Last month was our busiest April ever on the tenant hotline. We set records in new contacts (calls and emails) from renter households; 1,537 new contacts, a 6% increase over last April and 1,400 follow-ups, a 9% increase over last year’s pace. Here are the top 10 topics that clients contacted the hotline about this […]
HOME Line advised 8,358 total clients in the first quarter of 2024
In the first quarter of 2024, HOME Line advised 4,939 new clients and fielded 3,419 follow-ups for a total of 8,358 total client interactions. During the quarter we reviewed documents/leases/photos for over 1,700 clients. 66% of our clients identified as female and over 48% identified as BIPOC. Here are the top 10 topics that clients […]
February Hotline Overview
In February HOME Line advised 1,411 new clients, and fielded 1,240 follow-up client contacts for a total of 2,651 renter households advised throughout the state of Minnesota. Here are the top 10 reasons that clients contacted us this February compared to February 2023. The most notable difference in February 2024 vs February 2023 was evictions. […]
Minnesotans and Housing Advocates Rally at the Capitol for Legislators to ‘Start with Home’
On February 20th, hundreds of advocates for safe, decent, and affordable housing gathered for the Starts with Home rally to advance a range of solutions to address many communities’ housing needs. HOME Line Tenant Advocate Ubah Shire shared her story with the crowd about the discrimination she faced because every landlord she approached refused to […]
HOME Line VISTA Cohort February Highlights
The VISTA Members marked their halfway point of their service year at the end of February, and their work continues to become more connected to each other. Collectively this month, our VISTA Members focused on resource mobilization and grantwriting training to help their organizations build capacity via resources. In addition, our VISTA friends at LiteracyMN […]
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