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.
The 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.
Read MoreSolid Ground is excited to announce a new homeless prevention program serving suburban Ramsey and Washington Counties.
Using Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funds from the state, Solid Ground can provide up to 2 months of past due rent funding to help keep families in their housing.
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 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 More…we have begun to work on organized community voices for “Virtual Virtue” squads – loving and positive ambassadors who spread real facts and calm support on issues we care about. We will have a few quick responses for standard questions, and be there to support and up-vote each other!
Read MoreJanet Urbanowicz of the NorthEast chapter spoke for many of us when she said “We know the time always comes for talented people to move on, but it is difficult to see them go.” Jenny says her new directions may involve greater focus on income inequality and working on a broader level than a single center.
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