The Importance of Tenant Councils: How Sonder Point’s Seniors Overcome Adversity Together
It’s a Wednesday night in Brooklyn Center, and the tenants of Sonder Point are convened in a communal space on the first floor. The air...
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Feb 293 min
"Improving Tenant Protections is a priority"
Tenant leaders and Organizers are at the Capitol this session trying to move tenant protections into law, to balance the power dynamic...
Jan 311 min
ACER Annual Report 2023
2023 has been a year of transformational work for ACER. Here's a quick overview of the impact of ACER in the community and areas of focus...
Mar 10, 20232 min
Legislature needs to invest in housing
Everything starts with home and that is why the Minnesota legislature needs to substantially invest in housing this year. The state of...
Sep 8, 20221 min
Kings Manor tenants draw attention to pervasive issues at community listening session
After years of frustration Kings Manor tenants, with the help of ACER Housing Organizer Fadumo Mohamed, held a listening session with repres
Sep 7, 20220 min
Tenants at Kings Manor Apartments in New Hope Raise Concerns
Tenants at a New Hope apartment building are raising concerns, saying work orders are not being met and staff is mistreating them.
Mar 12, 20222 min
ACER Organizer Awarded Fellowship at Humphrey School of Public Affairs
We’re proud to announce that ACER Housing Organizer, Fadumo Mohammed, has been chosen as a recipient of the Charles R. Krusell Fellowship...
Mar 4, 20223 min
TENANT PROTECTION ORDINANCE PASSED IN BROOKLYN CENTER
March 4th On February 28th, the Brooklyn Center City Council passed a much-needed tenant protection ordinance by a vote of 3 to 2. This...
Feb 28, 20221 min
Brooklyn Park Nonprofit Makes Plea for Emergency Rental Assistance
CCX Media writes that ACER is “urging lawmakers to pass emergency funds to keep a state rental assistance program up and running....
Jan 28, 20221 min
RentHelpMN abruptly ends
For more than a year, ACER has worked as a field partner with RentHelpMN to help educate people about the program. Now ACER and many...
Dec 1, 20211 min
MN ERASE CAMPAIGN SEEKING RENTHELPMN STORIES
ACER is convening with the Minnesota Housing Partnership and the Housing Justice Center to better understand the needs of Minnesotans who...
Oct 6, 20213 min
RECAP: ACER GOES TO WASHINGTON
With the Eviction Moratorium expiring, millions of Americans are now in greater danger of losing their housing. In late September, ACER...
Oct 5, 20212 min
TENANTS AT GEORGETOWN PARK APARTMENTS PROTEST MANAGEMENT’S PREDATORY PRACTICES
Brooklyn Park, MN — On October 5, 2021, members of nonprofit African Career, Education and Resource Inc. (ACER) joined Georgetown Park...
Oct 1, 20211 min
Feature on Georgetown Tenant, Aisha Conteh
One of our Georgetown tenants, Aisha Conteh, was interviewed for this article by the Sahan Journal. It also mentions how ACER and other...
Sep 30, 20213 min
Recap: ACER Tenant Organizers go to Washington
SUMMARY: With the Eviction Moratorium expiring, millions of Americans are now in greater danger of losing their housing. In late...
Mar 23, 20211 min
MIXED-INCOME HOUSING POLICY FOR BROOKLYN PARK
In a huge victory for Brooklyn Park renters, ACER successfully advocated for a mixed-income housing policy for the city of Brooklyn Park....
Jan 14, 20212 min
GEORGETOWN PARK TENANTS MEET WITH PROPERTY MANAGER
Last night, after months of attempting to get in contact with their property manager, residents at Georgetown Park were able to meet with...
May 11, 20201 min
Nelima Sitati Munene is shifting the housing narrative
Nelima Sitati Munene is shifting the housing narrative. Nelima was a college student living in Brooklyn Park when she received a knock on...
Apr 30, 20202 min
#CANCELRENT MAY DAY ACTION
For many of us, the COVID-19 crisis has turned our homes into sanctuaries for our health and safety and our community’s safety. As we...
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