MICAH - Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing - Our Mission
MICAH lives out the prophetic vision that calls us "to do justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly with God". (Micah 6:8).
MICAH envisions a metropolitan area where everyone, without exception, has a safe, decent, accessible, and affordable home.
Please join us to make MICAH's vision a reality.
Johnson v. Grants Pass
On Monday, April 22, 2024 the Supreme Court will hear the most significant case about housing in 40 years! But it will only decide whether it is illegal to use a blanket to keep warm when you are forced to sleep outdoors. No matter what the court decides, no community in the country will have enough housing that we can all afford!
Learn more about Johnson v. Grants Pass here.
No matter our race, gender, or income we all want to get and keep a roof over our heads. But homelessness is increasing across the country as more households struggle to make ends meet. Rent is too expensive, wages are too low, and we have seen decades of failed housing policies.
Homelessness is not a Crime
THIS LANDMARK CIVIL RIGHTS LAW, SIGNED BY LBJ ON APRIL 11, 1968, WAS PASSED 56 YEARS AGO.
Changes have happened but still more needs to be done. If you feel you’ve been discriminated against, you have options.
Minnesota Housing Resources - State information & links, HousingLink, and for folks who want to do a deep dive, MN State Law Library.
For more information on the federal level; the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has pages on Fair Housing Month; history, resources and file a complaint, events and celebrations.
Bring America Home NOW
Bring America Home Now is a comprehensive, multi-agency, grassroots campaign to end homelessness in the United States. Led by people who have themselves experienced homelessness, we focus on the passage of federal legislation aimed at addressing the interconnected solutions to the decades-long epidemic of homelessness.
