The 2024 Homeless Day on the Hill will be in-person and take place on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 with doors opening at 7:45 AM at Central Presbyterian Church (500 Cedar St, Saint Paul, MN 55101).
We will launch the event with a program starting at 9:00 AM, and at 10:00 AM, we will make our way to the Capitol (75 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard., St Paul, MN 55155) for advocates to meet with their lawmakers.
CLICK HERE FOR THE LAWMAKER VISIT SCHEDULE
Note: Lawmaker visits are subject to change based on their schedules. Please check back often.
Helpful Information for Homeless Day on the Hill
Parking Options
You can go to Central Presbyterian’s website (https://centralforgood.org/directions) for parking options but keep in mind that anytime it mentions free parking, that does NOT apply for Homeless DOTH. The address is 500 Cedar St, Saint Paul, MN 55101.
- Capitol Parking: If you will be parking near the State Capitol, you can go to https://mn.gov/admin/citizen/buildings-grounds/parking/ for parking options
- Public Transit: If you’re riding the Green Line, the church is right next to the 10th St. stop and the stop nearest the State Office Building is the Capitol/Rice St Station stop
Registration
When you arrive at the Central Presbyterian Church between 8-9 AM, check into the Friendship Room (registration area) and you will receive a packet with information that includes the below items. Note: If you skip going to Central Presbyterian (not recommended) and go straight to the Capitol, you can get the same packet of information in rooms 300N & 300S of the State Office Building.
- A complete listing of lawmaker visits so check out the website, Who Represents Me? so you know who your lawmakers are. There will also be a spreadsheet that is updated in real-time on the main page of www.mnhomelesscoalition.org; please check this frequently during DOTH as it is subject to change based on the availability of the lawmakers
- Supporting materials to make your lawmaker visits run smoothly, such as “Guidelines for Your Lawmaker Visit” and informational handouts going over the 2024 MCH Policy Agenda
- Information about, and materials from our generous sponsors
- A map of the Capitol Grounds. Meetings with Representatives will be in the State Office Building (labeled State Office on the map) and meetings with Senators will be in the Senate Building (labeled MN Senate on the map)
- The #MCHDOTH t-shirts help lawmakers identify that we are at the Capitol for Homeless Day on the Hill. The deadline to guarantee a Homeless Day on the Hill T-shirt is February 22nd; there will be a limited amount of extra ones available in the Registration Room.
- Registration is available here.
Program
Starting promptly at 9:00 AM (at Central Presbyterian) there will be a program that will include a variety of the following speakers:
- Lawmakers who have been champions for homelessness
- The Governor and/or the Lieutenant Governor (subject to change based on their availability)
- Advocates that are leading efforts toward ending homelessness
Lawmaker Visits
MCH attempts to schedule these between 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM but some lawmakers require meeting before or after this timeframe.
FIND THE LAWMAKER VISIT SCHEDULE HERE
- MCH will schedule lawmaker visits for you (one meeting per district so you will be with a group of advocates). This includes BOTH your Representative and your Senator. You will get approximately 15 minutes (some may be a bit longer) for each meeting
- MCH strongly encourages you to utilize the Guidelines for Your Lawmaker Visit to help your limited visit have maximum impact.
During downtime
Throughout the day, you can go to rooms 300N and 300S in the State Office Building to relax, participate in an action, and wait for your lawmaker visits. There will be MCH staff and volunteers in these rooms as well.
Sponsors
Homeless Day on the Hill would not be possible without our generous 2024 sponsors. Please find them listed on our website here and below!