Vote for HOME Line’s Treadmill-a-Thon!!

by Luke Warner on August 24, 2010

HOME Line’s Treadmill-a-Thon has been entered in the JustMeans.com $20,000 Paperless Choice Digital Fundraising Challenge. This challenge is awarding organizations that can demonstrate a successful & replicable digital fundraising campaigns that rreplace direct mail campaigns.

We think our Treadmill-a-Thon was groundbreaking in using social media and the internet to raise funds. If you think so too, you can help us by VOTING HERE

The contest weighs the number of votes for the idea and the quality of comments made on the voting page. Vote for HOME Line and leave your comments about what you thought of the Treadmill-a-Thon, and how you used the live webcast, Facebook, email, and Twitter to help HOME Line.

Send it out to your networks and encourage other to vote!

There is a $5,000 award for the best idea from a small organization, ad a $5,000 award for the idea that gets the most votes. We think our Treadmill-a-Thon event was good enough that it could win either contest!

Also, check out our Treadmill-a-Thon event page for a video summary and photos from the event!

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Neighbors Split on the Role of Non-Profits

by Luke Warner on August 24, 2010

In St. Paul’s Frogtown neighborhood, residents have noticed the increase in vacant properties that had been the victims of foreclosure. Now, several non-profits are concerned about the loss of affordable housing, and are hoping to make a difference. They propose to buy some of these vacant properties, and rent them out as affordable rental units. As you will read, Frogtown residents are divided on whether or not this will have a positive impact in the community.

Greater Frogtown CDC

For one individual’s perspective, check out this opinion piece by a former Frogtown resident

Frogtown opinion

Regan, Sheila. “Greater Frogtown CDC and Project for Pride in Living propose rental units in Frogtown.” TC Daily Planet. TC Daily Planet, 27 April 2010. Web. 19 May 2010. http://www.tcdailyplanet.net/news/2010/04/21/greater-frogtown-cdc-and-project-pride-living-propose-rental-units-frogtown

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Enough to Drive Anyone Batty

August 17, 2010

One Florence Court tenant actually calls his apartment building a “sinking ship.” After you read about collapsing ceilings, bats in the toilet, flooded rooms, and black water in the sink, you have to wonder – maybe a sinking ship would be more pleasant??? Florence Court Apartments Mannix, Andy. “Florence Court near U of M: World’s [...]

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Packing students in

August 10, 2010

The University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus is facing an over-occupancy problem. In many buildings there is an un-written understanding between tenants and landlords. This clandestine agreement helps protect landlords from inspectors and allows students receive more affordable housing. This article in the Minnesota Daily discusses the obstacles faced by those trying to address the [...]

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Another property lost

July 27, 2010

Paul Koenig once again personally affects the continuing housing crisis in North Minneapolis. According to Minneapolis records, Paul Koenig’s building at 621 26th Ave. N was condemned in 2007 and slated for demolition on April 2 of the year. Paul Koenig loses another property to demolition Mannix, Andy. “Paul Koeing loses another property to demolition.” [...]

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The corporate neighbor

July 6, 2010

College campuses around the country are a hot bed for rental housing, so it is no surprise that a lot of the articles we find come from the Minnesota Daily. This article discuses some new trends in rental housing, especially on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. Many landlords have gone semi-corporate to help [...]

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Theft of rent-aid results in prison sentence

June 29, 2010

This Star Tribune article is a follow up on a previous post “Swindle Scheme”. Hennepin County employee Yolanda Faye Williams pled guilty to two counts of aiding and abetting theft of public funds. She was sentenced to consecutive two-year prison terms, but will serve only one of the sentences. The landlords involved face multiple counts [...]

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Tenants get justice in Mankato

June 21, 2010

Immigrant tenants in Mankato found that with a little patience and perseverance using the U.S. justice system can work. The Somali tenants were finally rewarded $1,300 each, for a deposit that was never returned. Justice works for some tenants in Mankato Linehan, Dan. “Somalis learn US justice system works.” The Free Press, The Free Press, [...]

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New style of landlord

June 17, 2010

Here is an article on an interesting and relatively new landlord business model which provides tenants with a unique set of advantages and disadvantages. Recession didn’t thwart this spinoff http://www.startribune.com/business/96435389.html?page=1&c=y //

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Treadmill-a-Thon Is Almost Here!!

June 11, 2010

In 2 Days and 19 Hours HOME Line’s 50-hour Treadmill-a-Thon will begin!!! Volunteers, advocates, tenants, and community supporters are teaming up to keep HOME Line moving June 14th-16th. Our goal is keep the treadmill running for 50 hours and raise at least $25,000 – if more cash comes in, HOME Line will keep the treadmill [...]

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