Housing in Action
@housinginaction.bsky.social
Formerly Urban Homeworks, Housing in Action is leading the fight for housing justice so that all people have a safe, stable, and dignified place to live.🔨
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Have questions about our programs?
Check out our all-new EXPLAINED series, breaking down each of our core programs in under 3 minutes! 🧵👇
Check out our all-new EXPLAINED series, breaking down each of our core programs in under 3 minutes! 🧵👇
"Launched in 2020 under Medicaid, HHS was designed to help eligible Minnesotans...find and maintain stable housing. More than 20,000 Minnesotans received monthly support for rent, food, and supplemental services." ⤵️
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State ends Housing Stabilization Services in Minnesota | Housing program risks instability
Minnesota ends Housing Stabilization Services, leaving people with disabilities and housing instability at risk as advocates warn of rising homelessness.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"Launched in 2020 under Medicaid, HHS was designed to help eligible Minnesotans...find and maintain stable housing. More than 20,000 Minnesotans received monthly support for rent, food, and supplemental services." ⤵️
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Looking for an affordable rental unit or know someone on the hunt? We have apartments open!
Check out our eligibility requirements and find Dionna's contact information to apply using the link below ⤵️
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Check out our eligibility requirements and find Dionna's contact information to apply using the link below ⤵️
housinginaction.org/residents/fu...
Future Residents | Find Dignified, Affordable Housing
Become a Housing in Action resident by applying for one of our dignified, affordable rental homes through Mutual Management Company.
housinginaction.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Looking for an affordable rental unit or know someone on the hunt? We have apartments open!
Check out our eligibility requirements and find Dionna's contact information to apply using the link below ⤵️
housinginaction.org/residents/fu...
Check out our eligibility requirements and find Dionna's contact information to apply using the link below ⤵️
housinginaction.org/residents/fu...
Give to the Max Day is just around the corner, and this year, we want you to GIVE TO THE MIN!
Many of you will receive messages from various orgs asking you to give to the max—but what we’re asking is simple: give what you can.
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#GiveToTheMaxDay #GTMD
Many of you will receive messages from various orgs asking you to give to the max—but what we’re asking is simple: give what you can.
www.givemn.org/organization...
#GiveToTheMaxDay #GTMD
November 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Give to the Max Day is just around the corner, and this year, we want you to GIVE TO THE MIN!
Many of you will receive messages from various orgs asking you to give to the max—but what we’re asking is simple: give what you can.
www.givemn.org/organization...
#GiveToTheMaxDay #GTMD
Many of you will receive messages from various orgs asking you to give to the max—but what we’re asking is simple: give what you can.
www.givemn.org/organization...
#GiveToTheMaxDay #GTMD
Have questions about our programs?
Check out our all-new EXPLAINED series, breaking down each of our core programs in under 3 minutes! 🧵👇
Check out our all-new EXPLAINED series, breaking down each of our core programs in under 3 minutes! 🧵👇
November 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Have questions about our programs?
Check out our all-new EXPLAINED series, breaking down each of our core programs in under 3 minutes! 🧵👇
Check out our all-new EXPLAINED series, breaking down each of our core programs in under 3 minutes! 🧵👇
"Buying a house historically has been a means of entering and remaining in the middle class. But new data shows that in broad swaths of Minnesota... a potential buyer would need to make more than $100,000 to afford a median-priced home."
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In Minnesota, it now takes a six-figure income to buy a home
House prices in the state are rising faster than incomes, making homeownership — long a marker of middle class status — out of reach for many.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Buying a house historically has been a means of entering and remaining in the middle class. But new data shows that in broad swaths of Minnesota... a potential buyer would need to make more than $100,000 to afford a median-priced home."
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Spread the word—our next HomeStretch Course is on Saturday, December 6th at 9am! ⤵
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November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Spread the word—our next HomeStretch Course is on Saturday, December 6th at 9am! ⤵
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What a night Lead the Fight 2025 was—celebrating our survival and the future ahead with fresh and familiar faces was the perfect way to kick off year-end giving! (📷: Line Break Media)
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November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
What a night Lead the Fight 2025 was—celebrating our survival and the future ahead with fresh and familiar faces was the perfect way to kick off year-end giving! (📷: Line Break Media)
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"This is why, for four decades, administrations from Reagan to Obama to Trump’s first term continued to fund supportive housing. It has been one of the rare areas of durable bipartisan agreement. To retreat now is to reject the evidence and risk..."
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Opinion | HUD’s sudden policy shift puts Minnesota’s homelessness progress at risk
"We won’t solve homelessness through lethal injection," Chris LaTondresse writes.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"This is why, for four decades, administrations from Reagan to Obama to Trump’s first term continued to fund supportive housing. It has been one of the rare areas of durable bipartisan agreement. To retreat now is to reject the evidence and risk..."
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Minneapolis is a majority renter city. It is time for every renter to have agency & a seat at the table to preserve the homes they've built &the roots they've set down.
Learn more about TOPA ⤵️
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Tell representatives your opinion ⤵️
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Learn more about TOPA ⤵️
youtu.be/Ekxq02hfkhc
Tell representatives your opinion ⤵️
www.tinyurl.com/PASSTOPA
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Minneapolis is a majority renter city. It is time for every renter to have agency & a seat at the table to preserve the homes they've built &the roots they've set down.
Learn more about TOPA ⤵️
youtu.be/Ekxq02hfkhc
Tell representatives your opinion ⤵️
www.tinyurl.com/PASSTOPA
Learn more about TOPA ⤵️
youtu.be/Ekxq02hfkhc
Tell representatives your opinion ⤵️
www.tinyurl.com/PASSTOPA
Need a hot meal or groceries for your family? We have a growing list of resources in Minneapolis👇
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Need a hot meal or groceries for your family? We have a growing list of resources in Minneapolis — North News
The federal government shutdown is causing anxiety for the nearly 450,000 Minnesotans who receive food assistance from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Funding ended Nov. 1. How...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Need a hot meal or groceries for your family? We have a growing list of resources in Minneapolis👇
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TODAY IS ELECTION DAY! Elections impact all aspects of our city—have a say in the outcome and make it to polls before 8pm today!
Use the link below to learn more about where you vote, what is on the ballot, how ranked choice voting works, and more 👇
www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo...
Use the link below to learn more about where you vote, what is on the ballot, how ranked choice voting works, and more 👇
www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo...
Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State
Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State
www.sos.mn.gov
November 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
TODAY IS ELECTION DAY! Elections impact all aspects of our city—have a say in the outcome and make it to polls before 8pm today!
Use the link below to learn more about where you vote, what is on the ballot, how ranked choice voting works, and more 👇
www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo...
Use the link below to learn more about where you vote, what is on the ballot, how ranked choice voting works, and more 👇
www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo...
Our November newsletter went out this morning! Are you on our mailing list? ⤵️
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November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Our November newsletter went out this morning! Are you on our mailing list? ⤵️
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We asked @omarfatehmn.com, Jazz Hampton, Brenda Short, and @dewayneforminneapolis.com, "Why are you running for Minneapolis Mayor?"
Tune into the whole Housing Justice Forum before election day tomorrow! ⤵️
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Tune into the whole Housing Justice Forum before election day tomorrow! ⤵️
youtu.be/TCWJTVQUDUs
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November 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We asked @omarfatehmn.com, Jazz Hampton, Brenda Short, and @dewayneforminneapolis.com, "Why are you running for Minneapolis Mayor?"
Tune into the whole Housing Justice Forum before election day tomorrow! ⤵️
youtu.be/TCWJTVQUDUs
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Tune into the whole Housing Justice Forum before election day tomorrow! ⤵️
youtu.be/TCWJTVQUDUs
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#GiveToTheMaxDay is Thursday, November 20th, but early giving began SAT!
Join the movement sweeping the state—GiveMN has helped generate more than $400 million for more than 14,000 nonprofits 👇
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#GiveToTheMaxDay #GTMD #GiveToTheMaxMN #GiveToTheMax
Join the movement sweeping the state—GiveMN has helped generate more than $400 million for more than 14,000 nonprofits 👇
www.givemn.org/organization...
#GiveToTheMaxDay #GTMD #GiveToTheMaxMN #GiveToTheMax
November 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
#GiveToTheMaxDay is Thursday, November 20th, but early giving began SAT!
Join the movement sweeping the state—GiveMN has helped generate more than $400 million for more than 14,000 nonprofits 👇
www.givemn.org/organization...
#GiveToTheMaxDay #GTMD #GiveToTheMaxMN #GiveToTheMax
Join the movement sweeping the state—GiveMN has helped generate more than $400 million for more than 14,000 nonprofits 👇
www.givemn.org/organization...
#GiveToTheMaxDay #GTMD #GiveToTheMaxMN #GiveToTheMax
Where do the Minneapolis Mayoral Candidates stand on all things housing?
Find their added responses and links to learn more about each topic on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts⤵️
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Find their added responses and links to learn more about each topic on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts⤵️
youtu.be/TCWJTVQUDUs
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Fall '25 Housing Justice Forum: Mayoral Candidate Panel
YouTube video by Housing in Action
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October 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Where do the Minneapolis Mayoral Candidates stand on all things housing?
Find their added responses and links to learn more about each topic on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts⤵️
youtu.be/TCWJTVQUDUs
spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/i8iQmQYfIXb
Find their added responses and links to learn more about each topic on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts⤵️
youtu.be/TCWJTVQUDUs
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"Her story illustrates the quiet nature of a statewide crisis that Native American community leaders say is hidden homelessness on Minnesota’s reservations..."
Read the full story 👇
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Read the full story 👇
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On Minnesota’s reservations, a housing crisis hides in plain sight
Recent reports on Native American homelessness in Minnesota highlight stark disparities.
www.startribune.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"Her story illustrates the quiet nature of a statewide crisis that Native American community leaders say is hidden homelessness on Minnesota’s reservations..."
Read the full story 👇
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Read the full story 👇
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Can you believe we’re already heading into the home stretch of 2025? Before things get too busy, we just wanted to pause and say thank you. Your support has already made such a difference this year.
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Can you believe we’re already heading into the home stretch of 2025? Before things get too busy, we just wanted to pause and say thank you. Your support has already made such a difference this year.
Next Tuesday is your last chance to vote in the 2025 election for Minneapolis Mayor, City Council Members, Board of Estimate and Taxation, and Park and Recreation Commissioners and Commissioner At Large!
Every election is an important chance to make your voice heard.
www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo...
Every election is an important chance to make your voice heard.
www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo...
Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State
Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State
www.sos.mn.gov
October 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Next Tuesday is your last chance to vote in the 2025 election for Minneapolis Mayor, City Council Members, Board of Estimate and Taxation, and Park and Recreation Commissioners and Commissioner At Large!
Every election is an important chance to make your voice heard.
www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo...
Every election is an important chance to make your voice heard.
www.sos.mn.gov/elections-vo...
Prefer podcasts? The Minneapolis Mayoral Candidate forum is available on Spotify!
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October 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Prefer podcasts? The Minneapolis Mayoral Candidate forum is available on Spotify!
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We asked 4 mayoral candidates, "If elected, what are the top three things you plan to do to ensure increased, comprehensive housing access and affordability for neighbors in our city, particularly the most marginalized?"
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Fall '25 Housing Justice Forum: Mayoral Candidate Panel
YouTube video by Housing in Action
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October 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
We asked 4 mayoral candidates, "If elected, what are the top three things you plan to do to ensure increased, comprehensive housing access and affordability for neighbors in our city, particularly the most marginalized?"
youtu.be/TCWJTVQUDUs
youtu.be/TCWJTVQUDUs
Looking for an affordable rental unit or know someone on the hunt? We have apartments open!
Check out our eligibility requirements and find Dionna's contact information to apply using the link below ⤵️
housinginaction.org/residents/fu...
Check out our eligibility requirements and find Dionna's contact information to apply using the link below ⤵️
housinginaction.org/residents/fu...
Future Residents | Find Dignified, Affordable Housing
Become a Housing in Action resident by applying for one of our dignified, affordable rental homes through Mutual Management Company.
housinginaction.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Looking for an affordable rental unit or know someone on the hunt? We have apartments open!
Check out our eligibility requirements and find Dionna's contact information to apply using the link below ⤵️
housinginaction.org/residents/fu...
Check out our eligibility requirements and find Dionna's contact information to apply using the link below ⤵️
housinginaction.org/residents/fu...
"TOPA advocates say the policy can lead to more affordable housing units remaining on the market. TOPA has been proposed in Minneapolis before, but it has not found success."
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Advocates reignite push for law allowing Minneapolis renters to buy apartment buildings
The Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act would allow tenants first priority at buying the buildings they rent when they’re up for sale.
www.startribune.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"TOPA advocates say the policy can lead to more affordable housing units remaining on the market. TOPA has been proposed in Minneapolis before, but it has not found success."
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TOMORROW!
Join Executive Director AsaleSol as they ask Minneapolis Mayoral Candidates Brenda Short, Dr. DeWayne Davis, Jacob Frey, Jazz Hampton, Kevin Dwire, and Omar Fateh about all things housing at our Housing Justice Forum from 12-1PM!
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Join Executive Director AsaleSol as they ask Minneapolis Mayoral Candidates Brenda Short, Dr. DeWayne Davis, Jacob Frey, Jazz Hampton, Kevin Dwire, and Omar Fateh about all things housing at our Housing Justice Forum from 12-1PM!
www.mobilize.us/housinginact...
Fall Housing Justice Forum: Mayoral Candidates & Housing · Housing in Action
Our Housing Justice Forums are back!
Join us on Thursday, October 23rd from 12-1 PM as we ask Minneapolis mayoral candidates questions on all things housing. This is a virtual event and will take pl...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
TOMORROW!
Join Executive Director AsaleSol as they ask Minneapolis Mayoral Candidates Brenda Short, Dr. DeWayne Davis, Jacob Frey, Jazz Hampton, Kevin Dwire, and Omar Fateh about all things housing at our Housing Justice Forum from 12-1PM!
www.mobilize.us/housinginact...
Join Executive Director AsaleSol as they ask Minneapolis Mayoral Candidates Brenda Short, Dr. DeWayne Davis, Jacob Frey, Jazz Hampton, Kevin Dwire, and Omar Fateh about all things housing at our Housing Justice Forum from 12-1PM!
www.mobilize.us/housinginact...
Interested in the homebuying process but don't know where to start? Register for our Home Stretch course on Sat 10/25!
Participants will be granted a first-time homebuyer certification upon completion, a requirement for some forms of downpayment assistance.
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Participants will be granted a first-time homebuyer certification upon completion, a requirement for some forms of downpayment assistance.
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Homestretch October Registration
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October 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Interested in the homebuying process but don't know where to start? Register for our Home Stretch course on Sat 10/25!
Participants will be granted a first-time homebuyer certification upon completion, a requirement for some forms of downpayment assistance.
secure.everyaction.com/fpYIU9teBkO7...
Participants will be granted a first-time homebuyer certification upon completion, a requirement for some forms of downpayment assistance.
secure.everyaction.com/fpYIU9teBkO7...
RED Project Manager Azad Lassiter presented “Path to Prescriptive” at PhiusCon with Elizabeth Turner this month, sharing their expertise on our Phius-certified, affordable, passive homes! 🤩
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October 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
RED Project Manager Azad Lassiter presented “Path to Prescriptive” at PhiusCon with Elizabeth Turner this month, sharing their expertise on our Phius-certified, affordable, passive homes! 🤩
phius1.zohobackstage.com/PhiusCon2025
phius1.zohobackstage.com/PhiusCon2025