EVENTS
The 2019 Our Homes, Our Voices National Housing Week of Action was May 30 - June 5. To share events, pictures, and materials fill out the form below or email ourhomes@nlihc.org.
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ARIZONA
Phoenix
Lead Organization: Arizona Housing Coalition
Event Contact: Joan Serviss
Email: info@azhousingcoalition.org
Date: May 31, 2019
Time: TBD
Location: Arizona Housing Coalition, 1495 East Osborn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85014
Event Description: The Arizona Housing Coalition (operating alongside the Basic Needs Coalition) will hold a press call followed by In-person and virtual public comment writing. Both groups have long been following the Department of Housing's proposed noncitizen rule when first announced back in November of 2018: https://bit.ly/2Ex4MjR.
Additionally, the Arizona Housing Coalition sought public comment during their 25th Annual Statewide Conference on Affordable Housing and Homelessness. Yet with HUD's proposed rule released on Friday, advocates need to speak up for homes and hope LOUDER. That's why the Arizona Housing Coalition will host a press conference call for members of the media to hear local data and stories of folks potentially impacted, followed by a letter-writing campaign in person and virtually (for statewide members). Register today.
ARKANSAS
Jacksonville
Lead Organization: Elderly Housing Development & Operations Corporation: Worley Place
Event Contact: Pam Taylor
Email: ptaylor@ehdoc.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Location: 203 South Hospital Drive, Jacksonville, Arkansas 72706
Event Description: Arkansas Representative Mark Perry will join Worley Place residents for a discussion on what an affordable home means to them.
COLORADO
Denver
Lead Organization: Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Event Contact: Cathy Alderman
Email: calderman@coloradocoalition.org
Date: May 17, 2019
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Stout Street Health Center, 2130 Stout St, Denver, CO 80205
Event Description: Join the Education and Advocacy Team for pizza, and tell us what Housing Means to You for the 2019 Our Homes, Our Voices Week of Action. Colleagues, clients, patients, and friends are invited. Participants will have the opportunity to write down their thoughts on affordable and attainable housing, and the importance of housing and healthcare in our communities to be displayed thorughout National Housing Week of Action.
CONNECTICUT
Hartford
Lead Organization: Connecticut Housing Coalition
Event Contact: Jude Carrol
Email: jude@ct-housing.org
Date: June 3, 2019
Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Location: Dutch Point Apartments Community Center, 15 Patsy Williams Way, Hartford, CT
Event Description: Connecticut Housing Coalition, as the state's designated representative of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, will host a celebration of affordable housing in honor of the 2019 National Housing Week of Action.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington D.C.
Lead Organization: National Housing Trust
Event Contact: Kathleen Berube
Email: kberube@nhtinc.org
Date: May 30, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Jeremiah House - So Others Might Eat Property, 2 18th Street SE, Washington, D.C. 20003
Event Description: National Housing Trust Ingenuity Power, a partnership between the National Housing Trust (NHT) and Urban Ingenuity, will hold a ribbon-cutting celebration with Department of Energy and Environment Director Tommy Wells to celebrate the completion of a 1.3 MW scattered site solar project. The event will be hosted by So Others Might Eat (SOME) at their Jeremiah House property, one of 23 affordable housing properties in the D.C. area that participated in the landmark project. Expected speakers include: Tommy Wells, Director, Department of Energy and Environment; Priya Jayachandran, President, NHT, NHTCDF, and NHT Communities; Bracken Hendricks, President & CEO, Urban Ingenuity; Fr. John Adams, President & CEO, So Others Might Eat; and Ivan Frishberg, First Vice President, Sustainability Banking, Amalgamated Bank. This ribbon-cutting represents the completion of construction and start of operation for all 23 installations across the DC area. The ceremony will include the opportunity for attendees to take a firsthand look at the solar installation on Jeramiah House’s rooftop and celebrate the partnership between NHT, Urban Ingenuity and the six affordable housing developers involved in the project. The event is rain or shine and light refreshments will be served. Please note parking is not available on site. RSVP’s are
encouraged and can be made here.
FLORIDA
Miami
Lead Organization: Miami Homes For All
Event Contact: Audrey Aradanas
Email: audrey@miamihomesforall.org
Date: June 5, 2019
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: First Floor Deering Room, CIC Miami, 1951 NW 7th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136
Event Description: Tenant's Rights Workshop: How to get an apartment and keep it! This is a workshop tailored for young adults between the ages of 18-24, but all are welcome. We want to educate folks on what their rights are and what are some Federal policies that they should know about.
Opa-Locka
Lead Organization: 22nd Avenue Apartments Cordoba Tenant Association
Event Contact: Shalonda Rivers
Email: mrsrivers@comcast.net
Date: June 5, 2019
Time: 5 PM - 6 PM
Location: 22nd Avenue Apartments, 13875 NW 22nd Avenue, Opa-Locka, Florida 33054
Event Description: Local community leaders and advocates from Miami Dade County such as the 22nd Avenue Apartments Cordoba Tenant Association, Civil Rights Organizations NAACP and P.U.L.S.E as well as the Local City Opa Locka Mayor and/or Commissioner(s) and many more will be rallying for decent, safe, and sanitary housing here in Miami Dade County. Advocates will brief the media about affordable housing issues in Miami Dade County.
Panama City Beach
Lead Organization: Florida Housing Coalition
Event Contact Gladys Cook
Email: cook@flhousing.org
Date: June 11, 2019
Time: 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Location: Majestic Resort, 10901 Front Street, Panama City Beach, FL 32407
Event Description: Innovative solutions and best practices for disaster housing recovery experts from across the county will join the disaster recovery teams responding to the devastation of Hurricane Michael for a one day gathering at Panama City Beach. Attendees will have an opportunity to meet face to face with expert from the California wildfires, Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Katrina. Best practice topics will include innovative rapid development models, joining philanthropy with the business sector, land use and building code challenges, and the role of the nonprofit in disaster recovery housing.
HAWAII
Honolulu
Lead Organization: Hawaiian Community Assets
Event Contact (s): Jeff Gilbreath, Gavin Thornton
Email: jeff@hawaiiancommunity.net
Date: May 29, 2019
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Ka Waiwai, 1110 University Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96826
Event Description: Housing Affordability Coalition meeting will be held with multi-sector partners. The meeting will feature an update on our planning committee’s work to-date, including a legislative session wrap-up and highlighting of community-driven projects seeking to build housing affordability in Hawaii. The goal is to build broad awareness and support for innovative housing solutions that are being driven by community members and focusing on housing that is affordable for low-, very-low, and extremely-low income households.
ILLINOIS
Evanston
Lead Organization: Connections for the Homeless
Event Contact (s): Sue Loellbach
Email: sloellbach@connect2home.org
Date: June 1, 2019
Time: 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Evanston Farmer's Market, 1800 Maple Street, Evanston, IL 60201
Event Description: We will be doing a postcard campaign, asking shoppers at the Farmer's Market to fill out postcards to send to Illinois legislators demanding greater federal investments in rental housing.
Evanston
Lead Organization: Connections for the Homeless
Event Contact (s): Sue Loellbach
Email: sloellbach@connect2home.org
Date: June 3, 2019
Time: 1:00 PM- 3:00 PM
Location: Unitarian Church of Evanston, 1330 Ridge Avenue, Evanston IL 60201
Event Description: We are inviting Illinois legislators to talk with Joining Forces for Affordable Housing, our coalition of human services providers, at its monthly meeting. Topics to be covered will be where funding for affordable rental units stands on our legislators' lists of priorities, as well as how legislators navigate the many housing bills that come across their desks and how we can most effectively help them to make this issue a top priority.
Joliet
Lead Organization: Will County
Event Contact : Ronald Pullman
Email: rpullman@willcountylanduse.com
Date: May 30, 2019
Time: 12:30 PM- 3:00 PM
Location: Will County
Event Description: Will County Community Development Division and the County Executive’s office is hosting a tour for Congressman Bill Foster that will showcase several projects funded with CDBG and HOME dollars in Will County. The tour includes: A visit at a group home providing housing for people with disabilities, a CDP in unincorporated Will County that is currently undergoing stormwater drainage improvements including green infrastructure improvements, and two neighborhood community centers that have implemented community gardens to support local food pantries. The impact of federal funding in Will County will be discussed as well as the importance of building community partnerships.
INDIANA
Indianapolis
Lead Organization: Prosperity Indiana
Event Contact: Kathleen Lara
Email: klara@prosperityindiana.org
Date: June 5, 2019
Time: 12:30 PM
Location: TBD
Event Description: Event sponsors Prosperity Indiana and the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention will host a press conference and community conversation: "Confronting a Hoosier Housing Crisis." Indiana has three cities in the top 20 nationwide for eviction rankings and in number of evictions each year. Indianapolis is second only to New York City. The press conference will feature new eviction research findings from the Indiana University Public Policy Institute that outlines the urgency to take action in pursuing new policies to reduce housing instability and homelessness for Hoosier households. Key strategies include updates to state landlord tenant laws and the enactment of a national Affordable Housing Task Force and a National Housing Stabilization Fund. The event will feature a conversation with local homeless and affordable housing providers about the scope of local challenges related to evictions.
IOWA
Omaha, NE & Council Bluffs, IA
Lead Organization: Heartland 2050 & Metro Area Planning Agency
Event Contact: Erin Feichtinger
Email: efeichtinger@togetheromaha.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: TBD
Event Description: As part of National Housing Week of Action, the Heartland 2050 Housing and Development Committee is hosting a 2-hour workshop focused on the critical role of housing for supporting a vibrant Omaha-Council Bluffs region. As housing costs have outpaced local incomes, and situations like the Yale Park Apartments have highlighted fair housing struggles, it is clear that solutions are needed. Designed for both professionals and citizens, this workshop will focus on how to tell more compelling stories about our unique and shared reasons for taking action to improve housing.
Davenport
Lead Organization: Humility Homes and Services, Inc.
Event Contact: John De Taeye
Email: j.detaeye@humilityhomes.org
Date: May 30, 2019
Location: Davenport, IA
Event Description: 72 Quad Cities' residents, business leaders, elected officials, and representatives of multiple faith groups gathered for the screening of The Invisible Class. Monthly podcasts will be posted on the humilityhomes.org providing a local platform for follow up organizing and planning. The results of the 2018 "Opportunities Start at Home" focus groups were shared at the screening and now posted at https://www.humilityhomes.org/qchousingsolutions.
Des Moines
Lead Organization: Phoenix Family
Event Contact: Jessica Welch
Email: jwelch@phoenixfamily.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Location: Elsie Manor, Des Moines, IA
Event Description: Residents will participate in letter writing and/or call-in activities to their members of Congress. This is a closed event.
Des Moines
Lead Organization: Phoenix Family
Event Contact: Jessica Welch
Email: jwelch@phoenixfamily.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Location: Ligutti Towers, Des Moines, IA
Event Description: Residents will participate in letter writing and/or call-in activities to their members of Congress. This is a closed event.
KANSAS
Arkansas City
Lead Organization: Phoenix Family
Event Contact: Jessica Welch
Email: jwelch@phoenixfamily.org
Date: May 31, 2019
Location: Windsor Court, Arkansas City, KS
Event Description: Residents will participate in letter writing and/or call-in activities to their members of Congress. This is a closed event.
Kansas City
Lead Organization: Phoenix Family
Event Contact: Jessica Welch
Email: jwelch@phoenixfamily.org
Date: June 3, 2019
Location: Parallel Senior Villas, Kansas City, KS
Event Description: Residents will participate in letter writing and/or call-in activities to their members of Congress. This is a closed event.
Olathe
Lead Organization: Phoenix Family
Event Contact: Jessica Welch
Email: jwelch@phoenixfamily.org
Date: June 3, 2019
Location: Poplar Court, Olathe, KS
Event Description: Residents will participate in letter writing and/or call-in activities to their members of Congress. This is a closed event.
Topeka
Lead Organization: Topeka JUMP
Event Contact: Shanae Holman
Email: topeka.jump@gmail.com
Date: June 3, 2019
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: First Baptist Church, 3033 SW Macvicar Avenue, Topeka, KS 66611
Event Description: Topeka JUMP is a grassroots community organization fighting for the establishment of an Affordable Housing Trust Fund with a dedicated public revenue source. In 2016, 1 in 2 Topeka renters could not afford their rent. On June 3, 2019 at 6:30 pm, JUMP will hold a press conference where we will demonstrate the magnitude of Topeka's affordable housing crisis and demand immediate action. We want local and national officials to prioritize the construction and preservation of safe, affordable housing in Topeka, Kansas and across this nation.
KENTUCKY
Lexington
Lead Organization: Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky
Event Contact: Adrienne Bush
Email: abush@hhck.org
Date: May 31, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Arbor Youth Services, 536 West Third Street, Lexington, KY 40508
Event Description: Join us for a meeting with Sen. McConnell's field staff about the importance of investing in affordable homes for low-income Kentuckians. We will be talking about funding priorities for HUD and USDA during the FY20 appropriations process. This meeting is open to HHCK members, the public, and media. Please RSVP by emailing Adrienne Bush at abush@hhck.org.
LOUISIANA
New Orleans
Lead Organization: Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance (GNOHA) & HousingNOLA
Event Contact: Jaleesa Jackson
Email: jjackson@gnoha.org
Date: May 30, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: May 30, 2019
Event Description: HouisngNOLA and Greater New Orleans Housing Alliance (GNOHA) will be hosting an "Our Homes, Our Voices Press Kick-Off Event." There will be a broader dialogue about acquiring funding for affordable housing (shifting it away from tourism), affordable homeownership, and mortgage products for culture bearers.
MARYLAND
Annapolis
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 3, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM
Location: Bay Forest Apartments, 930 Bay Forest Court at Edgewood Road, Annapolis, MD 21403
Event Description: Residents of Bay Forest Apartments will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Annapolis
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 3, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM- 2:00 PM
Location: Bowman Place/Homes at Monument, 29 West Washington Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
Event Description: Residents of Bay Forest Apartments will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Annapolis
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 5, 2019
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Homes at the Glen, 73 Juliana Circle East, Annapolis, MD 21401
Event Description: Residents of Homes at the Glen will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Baltimore
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: Chase House Apartments, 1037 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Event Description: Residents of Chase House Apartments will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Baltimore
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: May 30, 2019
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: City Arts Apartments, 440 East Oliver Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
Event Description: Residents of the City Arts Apartments will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Baltimore
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: May 30, 2019
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: City Arts 2,1700 Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21218
Event Description: Residents of City Arts 2 will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Baltimore
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: May 30, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: John Manley House, 5304 Harford Road, Baltimore, MD 21214
Event Description: Residents of the John Manley House will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Baltimore
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Weinberg Manor East, 3601 Fords Lane, Baltimore, MD 21215
Event Description: Residents of Weinberg Manor East will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Baltimore
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Weinberg Manor West, 3615 Fords Lane, Baltimore, MD 21215
Event Description: Residents of Weinberg Manor West will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Berlin
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 3, 2019
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Homes at Berlin, 113 Flower Street, Berlin, MD 21811
Event Description: Residents of Homes at Berlin will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Cambridge
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 3, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Hudson Townhomes, 1224 Zachery Drive, Cambridge, MD 21613
Event Description: Residents of Hudson Townhomes will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Cambridge
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Glenburn Garden House, 518 Glenburn Avenue, Cambridge, MD 21613
Event Description: Residents of Glenburn Garden House will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Cambridge
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 5, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Parkside Village, 522 Greenwood Avenue, Cambridge, MD 21613
Event Description: Residents of Parkside Village will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Eldersburg
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: May 29, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Spencer Village Apartments, 6311 Georgetown Boulevard, Eldersburg, MD 21784
Event Description: Residents of the Spencer Village Apartments will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Elkton
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Cottages and Gardens at Chesapeake, 1000 Abbott Drive, Elkton, MD 21921
Event Description: Residents of Cottages and Gardens at Chesapeake will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Emmitsburg
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: May 22, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Seton Village Apartments, 327 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg, MD 21727
Event Description: Residents of Seton Village Apartments will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Frederick
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Windsor Gardens, 1101 Key Parkway, Frederick, MD 21702
Event Description: Residents of Windsor Gardens will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Gaithersburg
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: May 31, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Oakes at Olde Town, 7 Chestnut Street, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Event Description: Residents of Oakes at Olde Town will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Glen Burnie
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Glen Forest Senior Apartments, 7975 Robert Crain Highway, MD 21061
Event Description: Residents of Glen Forest will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Glen Burnie
Lead Organization: Anne Arundel Affordable Housing Coalition
Event Contact: Erin Karpewicz
Email: EShearman@ACDSinc.org
Date: June 6, 2019
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Heritage Crest Community Room, 6670 Roberts Court, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Event Description: "County Housing Trends, Affordable Housing and Fair Housing Strategies." Join us for a presentation on housing market trends in the County, followed by a discussion on effective affordable and fair housing strategies. Click here to register. Registration will be open until May 31, 2019.
Glen Burnie
Lead Organization: Anne Arundel Affordable Housing Coalition
Event Contact: Erin Karpewicz
Email: EShearman@ACDSinc.org
Date: June 6, 2019
Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: Heritage Overlook Clubhouse, 125 Lloyd Lane, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Event Description: Happy Hour. Enjoy networking and beverages at Heritage Overlook, a beautiful example of the "New Face of Affordable Housing." Tours will be available. Click here to register. Registration will be open until May 31, 2019.
Hagerstown
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: May 31, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Bradford Apartments, 55 Manor Drive, Hagerstown, MD 21740
Event Description: Residents of Bradford Apartments will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Hurlock
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 6, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Shiloh House, 6210 Shiloh Church Hurlock Road, Hurlock, MD 21643
Event Description: Residents of Shiloh House will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Oxon Hill
Lead Organization: Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County
Event Contact: Christina Autin
Email: christina.autin@hocmc.org
Date: May 30, 2019
Time: 11:45 AM - 1:45 PM
Location: MGM National Harbor, 101 MGM National Avenue, Oxon Hill, MD 20745
Event Description: Diane Yentel will be kicking off the National Housing Week of Action at the Annual MAHRA & MARC NAHRO Conference and Exhibition, held at MGM National Harbor. Diane will be speaking at the luncheon and will discuss the importance of funding affordable homes and how we can lend our voices to the cause.
Perryville
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Concord Apartments, 152 Mill Creek Lane, Bldg 1600, Perryville , MD 21903
Event Description: Residents of Concord Apartments will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Pocomoke City
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Pocomoke Landing, 601 Bank Street, Pocomoke City, MD 21851
Event Description: Residents of Pocomoke Landing will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Prince Frederick
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 5, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Chapline House I, 2705 Allnut Court, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Event Description: Residents of Chapline House I will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Prince Frederick
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 5, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Chapline House II, 2703 Allnut Court, Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Event Description: Residents of Chapline House II will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Salisbuy
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Homes on Johnsons Pond, 1007 Lake Street, Salisbury, MD 21801
Event Description: Residents of Homes on Johnsons Pond will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
Sykesville
Lead Organization: Homes for America
Event Contact: Kenyaetta Bush
Email: kenyaetta@homesforamerica.org
Date: May 29, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Village House Apartments, 7426 Village Road, Sykesville, MD 21784
Event Description: Residents of Village House Apartments will participate in a phone bank, reaching out to their representatives to ask them to fund the HUD budget at the highest level possible. The call in day will end with a celebratory luncheon.
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
Lead Organization: Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless
Event Contact: James Saucedo
Email: james@mahomeless.org
Date: June 5, 2019
Time: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Church on the Hill, 140 Bowdoin Street, Boston, MA 02108
Event Description: The Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless will gather activists, advocates, service providers, and people directly impacted by homelessness and housing instability to speak out for our homes, our communities, and a #BudgetToEndHomelessness. The event will begin with a screening of the documentary "Under the Bridge: The Criminalization of Homelessness," which follows a community of people living in an encampment and experiencing homelessness in Indianapolis. After the film, attendees will write letters to members of Congress and the State Legislature, urging elected officials to use all available resources for investing in solutions to homelessness and housing instability. All levels of government have a role to play in ending homelessness and ensuring that all people have an affordable home. Join us in speaking out on these pressing issues! Coffee, tea, fruit, and pastries will be served. Please RSVP at https://bit.ly/MCHOHOV.
Cambridge
Lead Organization: Cambridge Community Development Department
Contact: Emily Salomon
Email: esalomon@cambridgema.gov
Date: May 30, 2019
Time: 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Location: Auburn Court, 41-47 Pilgrim Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Event Description: Please join us to celebrate the Cambridge Affordable Housing Trust and its three decades of work to keep Cambridge a vibrant and diverse community for households of all incomes. The event will be a celebration of the impact that the Trust has had on the Cambridge community. It will also be a thank you to the many residents, community partners and supporters who have worked with the Trust over the last thirty years to create and preserve affordable housing in Cambridge. For more information, visit: http://bit.ly/Trust30
Springfield
Lead Organization: Arise for Social Justice
Event Contact: Liz Bewsee
Email: liz@arisespringfield.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: 38 School Street, Springfield, MA 01105
Event Description: Join our Housing & Homelessness committees here at Arise for Social Justice, 38 School St., for a film screening of Invisible Class, a potluck and discussion.
MICHIGAN
Detroit
Lead Organization: Community Economic Development Association of Michigan
Contact: Troy Villanueva
Email: villanueva@cedamichigan.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Tech Town Detroit, 440 Burroughs Street, Bay, Detroit, Michigan 48202
Event Description: CDAD, in partnership with the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM), Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness, and the Homeless Action Network of Detroit (HAND) present a screening of the film Owned: A Tale of Two Americas is a film that explores the racist roots of American housing policy and details the choices that led to widespread commoditization of housing and the economic collapse of 2008. Please join us for the film screening and a community-driven discussion afterward with representatives from the CDAD Policy Team and HAND. The film screening is presented as part of the National Housing Week of Action to advocate for the increased funding of affordable housing programs.
Grand Rapids
Lead Organization: Grand Rapids Area Coalition To End Homelessness
Contact: Courtney Myers-Keaton
Email: cmyers-keaton@hwmuw.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: GVSU Loosemore Auditorium, 401 Fulton Street W., Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49505
Event Description: The Grand Rapids Area Coalition to End Homelessness is hosting a film screening and panel discussion featuring the film Owned: A Tale of Two Americas in partnership with the Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness and the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan. The screening part of the Our Homes, Our Voices National Week of Housing Action by the National Low-Income Housing Coalition. Owned: A Tale of Two Americas is a documentary by Giorgio Angelini that details the policy decisions that resulted in systemic housing segregation and neighborhood inequality throughout America. The film explores the racist roots of American housing policy and details the choices that led to widespread commoditization of housing and the economic collapse of 2008. A panel discussion will follow this screening. Panelists will be announced at a later date.
Lansing
Lead Organization: Community Economic Development Association of Michigan
Contact (s): Troy Villanueva
Email: villanueva@cedamichigan.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The Lansing Public Media Center
Event Description: Join the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM) and the Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness for the film screening of Owned: A Tale of Two Americas. This film explores the racist roots of American housing policy and details the choices that led to widespread commodification of housing and the economic collapse of 2008. The film will be followed by a community-driven discussion about housing insecurity and homelessness in our region. This event is part of the national campaign, Our Homes Our Voices, and their annual National Week of Action.
Traverse City
Lead Organization: Goodwill Northern Michigan
Event Contact: Ryan Hannon
Email: ryanh@goodwillnmi.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Scholar's Hall Room 109, Northwestern Michigan College 1701 E. Front St. Traverse City, Michigan 49686
Event Description: Please join the Northwestern Michigan College Social Work Program and the Northwest Michigan Coalition to End Homelessness for a special film screening of Owned: A Tale of Two Americas. This film explores the racist roots of American housing policy and details the choices that led to widespread commoditization of housing and the economic collapse of 2008. The film will be followed by a community-driven discussion about housing insecurity and homelessness in our region, moderated by Ryan Hannon, Street Outreach Coordinator at Goodwill Northern Michigan and featuring: Tina Allen, Coordinator at Northwest Michigan Coalition to End Homelessness; Sakura Takano, Director of Housing at Goodwill Northern Michigan; Wendy Irvin, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity-Grand Traverse Region; Karen Emerson, Financial Management Services Manager at Northwest Michigan Community Action Agency; and Joe Kaubenaw, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. This event is co-sponsored by the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan (CEDAM) and the Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness for Our Homes Our Voices National Week of Action.
MINNESOTA
Minneapolis
Lead Organization: Minneapolis Highrise Representative Council (MHRC)
Event Contact: Barb Harris
Email: bharris@mplshighrise.org
Date: May 29, 2019
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Event Description: On May 29 a delegation from the MHRC Executive Committee met with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to request reinstatement of the mill levy for the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority in his 2020 budget. This could raise as much as $8 million for housing modernization and resident security.
Minneapolis
Lead Organization: Minneapolis Highrise Representative Council
Event Contact: Barb Harris
Email: bharris@mplshighrise.org
Date: May 30 - June 5, 2019
Location: Ten-twelve public housing high-rises in Minneapolis
Event Description: As part of the National Housing Week of Action, the Minneapolis Highrise Representative Council is organizing postcard-signing events at resident council meetings and/or in the lobbies of 10-12 public housing highrises as well as in the lobby of the Cora McCorvey Health & Wellness Center. These events will offer residents the opportunity to advocate to their members of Congress for greater federal investments in affordable housing and to share why this matters to them personally. Also, on May 29 a delegation from the MHRC Executive Committee will meet with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to request reinstatement of the mill levy for the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority in his 2020 budget. This could raise as much as $8 million for housing modernization and resident security.
Minneapolis
Lead Organization: MICAH - Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing
Event Contact: Sue Watlov Phillips
Email: sue@micah.org
Date: June 11, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Elim Church, 685 13th Avenue NE, Minneapolis, MN, 55413
Event Description: Envisioning a Home for Everyone! Collaboration with people experiencing homelessness to design and create tiny homes in the Twin City Metro area, utilizing a Community First model. View displays and listen to stories of people impacted by homelessness and how they designed the homes with the University of MN School of Design, worked to change zoning codes, and obtained support of Minneapolis and Hennepin County. Celebrate the work of 10 MICAH Community Hero Award winners.
St. Paul
Lead Organization: Community Stabilization Project
Event Contact: Carolyn Brown
Email: csp501dale@gmail.com
Date: June 1, 2019
Time: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: 501 North Dale Street (in the garden), St. Paul, MN 55103
Event Description: The Feature a Tenant & Investment Group Celebration will show case tenants that are no longer experiencing homeless & investors that believe in the work we are doing to stabilize families one at a time. This event will feature a kick off Calling Campaign to ask City Council to support a Local Tenant Ordinance to protect tenants.
MISSOURI
Kansas City
Lead Organization: Phoenix Family
Event Contact: Jessica Welch
Email: jwelch@phoenixfamily.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Location: St. Joseph Place, Kansas City, MO
Event Description: Residents will participate in letter writing and/or call-in activities to their members of Congress. This is a closed event.
Kansas City
Lead Organization: Phoenix Family
Event Contact: Jessica Welch
Email: jwelch@phoenixfamily.org
Date: June 3, 2019
Location: Columbus Park Plaza, Kansas City, MO
Event Description: Residents will participate in letter writing and/or call-in activities to their members of Congress. This is a closed event.
Kansas City
Lead Organization: Phoenix Family
Event Contact: Jessica Welch
Email: jwelch@phoenixfamily.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Location: Tremont Place, Kansas City, MO
Event Description: Residents will participate in letter writing and/or call-in activities to their members of Congress. This is a closed event.
Kansas City
Lead Organization: Phoenix Family
Event Contact: Jessica Welch
Email: jwelch@phoenixfamily.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Location: Swope Ridge Gardens, Kansas City, MO
Event Description: Residents will participate in letter writing and/or call-in activities to their members of Congress. This is a closed event.
Lee's Summit
Lead Organization: Phoenix Family
Event Contact: Jessica Welch
Email: jwelch@phoenixfamily.org
Date: June 3, 2019
Location: John Calvin Manor, Lee's Summit, MO
Event Description: Residents will participate in letter writing and/or call-in activities to their members of Congress. This is a closed event.
Oak Grove
Lead Organization: Phoenix Family
Event Contact: Jessica Welch
Email: jwelch@phoenixfamily.org
Date: June 11, 2019
Location: Oak Grove Manor, Oak Grove, MO
Event Description: Residents will participate in letter writing and/or call-in activities to their members of Congress. This is a closed event.
NEBRASKA
Kearney
Lead Organization: Kearney Housing Agency
Event Contact: Carrie Hardage
Email: director@kearneyhousingagency.com
Date: May 30 - June 5, 2019
Location: Online and at 2715 Avenue I
Event Description: Kearney Housing Agency is hosting a letter writing campaign by providing materials and scripts to participants. These materials are available in our office or online at http://www.kearneyhousingagency.com/housing-opportunities/our-homes-our-voices/. Participants will be entered into a drawing to win a gift card worth $100 to local eateries Cunningham's and Cunningham's on the lake.
Omaha, NE & Council Bluffs, IA
Lead Organization: Heartland 2050 & Metro Area Planning Agency
Event Contact: Erin Feichtinger
Email: efeichtinger@togetheromaha.org
Date: June 4
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: TBD
Event Description: As part of National Housing Week of Action, the Heartland 2050 Housing and Development Committee is hosting a 2-hour workshop focused on the critical role of housing for supporting a vibrant Omaha-Council Bluffs region. As housing costs have outpaced local incomes, and situations like the Yale Park Apartments have highlighted fair housing struggles, it is clear that solutions are needed. Designed for both professionals and citizens, this workshop will focus on how to tell more compelling stories about our unique and shared reasons for taking action to improve housing.
Omaha
Event Contact: Erin Feichtinger
Email: efeichtinger@togetheromaha.org
Date: June 4
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Drips Coffee
Event Description: A Talk on TIF in Omaha and the 2019 Consolidated Plan. Learn about TIF - what it is, how it works, and why you should care.
Omaha
Lead Organization: Omaha Together One Community (OTOC) & Insitute of Public Leadership (IPL)
Event Contact: Erin Feichtinger
Email: efeichtinger@togetheromaha.org
Date: June 4
Time: 6:45 PM
Location: Urban Abbey
Event Description: Omaha Together One Community (OTOC) and Institute of Public Leadership (IPL) and Coalition partners invite you to discuss Omaha's new Rental Property Registration and Inspection Ordinance with us: What's there? What's missing? Will this (eventually) prevent another Yale Park Apartments type evacuation? What next steps can we take to help improve the health and safety for vulnerable tenants?
NEVADA
Las Vegas
Lead Organization: Nevada HAND
Event Contact: Greta Seidman
Email: gseidman@nevadahand.org
Date: May 30, 2019
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: Flamingo Pines Apartment Homes, 3275 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89121
Event Description: Nevada HAND is hosting a tour for Senator Cortez Masto at one of our communities currently under construction. A discussion about how to support the federal affordable housing agenda, as well as upcoming developments from Nevada HAND and meeting local needs, will center the conversation. This is a closed event, but we are inviting press. We will be hash-tagging and using Our Homes, Our Voices messaging during the tour and throughout the week.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Concord
Lead Organization: Housing Action New Hampshire
Event Contact: Elissa Margolin
Email: elissa@housingactionnh.org
Date: May 31, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: CATCH Neighborhood Housing (rear entrance), 105 Loudon Road, Unit 1, Concord, NH 03301
Event Description: The next Housing Action New Hampshire Housing Matters Workgroup will be held at CATCH Neighborhood Housing (rear entrance). During this meeting, we will have a briefing from Karen Hicks and Laura Thibault on the "Our Homes, Our Votes, Our New Hampshire" project. You can read about that project here.
NEW JERSEY
Camden
Lead Organization: Community Planning and Advocacy Council
Event Contact: Andrew Selby
Email: aselby@cpachvi.org
Date: June 6, 2019
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Joseph's House of Camden, 555 Atlantic Avenue, Camden, NJ 08104
Event Description: In honor of the Our Homes, Our Voices National Week of Action, we at the Community Planning & Advocacy Council would like to invite you to come join us for a special sneak preview of the new documentary film The Invisible Class. The Invisible Class tells the story of homelessness all across America, its criminalization and the devastating impacts of the loss of affordable housing. There will be a short reception before the screening and a short discussion and Q/A session afterwards.
Newark
Lead Organization: City of Newark Homeless Coalition
Event Contact: Sakinah Hoyte
Email: sakinahhoyte.bridges@gmail.com
Date: May 29, 2019
Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: City of Newark, Office of Emergency Management, 480 Clinton Avenue, Newark, NJ 07108
Event Description: In recognition of the National Housing Week of Action, the City of Newark Homeless Coalition will host both a panel discussion and film-screening of the not yet released “Invisible Class: The Story of Homelessness in America,” (Josh Hayes) in partnership with the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Register to attend the free screening here.
Newark
Lead Organization: Newark Homes for All
Event Contact: Drew Curtis
Email: dcurtis@ironboundcc.org
Date: June 5, 2019
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Ironbound Early Learning Center, 1 New York Avenue, Newark, NJ 07105
Event Description: Newark Homes for All will be hosting their monthly meeting during the National Housing Week of Action. The group will be discussing all levels of housing policy at the meeting, including federal policy expanding funding for affordable homes.
Trenton
Lead Organization: Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey
Event Contact: Diane Riley
Email: diane.riley@shanj.org
Date: June 5, 2019
Time: 9 AM to 1 PM
Location: Mary Roebling Building, 2-24 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608
Event Description: The Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey is hosting their monthly membership meeting June 5. During this meeting, staff from the Housing Network of New Jersey will discuss the need to fund federal affordable housing programs at the highest level possible and the need to lift the caps. Networking will take place from 9 AM to 10 AM.
Trenton
Lead Organization: Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey
Event Contact: Arnold Cohen
Email: acohen@hcdnnj.org
Date: June 10, 2019
Time: 8:30 AM to 3 PM
Location: State House Annex, Committee Room 6, 131 - 137 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608
Event Description: Join us at our annual Legislative Day at the Trenton State House where we will meet with members of the New Jersey Senate and Assembly. It's your opportunity to speak directly with decision makers alongside fellow advocates on issues that matter to New Jerseyans including: fully funding the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, addressing solutions for healthy homes and communities, preventing homelessness, solutions to NJ’s problem property and foreclosure crisis, and tenants' rights.
NEW YORK
Brooklyn
Lead Organization: New York Housing Conference, RiseBoro Community Partnerships
Event Contact: Jessica Facciponti
Email: Jessica.Facciponti@thenyhc.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 11:00 AM- 2:00 PM
Location: Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Center, 319 Stanhope Street
Brooklyn, NY 11237
Event Description: RiseBoro Community Partnerships and New York Housing Conference will host an advocacy event at one of RiseBoro's seniors centers. Seniors will write letters to their members of Congress encouraging them to support a robust HUD budget. RiseBoro and the New York Housing Conference will take pictures of and interview seniors about their housing situations. Stories and pictures will be shared during NLIHC's tweetstorm.
Brooklyn
Lead Organization: New York Housing Conference, RiseBoro Community Partnerships
Event Contact: Jessica Facciponti
Email: Jessica.Facciponti@thenyhc.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 11:00 AM- 2:00 PM
Location: RiseBoro Senior Center in Bushwick Brooklyn
Event Description: RiseBoro Community Partnerships and New York Housing Conference will host an advocacy event at one of RiseBoro's seniors centers. Seniors will write letters to their members of Congress encouraging them to support a robust HUD budget. RiseBoro and the New York Housing Conference will take pictures of and interview seniors about their housing situations. Stories and pictures will be shared during NLIHC's tweetstorm.
Syracuse
Lead Organization: Syracuse Greater Tenants Network
Event Contact: Sharon Sherman
Email: sharon@syracusetenant.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Location: Syracuse, NY
Event Description: The Greater Syracuse Tenants Network will be collecting stories from residents of affordable homes throughout the week of action and sharing those stories on twitter during the national tweetstorm..
NORTH CAROLINA
Raleigh
Lead Organization: North Carolina Housing Coalition
Event Contact: Haley Solomon
Email: hsolomon@nchousing.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 10 AM - 11 AM
Location: Twitter
Event Description: We will create a tweetstorm on our Twitter page @NCHConline by sharing facts from our North Carolina County Profiles and relating them to state and federal budget and advocacy. Anyone can participate in interacting with our tweetstorm, and we will use the Our Homes, Our Voices branding at the beginning and end of the Twitter thread.
Salisbury
Lead Organization: Family Crisis Council Rowan
Event Contact: Sonia Gibbs
Email: sonia.gibbs@fccrowan.org
Date: June 5, 2019
Time: 2 PM- 4:30 PM
Location: Reach out to Sonia for more information.
Event Description: As part of the 2019 National Housing Week of Action "OUR HOMES, OUR VOICES," the Family Crisis Council Rowan would like to invite you to join us for a film detailing the problems faced by people experiencing homelessness and the rise of modern homelessness. Joining us as a guest speaker is Kyle Arbuckle, Housing Advocacy Organizer at NLIHC. Light refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Sonia Gibbs to let her know you will be attending and to get more information about the location of the event.
OHIO
Cleveland
Contact: Dorothy Carmack
Email: 216-355-6953
Date: June 1, 2019
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location: Conversion of St. Paul's Catholic Shrine, 4120 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44103
Event Description: Dorothy and fellow volunteers served lunch to people experiencing homelessness and passed around postcards for them to send to their members of Congress asking for a robust FY2020 HUD budget.
Cleveland
Contact: Dorothy Carmack
Email: 216-355-6953
Date: June 3, 2019
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: Divine Outreach Ministries, Cleveland, OH
Event Description: Dorothy and fellow volunteers served lunch to people experiencing homelessness and passed around postcards for them to send to their members of Congress asking for a robust FY2020 HUD budget.
OKLAHOMA
Midwest City
Lead Organization: Oklahoma Coalition for Affordable Housing
Contact: Andrea Flowers-Householter or Andrea Frymire
Email: ocah@outlook.com or afrymire@mheginc.com
Date: June 6, 2019
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Location: Autumn Creek Villas, 9201 NE 16th St, Midwest City, OK 73141
Event Description: The Oklahoma Coalition for Affordable Housing will be hosting a tour of Autumn Creek Villas for all the Oklahoma Congressional delegation and/or their staff to show how affordable housing funds are used in Oklahoma communities and the need for additional funds. Currently, the governor has declared a state of emergency for all 77 counties in Oklahoma due to flooding and tornadoes. These recent disasters highlight the need for more affordable housing funding across the state.
OREGON
Portland
Lead Organization: Lyn Hikida
Event Contact: BRIDGE Housing
Email: lhikida@bridgehousing.com
Date: May 30, 2019
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: 2156 North Williams Avenue, Portland, OR 97227
Event Description: BRIDGE Housing will celebrate the groundbreaking of North Williams apartments which will include 61 apartments for families in north and northeast Portland. A mix of one, two and three bedroom apartments, North Williams will serve very low and low income families, with priority given to displaced residents or those at risk of displacement. Reaching even deeper affordability, 40 of the 61 apartments will have Project Based Section 8 vouchers. Info and RSVP: https://bridgehousing.com/north-williams-groundbreaking/
Portland
Lead Organization: Oregon Housing Alliance
Event Contact: Alison McIntosh
Email: amcintosh@neighborhoodpartnerships.org
Date: May 30, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Twelfth Avenue Terrace, Community Room, 1515 SW 12th Avenue, Portland, OR 97201
Event Description: On Thursday, May 30th from 3 - 6 pm, we will gather in the Community Room at the Twelfth Avenue Terrace. Join us for a postcard happy hour as we learn about what's at stake in Salem and in Washington DC, and write postcards to our elected officials to ask them to take action for affordable housing.
PENNSYLVANIA
Harrisburg
Lead Organization: Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania
Event Contact: Gale Schwartz
Email: gale@housingalliancepa.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Capitol Rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex, 501 North 3rd Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Event Description: Annual affordable housing advocacy day at the state capitol.
Philadelphia
Lead Organization: Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation
Event Contact: Ping Ho Lee
Email: plee@chinatown-pcdc.org
Date: June 1, 2019
Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: 1101 Vine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Event Description: Our annual EXPO is a resource and service fair. Over 40 exhibitors present their products, service & resources on housing, healthcare, education, finance, social & legal services, and many more. There will be workshops and activities. Great for families. Workshops/Panels講座 Benefits and You 福利與您 Census 人口調查 2020 Consumers Rights and victim services 消費者權益和受害者服務 How Home Energy Conservation = Save Money 如何節省能源=省錢 How Increase Credit = Increase Saving 如何增加信用=增加儲蓄 Identifying Family Law Issues and Solutions 識別家庭法問題和解決方案 Legal services for older adults 長者法律服務 Mind-Body Health, & Parent-child relationships 親子關係與身心健康 Preventive Care 預防保健 Public Safety 公共安全 Activities 活動: Bike Testing 自行車測試 Children’s Workshop 兒童工作坊 Dental Screening 牙科檢查 Face Painting 臉部彩繪 Fire Truck Explore 消防車探索 Health Screening 健康檢查 Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment 骨科手法治療 PHL City ID Mobile site 費城市身份證流動站 Photo Booth 照相亭
Pittsburgh
Lead Organization: Habitat of Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh
Event Contact: Derek Kendall-Morris
Email: dmorris@pittsburghhabitat.org
Date: May 30, 2019
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Larimer Neighborhood of Pittsburgh
Event Description: To kick off the National Housing Week of Action, Habitat Pittsburgh and community volunteers will be working to stabilize the homes of low income homeowners through home repair and modification projects in the Larimer neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
PUERTO RICO
Lead Organization: Oxfam America
Event Contact (s): Leah Varsano and Sonya Acosta
Email: sacosta@nlihc.org
Date: June 1, 2019
Time: TBD
Location: Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.
Event Description: Advocates from Puerto Rico will meet with key Congressional offices in Washington, D.C. to advocate for the necessary resources for an equitable housing recovery following the devastating 2017 hurricane season. The delegation will focus on ensuring appropriated disaster housing recovery funds are released and reach all impacted Puerto Rican households. Closed event.
RHODE ISLAND
Pascoag
Lead Organization: NeighborWorks Blackstone River Valley
Event Contact: Meghan Rego
Email: mrego@neighborworksbrv.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 11:00 AM
Location: 105 George Eddy Road, Pascoag, RI 02859
Event Description: Fernwood Ribbon Cutting & Groundbreaking Come celebrate the completion of 8 new homes through the USDA's Mutual Self-Help Housing Program. For over a year, 8 families have been hard at work building their own homes on George Eddy Road in Pascoag, RI. On Tuesday, June 4th, we celebrate their accomplishments with the official ribbon cutting of these houses. Join us for a speaking program followed by tours of the new homes!
Providence
Lead Organization: Housing Network of Rhode Island and Homes RI
Event Contact: Katie West
Email: kwest@housingnetworkri.org
Date: May 30, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Rhode Island State House
Event Description: Homes RI is holding a housing rally to promote our policy priorities at the state and federal level which include investing in building and preserving affordable housing, increased rental subsidies, increased funding for supportive services for those who need them and removal of legal and administrative barriers to quality housing.
Providence
Lead Organization: Housing Network of Rhode Island, Signs of Providence, Homes RI, and Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless
Event Contact: Katie West
Email: kwest@housingnetworkri.org
Date: June 3, 2019
Time: Doors open at 6:15 PM, program is from 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location: Metcalf Auditorium, Chace Center/RISD Museum
Event Description: This event will feature a screening of the documentary "Lost in Providence," a film by Signs of Providence about a family experiencing eviction and homelessness. The screening will be followed by a community conversation with a panel of those involved with the film, people who have experienced homelessness/eviction, advocates, and policymakers.
Providence
Lead Organization: Housing Network of Rhode Island
Event Contact: Katie West
Email: kwest@housingnetworkri.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Rhode Island State House, 82 Smith Street, Providence, RI 02903
Event Description: Power of Community Advocacy Day will showcase local service providers and community development organizations at the Rhode Island State House so constituents and legislators can meet with them and learn about their work. The event will also have an advocacy component related to fair housing legislation and funding for affordable homes.
TENNESSEE
Memphis
Lead Organization: Midsouth Peace and Justice Center and H.O.P.E. (Homeless Organizing for Power and Equality)
Event Contact: Ms. Tamara Hendrix
Email: tamara@midsouthpeace.org
Date: June 1, 2019
Time: 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Location: Morris Park, 747 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38105
Event Description: We are having a rally/speak out with the community about how we feel if President Trump's proposals to cut the funding for rent for low-income persons and people with disabilities in the 2020 budget went through and how it would affect us. We will also have local vendors, barbeque, and service providers at the event for the community as well as for those experiencing homelessness. The event is called "The Time is Now."
TEXAS
Dallas
Event Contact: Sandy Rollins
Lead Organization: Texas Tenants Union
Email: sandy@txtenants.org
Date: June 5, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: 8035 E R L Thornton Freeway, Suite 535, Dallas, TX 75228
Event Description: The Texas Tenants' Union will host a letter writing event urging Congress to invest in affordable housing.
Frisco
Lead Organization: Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Housing Consortium
Event Contact: Alison Zarider
Email: alison@tacdc.org
Date: June 5, 2019
Time: 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: Collin College, Preston Ridge Campus, 9700 Wade Boulevard, Frisco, TX 75035
Event Description: The event on June 5 will be "Vouchers and Fair Housing: Unlocking Access to Opportunity." Speakers will include: Terry Hockenborough, Collin County Homeless Coalition; Dr. Myriam Igoufe, Dallas Housing Authority; elected officials from across the region. The Fair Housing Act of 1968 prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, or sex. In 2016, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) required cities to complete an Assessment of Fair Housing (AFH) pursuant to the new rule on "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing" (the "AFFH Rule"). A consortium of more than 20 Dallas-Fort Worth cities and housing authorities formed to do just that. Dr. Myriam Igoufe will discuss the insights of their report, and the issues and strategies that we can take as the Dallas/Fort Worth community to affirmatively further the 1968 doctrine. Additionally, Terry Hockenborough will discuss the Collin County Homeless Coalition's 2019 plans for combating homelessness. Both of our speakers will shed light on the status of fair housing, or lack thereof, in the North Texas region.
UTAH
Midvale
Lead Organization: Utah Housing Coalition
Event Contacts: June Hiatt
Emails: JHiatt@utahhousing.org
Date: May 30, 2019
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: 7960 South Center Square, Midvale, UT 84047
Description: The Station at Midvale consists of 186 units with a combination of 1, 2, 3, and 4 spacious bedrooms. The facility is situated within one block of TRAX and boasts Energy Star construction for low utility costs. Two buildings will be located on the property. Other amenities include: fantastic club room, laundry hookup and facility, exercise facilities, office centers, dog parks, playgrounds, high speed internet, secure parcel delivery. Offered at this property are affordable and market rate units. Come on this tour to learn more about TOD and mixed market and low income housing.
Salt Lake City
Lead Organization: Utah Housing Coalition
Event Contacts: June Hiatt
Emails: JHiatt@utahhousing.org
Date: May 30, 2019
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Project Open Apartments, 355 North 500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Description: Between its first and second phases, Project Open will house 112 units, from studios to four bedrooms. As it stands, Project Open is 100% electric. Open is as much a social experiment as it is a building. The project will be fully open-sourced, and will even publicly report its energy usage and maintenance requirements. The entirety of its parking infrastructure is pre-wired for electric vehicles, and Giv is experimenting with ways of reducing transportation costs and fixing them to a regular monthly cost (for mod-income individuals and families). The initial experiment will see residents pay an affordable, fixed monthly payment that gives them a UTA pass, potentially a Greenbike pass, and an allotted amount of hours on electric vehicles. Come on this tour to learn about creative affordable housing developments, and mixed access to transit options for low to moderate income residents.
VERMONT
Burlington
Lead Organization: Northgate Resident Ownership Corporation
Event Contacts: Carol Jaramillo, Erhard Mahnke
Emails: cjaramillo@maloneyproperties.com, erhardm@vtaffordablehousing.org
Date: June 1, 2019
Time: TBD
Location: Northgate Community Center, 275 Northgate Road, Burlington, VT 05408
Description: We will be celebrating 30 years of affordable resident owned and controlled housing, our volunteers and our outstanding youth.
VIRGINIA
Alexandria
Lead Organization: National Alliance for HUD Tenants (NAHT)
Event Contact: Michael Kane
Email: michaelkane@saveourhomes.org
Date: June 9, 2019
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:15 PM
Location: Holiday Inn and Suites, 625 First Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Event Description: NAHT is hosting a lunch panel during their 25th annual conference titled "Fighting Cuts and Shutdowns, Empowering Tenants to Save Our Homes." Diane Yentel, President and CEO of NLIHC, will be speaking about the housing challenges faced by HUD tenants and proposals to empower tenants. Other speakers include Andrea Miller from the Peoples Budget Campaign; Molly Parker, National Reporter with ProPublica; Leilani Farha, UN Special Rapporteur for the Right to Adequate Housing; and Glyn Robbins from Defend Council Housing. You can register for the conference here.
Alexandria
Lead Organization: National Alliance for HUD Tenants (NAHT)
Event Contact: Michael Kane
Email: michaelkane@saveourhomes.org
Date: June 9, 2019
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Holiday Inn and Suites, 625 First Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Event Description: Diane Yentel will be speaking on a panel at the workshop "How Radical Proposals to Cut or Shutdown the US Budget Could Displace Million from Their Homes" that will take place during NAHT's annual conference. This workshop will explain the basics of the HUD budget, the annual federal appropriations cycle, and how deep cuts and rent increases threaten HUD tenants in 2020 and beyond. Also on the panel will be Rachel Williams, President of Sunlight Manor; Andrea Miller from the Peoples Budget Campaign; and a representative from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. You can register for the conference here.
Arlington
Lead Organization: Alliance for Housing Solutions
Event Contact: Michelle Winters
Email: michelle@allianceforhousingsolutions.org
Date: June 5, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Arlington Central Library, 1015 North Quincy Street, Arlington, VA 22201
Event Description: Minneapolis recently adopted a bold new comprehensive plan that will transform the way the city will grow, taking steps toward addressing historic patterns of segregation and lack of affordability. The plan allows the development of tri-plex housing citywide, eliminates minimum parking requirements, and allows more high-density housing along transportation corridors. At this year’s Leckey Forum we will hear from Andrea Brennan, Director of Housing Policy and Development for Minneapolis, about how the city engaged with residents to develop this new plan. A panel of local leaders will discuss what we can learn from Minneapolis. The Leckey Forum is a free event designed to educate the public about housing affordability issues. Space is limited and participants are asked to register in advance to ensure their attendance. For more information visit https://allianceforhousing.squarespace.com/events/leckey2019
Statewide
Lead Organization: Campaign for Housing and Civic Engagement (CHASE)
Event Contact: Molly Jacobson
Email: chacevirginia@gmail.com
Date: May 30 - June 5
Location: Twitter and Facebook
Event Description: CHACE will share graphics on social media highlighting federal resources in each of Virginia's 11 Congressional Districts. Fellow Virginia housing advocates will be encouraged to share.
WASHINGTON
Centralia
Lead Organization: Resident Action Project (RAP)
Event Contact: Lisa Striedinger
Contact's Email: striedingerlisa@gmail.com
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Downtown Centralia and Chehalis
Event Description: Join other volunteers in Centralia and Chehalis WA to flyer for Resident Action Project (RAP) and to gather post-cards and photo petitions around Centralia and Chehalis for the #OurHomesOurVoices May Week of Action. For more information contact Lisa Striedinger 971-340-6801.
Des Moines
Lead Organization: Resident Action Project (RAP)
Event Contact (s): Mr B and Trish Collins
Contact's Email: latricialanaycollins@gmail.com
Date: June 5, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Highline Community College
Event Description: RAP members will organize a panel on local and federal affordable housing issues. This panel will be open to the public and hosted by RAP members. There will be folks with experiences of housing instability and homelessness, as well as others knowledgable in the field.
Edmonds
Lead Organization: Resident Action Project (RAP)
Event Contact: Mindy Woods
Email: melindawoods19@hotmail.com
Date: June 3, 2019
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Edmonds Library, 650 Main Street, Edmonds, WA 98020
Event Description: RAP will host a public forum on homelessness made up of panelists that have experienced homelessness, service providers, and the library staff that see it on a daily basis.
Everett
Lead Organization: Snohomish County Resident Action Project
Event Contacts: Earl Hall and Mindy Woods
Email: earl@earlhall.com; melindawoods19@hotmail.com
Date: June 2, 2019
Time: 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: 3000 Rockefeller Avenue, Everett, WA 98201
Event Description: The Snohomish County Resident Action Project will participate in 2019 North Sound Progressive People's Summit ("The Power of Participation") with a table and information about the organization and its partners that are working to eliminate homelessness. RAP will also provide information about the lack of affordable housing in the region. There will be opportunities to take action such as signing onto our letter to Congress and HUD, registering to vote, writing postcards to lawmakers and taking a photo with NLIHC posters to be tweeted out.
Everett
Lead Organization: Housing Consortium of Everett and Snohomish County
Event Contacts: Mark Smith
Email: housingsnohomish@gmail.com
Date: June 7, 2019
Time: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Location: Edward Hansen Conference Center/Angel of the Winds Arena
Event Description: Join 120+ industry experts, elected officials and interested stakeholders at Snohomish County’s only conference dedicated to affordable housing. There will be ample opportunity to learn about trends, issues and opportunities as well as engage in robust discussion with speakers and attendees.
Seattle
Lead Organization: Resident Action Project (RAP)
Event Contacts: Mr. B and Derek Lum
Email: derekl@wliha.org
Date: May 22, 2019
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: 7700 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, WA
Event Description: Resident Action Project members will be talking to residents of an affordable housing community about how RAP engages in local, state, and federal housing issues. A sign on letter will be signed and delivered to the residents congressperson.
Seattle
Lead Organization: Washington Low Income Housing Alliance, Resident Action Project (RAP)
Event Contact: Angela Compton
Email: compton93@gmail.com
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Location: Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, 1301 5th Avenue, Suite 1500, Seattle, WA 98101
Event Description: RAP will host "Rise and Shine for Affordable Housing: A Panel Discussion on Innovative Solutions to Our Housing Crisis." Come and learn what local action is being done around our housing crisis and how you can plug-in and advocate! The event will be moderated by Representative Nicole Macri. This is a free and accessible event. Coffee and tea will be served.
Shoreline
Lead Organization: Resident Action Project (RAP)
Event Contact: Mallory Van Abbema
Email: compton93@gmail.com
Date: June 5, 2019
Time: TBD
Location: TBD
Event Description: RAP will be screening the PBS documentary "Sold Out: Affordable Housing At Risk". Participants can fill out postcards to send to Mr.Carson and their Congressional representatives. The last half an hour will be reserved for a discussion of the film.
Tacoma
Lead Organization: Tacoma Tenants Organizing Committee
Event Contact: Molly Nichols
Email: tacomatenants@gmail.com
Date: June 10, 2019
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: 621 Tacoma Avenue South, Tacoma, WA
Event Description: During the monthly member meeting of the Tacoma Tenants Organizing Committee, we will learn more about how to advocate at the federal level for funding for low income housing. We will also sign postcards to our federal elected representatives.
Vancouver
Lead Organization: Resident Action Project
Event Contact: Shannon Livingood
Email: derekl@wliha.org
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Location: REACH property
Event Location: RAP members will flyer a REACH property near Vancouver, Washington. They will be talking about both our local affordable housing crisis and federal housing funding issues.
NATIONWIDE
Lead Organization: National Housing Trust
Event Contact: Halley Henry
Email: hhenry@nhtinc.org
Date: May 30 - June 5, 2019
Location: Digital
Event Description: The National Housing Trust is celebrating the 2019 Week of Action with an email series: "More than a Home." "More than a Home" explores how access to affordable housing provides more than just shelter to low-income families. Affordable housing is a platform for residents to access opportunities, including better education, accessible health care, jobs, and supportive services. This digital series will highlight those connections, with a spotlight on the personal stories of residents of affordable housing. Please join us in the "More than a Home" series and raise awareness about the importance of affordable housing by scheduling tweets (we have pre-drafted tweets for you to use!) and including or linking to our blogs in your emails or newsletter. You can find all the materials, pre-drafted posts, video links and blogs in our More than a Home Engagement Guide here: http://bit.ly/2X89wTW
Lead Organization: RESULTS
Event Contact: Jos Linn
Email: jlinn@results.org
Date: June 4, 2019
Time: 8:00 PM
Location of the Event: Online at: https://results.zoom.us/j/324294681
Event Description: RESULTS, a national grassroots organization working to end poverty, invites you to join our June monthly webinar to hear about the importance of organizing your local communities to take action on housing. Our guest is author and scholar Hahrie Han, who will discuss her work how best to inspire and motivate people into civic action. We'll also highlight RESULTS' current housing work and how you can take action to make a difference. If you'd like to join this free webinar, please RSVP to jlinn@results.org.