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Alice Hausman, 2022 MICAH Lifetime Achievement Award

Alice Hausman was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1989, more than 3 decades ago, with major interests in capital investment and bonding. Over those decades, exercising her leadership role on the House finance committee, Rep. Hausman became one of the House’s strongest advocates for bonding and investment in affordable housing.

Even in this moment, in the final week of the 2022 legislature, budget numbers have yet to be allocated, but Rep. Hausman continues to respond personally and positively to messages from affordable housing advocates. She richly deserves MICAH’s Lifetime Achievement Award for her long and tireless work for affordable housing in Minnesota.

MICAH Trusted Partners - Ally Supportive Services

Ally Supportive Services is partnered with MICAH and the Trusted Messenger Program, since September 2021, to serve as trusted messengers to provide up-to-date and accurate information on and about COVID-19, testing, vaccinations, and resources…

April is Fair Housing Month - Housing is Integral to Health & Wealth

Each generation must learn from the past & present to take the action necessary for Equity & Justice.

In this post you will find links to learn about the Fair Housing Act of 1968, the Wagner-Steagall Housing Act of 1937, and more.

So much has changed and so much remains to be done. Find your place in the effort for Fair and Affordable Housing.

Affordable HousingMICAH CommunityMarch 31, 2022Fair Housing Month

March is Women's History Month - Healing, Hope, Progress

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.

Women's History MonthMICAH CommunityFebruary 28, 2022Women's History Month

HFA 2022 Legislative Breakfast Report - Ed Goldsmith

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.

Housing For All ChapterMICAH CommunityFebruary 25, 2022Legislative Breakfast, Housing for All

South Chapter's Legislative Breakfast Report - Jerry Daily

"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.

MICAH South ChapterMICAH CommunityFebruary 14, 2022Legislative Breakfast, Jerry Daily

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