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Just last month, a new report from Wilder Research confirmed that the number of people experiencing homelessness in the Twin Cities grew by 9 percent from 2015 to 2018 — and the number of unsheltered homeless spiked by a staggering 93 percent. Many of our community members with these urgent housing challenges find shelter on public…

The Alliance partnered with more than a dozen community-centered local organizations to create the Equitable Development Principles & Scorecard, which helps communities ensure that the principles and practices of equitable development, environmental justice, and affordability are available to all residents. Intended to be a living document, adapted by communities to meet their needs, this case…

In 1994, a handful of activists formed the Alliance for Metropolitan Stability with a bold vision: uniting across issues and geographies to advocate for smarter growth and social  justice in the Twin Cities. Over the past 25 years, thousands of community leaders have worked together to evolve that vision and turn our hopes for a…

The Alliance is excited to welcome Katrina Mendoza to its staff as a new Coalition Organizer. Katrina is a fighter for justice, community healer and an independent parent to three young activists. She is most energized and motivated by the work she does in and for community. Spanning many different communities, her organizing experience includes…

Andrea Palumbo recognizes the fear in the voices of tenants. In her attorney role at HOME Line, she has the expertise to explain the legal process of eviction. But she also has the lived experience of potential displacement. “I was in the same position,” she says. “I got behind on rent and was terrified I…

Like thousands of other St. Paul tenants, Lee Lucas, a board member for Community Stabilization Project, isn’t just worried about rent when it comes to his monthly housing costs. “I’m a fixed income individual and I’m supposed to pay 30 percent of my income for housing,” he said. “But in actuality, due to poor weatherization…

Our AREA: The Alliance Regional Equity Agenda is a strategic document centered around the needs and aspirations of people of color, indigenous, immigrant, and low-income communities. It highlights the strategies Alliance members and partners are using and calls for further collective action to heal communities, stimulate regenerative power, dismantle structural racism, and end the displacement and…

The Alliance partnered with more than a dozen community-centered local organizations to create the Equitable Development Principles & Scorecard, which helps communities ensure that the principles and practices of equitable development, environmental justice, and affordability are available to all residents. Intended to be a living document, adapted by communities to meet their needs, this case…

On January 17, the Alliance co-authored and signed-on to a letter from a coalition of organizations working to ensure true community engagement and co-creation at the Upper Harbor Terminal — a development happening on 48 acres of publicly owned land. Read the full text below!  Mayor Frey and Council members: We write today to express…

In January, Nelima Sitati Munene, Executive Director of African Career, Education and Resource, Inc. (ACER) and Alliance leader / board member, featured in Shelterforce reflecting on the work of Equity in Place and its impact on local housing narratives. The stories we tell ourselves matter. Narrative plays an important role in defining whose voice gets heard, how issues are…