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.
It is up to us to learn from the past & present - to make the action necessary for equity & Justice.
In this post you will find links to learn about Secretary Deb Haaland, US Secretary of State, plus:
Mother Jones, Nellie Stone Johnson, Dorothy Day and their activism in the 18 &1900s.
Data from 2021 affirming homelessness being a woman’s rights issue.
What the UN is doing to get Indigenous women at the decision making table.
More background on Women’s History Month.
MICAH’s Housing For All, Suburban Hennepin Chapter’s 2022 Policy Breakfast was a tremendous success. The event included State Senator John Hoffman and Hennepin County Commissioner Kevin Anderson discussing the urgent need for more Affordable Housing & their passionate support for solutions to eliminate Homelessness & Other Forms of Housing Insecurity.
Read More"MICAH South Chapter (Dakota County) had another successful annual "Breakfast with Policy Makers" on February 11, 2022. This was a zoom meeting that attracted 60+ attendees, which included state senators, state representatives, County Commissioners representing Dakota County areas, along with the mayors from West St. Paul, Eagan, Rosemount, and Lakeville.
Read MoreThe MICAH Anoka Chapter held their first legislative breakfast on Friday, February 4th. Representative Connie Bernardy spoke about the upcoming legislative session and Anoka County Commissioner Mandy Meisner spoke about funding that the county has received from the American Rescue Plan.
Read MoreThe St. Paul Legislative Breakfast was a buzz of energy and conversation this year. We had 90 people who caught part or all of it; 3 City Council members, 9 State Legislators, and enough Ramsey County Commissioners to cause possible problems with the open meeting requirements!
Read MoreThe NorthEast Suburban Chapter’s legislative breakfast focused on three issues – the Emergency Homeless shelter in Washington County, the new Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) money that will come forward (thank you for raising taxes for affordable housing!) and the Lead Safe Home bill at the State Legislature. We had nearly 50 people come by and legislators from all levels of government.
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