Special Edition: Reflections from the MCH Advocacy Fellowship (3/4)
As we continue our series featuring reflections from members of the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless Advocacy Fellowship, we’re honored to highlight the voices of fellows who brought their lived expertise to the Capitol throughout this year’s legislative session. Each reflection offers a unique perspective on advocacy, leadership, and the importance of ensuring people with firsthand experience […]
Special Edition: Reflections from Randi Wickham with the MCH Advocacy Fellowship (2/4)
As we continue our series featuring reflections from members of the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless Advocacy Fellowship, we’re highlighting the experiences and insights fellows gained throughout this year’s legislative session. Through advocacy, relationship-building, and sharing their lived expertise, fellows helped advance conversations about housing justice across Minnesota. In this reflection below, MCH Advocacy Fellow Randi […]
Special Edition: Reflections from the MCH Advocacy Fellowship with DaKota Morgan
Over the coming weeks, we’ll be sharing reflections from the members of the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless Advocacy Fellowship. Throughout the legislative session, these fellows brought their lived expertise into conversations with lawmakers, testified on critical housing issues, built relationships with advocates across the state, and developed their own leadership and advocacy skills. The Fellowship […]
2026 Legislative Outcomes with MCH: Major Wins for Homelessness Prevention
The Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless and our partners advanced key legislative priorities this session, focused on preventing and ending homelessness across Minnesota. Together, we secured critical investments and policy solutions that strengthen housing stability for children, youth, adults, and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Check out the 2026 legislative priorities and outcomes […]
Action Alert: Tell lawmakers to fund permanent supportive housing
We’re heading into the final stretch of the legislative session, and things are moving quickly at the Capitol. Big budget decisions are being negotiated right now, including whether Minnesota will invest in the permanent supportive housing that helps people stay housed and move forward. Your voice matters most right now. Take a minute to email […]
Give to the MAX in 2025
End Homelessness in Minnesota by Powering Lived Experience Leadership Since 1984, the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless (MCH) has led statewide efforts to secure policies, resources, and community support to end homelessness. We’ve helped bring hundreds of millions of dollars into housing solutions across Minnesota—and more importantly, we’ve worked to remove the barriers that prevent […]
#MCHConf 2025 Highlights
Thank you for attending the 2025 MCH Conference, Facing the Moment: Building Community Relationships. We’re so grateful you joined us in Rochester to connect, learn, and take a moment to reflect on the important work we all do to end homelessness in Minnesota and beyond. With over 700 attendees, our second-largest turnout ever, this year’s […]
A New Chapter at MCH: Welcoming Our New Executive Director, Matt Traynor
Matt Traynor here, and I’m excited to share some news: I’ve officially stepped into the role of Permanent Executive Director at the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless. This hasn’t been an easy decision. It came after a lot of reflection on MCH’s future and how I can best support our team, our future, and this […]
That’s a Wrap: End of 2025 Legislative Session Recap
For the 2025 legislative session, MCH focused on a two-part strategy: a core Legislative Agenda shaped by what we heard in community listening sessions, and an Endorse Agenda supporting a broader range of aligned proposals. This approach was shaped by the state’s limited budget, uncertainty around federal funding, and the recent success of the Pathway Home Act in 2023. […]
2025 MCH Legislative Updates
May 20, 2025 The 2025 legislative session managed to pass some bills before the deadline, but many others fell short. Legislative leaders have given their caucuses until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, to finalize the remaining bills. They hope to reconvene for a special session in the days that follow. A full recap is […]