Help! Make Some Calls to Support Housing

Cosponsors are needed to get $1 Billion for the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF).

Call your representative in Congress as soon as possible and urge him to cosponsor bills providing $1 billion for H.R. 3766, the “Main Street TARP Act,” which was introduced by Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and so far has six co-sponsors. More [...]

You Can Participate in Two Housing Events

Even with the current emphasis on healthcare, housing and homelessness continue to be critically important issues. There are two upcoming events which are worthy of your notice and possible participation.
First, the all-important Wilder Survey, which is conducted every three years to determine the number of homeless families, youth and single adults in Hennepin County. This [...]

MICAH Metro Event

Racial and Economic Justice: Moving Forward in Faith
Monday June 22, 2009
6:00pm Light Supper / 6:30-8:30pm Program
Central Mission Church / 1632 Charles Ave. / St. Paul
Suggested $7 donation for dinner
Please join us at the next MICAH forum (Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing) for a light supper and overview of issues that create and perpetuate [...]

House Committee Steps up to the Plate for Housing. Thank Them!

Take a minute to thank Rep. Karen Clark and the other members of the House Committee on Housing Finance and Policy and Public Health Finance for their support of housing this session. Here’s what they’ve done:

Added $5.5 million for the Challenge Program, which is the primary way to create housing opportunities for lower income households [...]

Stop the Cuts to Shelter and Transitional Housing

If the planned budget cuts in shelters and transitional housing are made, a significant number of people who need help will not receive it. Currently the cuts in funding are as follows:

Emergency Shelter Funding — From $1,300,000 currently to $700,000 for the next biennium
Transitional Housing Funding — From $6,226,000 currently to $5,476.000 for the next [...]

Minnesota Housing Partnership Says “Give “Em a Shout” about Housing Legislation

The Minnesota Housing Partnership says we need to shout louder at our legislators because they’re making no promises about preserving the affordable housing budget although they claim to understand its economic benefits. Despite an impressive 72% return on state housing investment within five years, legislators who advocate for housing still feel desperately alone without support [...]

Helping Minnesota’s Homeless

Adele DellaTorre, a CTK parishioner who is a strong advocate for social justice issues throughout the community, especially in the areas of affordable housing and homelessness, wrote an article about homelessness for the February issue of Northwest Dentistry. Following are the first few paragraphs of that article which relate specifically to homelessness…

Take Action to Bolster Economic Recovery Package

Your help is needed to ensure that the package is complete. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill introduced by Rep. David Obey (D-WI) includes funding for the Emergency Shelter Grant program to help families avoid eviction or obtain new housing but it doesn’t include funding for additional housing choice vouchers  or for the National Housing Trust Fund. To ensure that the economic recovery package contains all three housing

CTK Shows Strong Support for Southdale YMCA Redevelopment Project

A number of CTK parishioners attended a meeting of the Edina Planning Commission on December 30th to show support for a CommonBond project that will provide housing for individuals and families with physical disabilities. This will be part of a redevelopment project on the site of the

MICAH – Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing

MICAH envisions a metropolitan area where everyone without exception has a safe, decent, and affordable home.  Its mission is to live out the prophetic vision that calls us “to do justice, to love mercy and to walk humbly with God”. (Micah 6:8).  MICAH works in chapters that organize congregations & organizations throughout the Twin Cities metro region to change the political climate and public policies