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...
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- Sep 8, 2022
- 1 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, 2022
- 0 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, 2022
- 2 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, 2022
- 3 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, 2022
- 1 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, 2022
- 1 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, 2021
- 1 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, 2021
- 3 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, 2021
- 2 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, 2021
- 1 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, 2021
- 3 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, 2021
- 1 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, 2021
- 2 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, 2020
- 1 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, 2020
- 2 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...
- Jun 22, 2018
- 1 min
EQUITY IN PLACE: HOW ACER AND PARTNERS ARE SHAPING INVESTMENT IN THE TWIN CITIES REGION
ACER is a member of the Equity in Place coalition, a diverse group of strategic partners from place-based, housing, and advocacy...
- Jun 22, 2018
- 1 min
EQUITY IN PLACE: WHY COMMUNITIES OF COLOR CHALLENGED A FAIR HOUSING COMPLAINT AND WHAT WE
Originally Published: June 22, 2018 ACER is a member of the Equity in Place coalition, which challenged a Fair Housing complaint that...
- Nov 18, 2017
- 4 min
ACER’S HISTORIC HOUSING ADVOCACY
Just a few years ago, affordable housing wasn’t even on the Brooklyn Park City Council’s radar. Thanks to ACER and partner organization...
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