HOME Line’s VISTA program was created to more directly address housing instability and other housing issues tenants experience by providing organizing support to local nonprofits and neighborhood associations. The VISTA project seeks to build, maintain, and improve formal and informal networks of low-income renter households to better address housing quality, instability, and affordability issues in […]

Our VISTA Cohort completed their intensive, two month onboarding this month with a two day version of University of Minnesota Center for Urban & Regional Affairs Training, Neighborhoods Now! with Malik Holt-Shabazz and Ned Moore. After this point, VISTAs will spend significantly more time with their host sites working on their projects, and checking in […]

In the second month of their year of service, the VISTAs finished up their organizing orientation, consisting of two months of intensive training. Topics covered this month included door knocking, conflict in movement spaces, facilitations, renters rights meetings, designing accessible events, and using art and storytelling in organizing. Check out the VISTA Members’ individual highlights […]

The VISTA Cohort has had a very full first month of service! In addition to getting oriented with their host sites, VISTAs also spent time training intensively with HOME Line and partners. Topics covered include MN Tenant Rights, building resilience and communal care, grassroots organizing principles & history, how to research your landlord and how […]