02/03 & 02/04 – Hearing Update
We are into week six of #mnleg and we are virtually pushing our legislative agenda with you, our advocates, and our lawmakers. We have a couple of hearings coming up highlighting our bills that we want you to attend. Upcoming Hearings Wednesday 02/03/2021 at 10:30 am – we have a hearing for both HF 42 (ESP/Housing Support COVID […]
7th Special Session Recap w/ Zack
Hello Advocates, This is my very first update from the Capitol for all of you, and it is a Special Session Recap! Last Monday, 12/14/2020 was the seventh Special Session of the Minnesota Legislature since they adjourned in May. They have been called back into session to reup the Governor’s Peacetime Emergency. Each time the […]
Twitterstorm: we need shelter included in bonding bill
Advocates – get ready! We need your voice. Please join @MNHomelessCo for a Twitterstorm. On any given night, Minnesota has around 20,000 people experiencing homelessness. We lack the capacity to meet the shelter and housing needs of individuals and families across the state. We need to see homeless shelters as temporary housing for individuals and […]
Black lives matter. Now is the time to listen, learn, and get to work.
MCH Advocates, We mourn the murder of George Floyd and the countless black individuals before him who have had their lives cut short by racism and police brutality. We stand in solidarity with our neighbors and community members in Minneapolis and across the state. We are committed to finding solutions that elevate voices of color, […]
Join us for an MFIP Twitterstorm!
#InThisTogetherMFIP GOAL: We need to use existing federal TANF money to send a one-time $500 emergency MFIP payment to families with children. Favoriting, retweeting, and posting the prepared tweets for the full half-hour Using LAWMAKER in our tweets Directing our followers to click on a specific link in every tweet (This blog found here: https://bit.ly/2RlQj0p) DETAILS: […]
COVID19 Funding Response Application Process
The following funding will be available from the State of Minnesota (or designee) to address the COVID-19 needs in Minnesota: $26.5M for Emergency Services Grants $5.5M for Housing Supports $6.2M for Military Veterans $9M for Food Shelf Programs $11M for Tribal Nations Grant *For a more extensive description of these funds click here The MN […]
Welcome, Rhonda Otteson
MCH Welcomes New Executive Director We are pleased to welcome our newest team member and executive director, Rhonda Otteson! Rhonda joins us from Willmar, Minnesota and will start on October 1st. She will be at the second day of the MCH Annual Conference (September 18); if you’re attending stop and say hello. About Rhonda: Rhonda […]
Welcome, Amy!
We are pleased to welcome Amy Brugh to the MCH Staff! Amy will serve as our interim executive director for the next few months while we begin our search for a permanent executive director. Amy Brugh is a nonprofit consultant focused on interim staffing, planning, and facilitation. Most recently she was the interim executive director […]
Callz to Walz — ROUND TWO!!
TAKE ACTION! Emergency shelters are the starting point to long-term stability. As we approach Conference Committee decisions and deadlines, we need Governor Walz to fight for the inclusion of dollars for supportive services like the Emergency Services Program (ESP) in final negotiations. Find a script to guide your calls below and let matt@mnhomelesscoalition.org know you’ve called or emailed Governor […]
2019 Fridays with Fatima v12
Greetings! With five weeks to go until session commences, work has ramped up tremendously in committees! The House of Representative and Senate have until the end of today to pass all finance and appropriation bills through their respective finance committees. For the House of Representatives, this means the Ways and Means committee, chaired by Representative […]