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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Housing is a right.</h2>



<p>East Metro Civic Alliance is partnering with the St. Paul NAACP to create and push forward a bold agenda to address the housing crisis in our metro area and the stark disparities faced by communities of color.</p>


Right to Housing Campaign

Bill Wilson

Rev. Earl Miller

Dr. Delores Henderson

Clifton Boyd

Farhio Khalif

Eric Clark

Ron Hicks

Edward McDonald

Bert Wilson

Paula Overby

the LOCAL Fund

Building Community Wealth Through Cooperative Business Models: Watch the Nexus Webinar Replays

Minnesota State Capitol Building

Take Action: Support SF2423 – African American Workforce & Affordable Homeownership

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MHP’s Housing Continuum

Community Brunch & Brainstorm

Moving Forward Together: Recap of Our Minnesota Housing Crisis Discussion

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Join us for an upcoming Community Brainstorm and Brunch

Minnesota State Capitol

Why It Matters: State Programs Often Lack Participant Demographic Data

Juneteenth

Celebrate Juneteenth Events

Minnesota Passes $1 Billion Housing Bill

A historic win for housing

Economic Contributions of Black Workers in Minnesota - Dr. Bruce Corrie, PhD, Emma Corrie (2022)

Economic Contributions of Black Workers in Minnesota – Dr. Bruce Corrie, PhD, Emma Corrie (2022)

New Report: Economic Contributions of Black Workers in Minnesota

<h2>Why a Multicultural Center in Minnesota?</h2>
<p>The east metro has seen an explosion of diverse populations, particularly outside the urban core. A new Multicultural Center would foster positive community relations and dismantle common misunderstandings. The new Center would fill a gap in the area for a welcoming, flexible, iconic meeting space that would foster dialogue between different cultures and build community.</p>
<p>Minnesota has a long history of leading the conversation on human rights, inclusion and equal rights. This facility would recognize the long legacy of advocates in Minnesota and inspire civic engagement of users to further this important work.</p>
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The new Center would fill a gap in the area for a welcoming, flexible, iconic meeting space that would foster dialogue between different cultures and build community.

East Metro Multicultural Center for Arts and Heritage

<h2>Housing is a right.</h2>
<p>East Metro Civic Alliance is partnering with the St. Paul NAACP to create and push forward a bold agenda to address the housing crisis in our metro area and the stark disparities faced by communities of color.</p>

EMCA is working toaddress the housing crisis in our metro area and the stark disparities faced by communities of color.

<h2>Why Section 3?</h2>
<p>The purpose of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Section 3 program is to provide economic and employment opportunities to low-income individuals. Specifically, Section 3 requires recipients of certain forms of HUD funding to provide job training, employment, and contracting opportunities to low- and very low-income residents and eligible businesses.</p>
<p>East Metro Civic Alliance is working to ensure Section 3 hiring and contracting obligations are being met to grow economic opportunities to eligible residents and local businesses</p>

EMCA is working to ensure Section 3 hiring and contracting obligations are being met to grow economic opportunities to eligible residents and local businesses.