all communities to preserve and build affordable housing.
Our 2023 Affordable Housing Virtual Bus tour saw over 25% growth in attendees with 45 people ‘on the bus’, and we were able to highlight not only the good work in the region, but the historic support for housing we got at the State Legislature this year.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, December 2, people from all around joined elected officials, city staff, faith leaders, community members and people experiencing homelessness and housing crises for an interactive and informational virtual bus tour to learn firsthand about local homelessness and housing concerns, and explore creative solutions being implemented in Dakota County.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, December 2, people from all around joined elected officials, city staff, faith leaders, community members and people experiencing homelessness and housing crises for an interactive and informational virtual bus tour to learn firsthand about local homelessness and housing concerns, and explore creative solutions being implemented in Dakota County.
Read MoreOn Monday, October 26, MICAH NorthEast Chapter held a virtual version of our bus tour.
This year we 'visited' five organizations for presentations and the tour ended with updates on State and Federal Legislation from MICAH Executive Director, Sue Watlov Phillips.
Read MoreOver 50 people gathered at First Lutheran Church on a sunny and crisp October 24th, Thursday morning. We were brought together for the first MICAH St. Paul Chapter Affordable Housing Bus Tour. The Chapter, which kicked off in February of 2019, had built a focus on Fair Housing and Youth Homelessness, and quickly grew to include several congregations and organizations that regularly attended our monthly meetings.
Read MoreOver 40 people participated in the St. Paul MICAH Housing Bus Tour, including city council members, county commissioners, legislators, faith leaders, and chapter members.
People left inspired to turn around the housing crisis set in motion 40 years ago and to tackle some big issues, including gentrification and considering inclusionary zoning.
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