It’s hard to keep or get a job if you’re living outside and it’s easy to slide into hopelessness without the care and services you need.
Read MoreThis year, our event, like so many other things impacted by COVID, was different. In the urgency to deal with the pandemic, combined with the ease of setting up virtual meetings, legislative committees were already up and running several weeks earlier than normal! This made picking our date a little tricky, since it’s hard to have a Legislative Breakfast without legislators (not to mention, no breakfast…) and the chapter needed to reschedule from our original Wednesday to a Friday, when only one committee meets. We met with 8 elected officials and 60 local voters on that Friday the 5th.
Read MoreCalling everyone to advocate, so those who are or will be experiencing homelessness are not lost in the shuffle.
Read MoreOur monthly meeting brought together 15 of our NorthEast leaders to discuss a number of things. We got our Legislative Folders, to be used in this year’s legislative session and whenever we need facts to back up our requests. If you didn’t get a folder, contact John (slade@micah.org) and we will be sure to bring some to our next meetings!
Read MoreSubmitting a resolution is simple and it’s a key step in helping ensure everyone has a decent, safe, accessible, and affordable home.
Download the forms.
Attend the party your caucus of your choice - this evening, Tuesday, February 25, at 7pm.
Introduce your resolution.
It gets voted on.
We are working to engage the community in building support and raising funds to get this much needed initiative off the ground. Host homes are a temporary, community-based housing solution provided by volunteers in their homes for young persons who need a safe place to stay.
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