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.
What Junail brings to the MICAH board is a keen understanding of homelessness, an invaluable outlook, and her wholehearted desire to spread the truth of the homeless experience. Her first experience helping people came from her time with Welfare Rights. She then helped found Freedom From the Streets.
Read MoreThe Affordable Housing Coalition (AHC) will meet on Dec. 5th at 8:30 – 10:30 am for the combined Nov./Dec. AHC meeting due to the holidays. We will have a special topic and different location for this meeting.
Topic: Identifying Issues and Solutions to Federal Policies and Programmatic Rules that Most Impact Persons Experiencing Homelessness
We are thrilled to share that the zoning change we have been working on was unanimously approved by the Minneapolis City Council today!
Read MoreFreddy joined the MICAH Board in Spring 2019 and recently stepped into the role of Secretary.
He is an Envision Leader and represents MICAH on Second Chance Coalition.
The whole process was a clear sign that as people come to understand the issues of housing and homelessness they are willing to stand up and help. Two Stillwater churches have joined MICAH already and more are considering it.
There’s an old folk song that has this refrain – “Step by step the longest march can be won. Many stones to build an arch – singly, none.” We are coming together to take the steps and lift those stones!
Lead exposure disproportionately impacts Black, indigenous, and other people of color and is dangerous and life-threatening for young children and pregnant women. Preventing early-life exposure to lead is important for life-long health. Elevated blood levels (EBLLs) in young children are linked with adverse health effects, including learning problems, behavior problems, and even death if the exposures are very high.
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