This year, #HispanicHeritageMonth is from September 15th to October 15th! The Office of Head Start honors and celebrates our Hispanic children, families, and staff. Thank you for being a part of our family! https://t.co/in0YYNrV0D
HISTORIC GAINS FOR CHILDREN: Today’s @USCensusBureau data show that the expanded #ChildTaxCredit drove a record-breaking drop in child poverty in 2021.
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Indigenous colleague got hired by @ASU as Asst Professor & can work remotely teaching & researching from their home community! I read this & cried. Yes! Why can’t this be an option at more unis? This would be a helluva game changer for recruiting/retaining Indigenous faculty!
This is a #WeatherizationWednesday reminder to replace your air filter if you haven't recently. This helps with energy savings, clean air, HVAC maintenance, and more. Visit https://t.co/gz7OephDHF for info about our Weatherization program and how you may qualify!
Did you know MN WIC provides extra food benefits for breastfeeding parents? This includes extra dollars for fruits and veggies! 🍒🥕 Learn more about MN WIC's breastfeeding food package: https://t.co/z0tBnOHL6g #Breastfeedingawarenessmonth
Join us in Duluth on September 28th from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. for our conference “Setting a New Priority: racial equity and poverty solutions for a prosperous Minnesota” Register here: https://t.co/uuBincJuZ8
We are **very** excited to officially share that we are hosting a symposium on poverty- "Setting a new priority: racial equity and poverty solutions for a prosperous Minnesota"- on September 28th in Duluth. Registration is now open: https://t.co/uuBincJuZ8
Our 2022 winner of the Evelyn Wright Moore Award for Innovation Excellence is Liz Kuoppala, executive director of the @MahubeOTWA Community Action Partnership, Inc.
"I encourage you to bust the ceiling you set for yourself every day.” #WipfliConf
Watch for a deep dive on how the Human Services Value Curve inspires and equips leaders and policymakers to envision and create a path for achieving better and more equitable outcomes for individuals, families, and communities. https://t.co/iWjl3KV8jB
The Regional #WholeFamilyApproach (WFA) Community of Practice convened recently in St. Paul, MN. The peer-centered institute engaged the cohort in an intensive learning experience that supported CAA leaders as they refined their WFA design plans. For more: https://t.co/CkQRfWOIdF
We are excited to convene the Whole Family Approach Institute this week in St. Paul, MN, for the 10-member cohort of community-based organizations, including a number of #CommunityAction Agencies, working to move their work forward! #EconomicMobility#poverty#2Gen
Part of our agenda for the 2021 #mnleg session focuses on the need for supportive services and helping to provide dignified shelter to those that are unhoused. #Home4AllMN
A 2011 study showed “Black and Hispanic applicants are denied mortgages far more often than White applicants are.” And the denial rate for Blacks (at 36.4%) was 2.5 times higher than that for non-hispanic white applicants (14.0%).
Housing is a human right. #Home4AllMN#Mnleg
We are neighbors helping neighbors live full and abundant lives in community. Our communities thrive when we all have safe & stable housing. Lawmakers are making important choices about which programs to invest in. Ask your legislator to prioritize housing! #Home4AllMN#mnleg
Homelessness and housing instability personally impacted me when I was a child. I believe that ppl most impacted have deep knowledge to shape the solutions needed. Everyone should have a home. #home4allmn#mnleg@LtGovFlanagan@melissahortman@jeremyrmiller
The Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless knows that shelter saves lives, and housing ends homelessness. We're involved with affordable housing advocacy because we know that every member of our statewide community deserves a safe, dignified and affordable home! #mnleg
We know that where we live impacts everything. What do legislators need to know to better understand this?
Creating affordable homeownership is an "all hands on deck" crisis in MN. We need everyone! Read more: https://t.co/n2PgcabHbf
#mnleg#Homes4AllMN