Housing Justice Center

Housing Justice Center

Non-profit Organizations

St Paul, Minnesota 233 followers

Strengthening tenant protections, preserving and expanding affordable housing, and advancing housing justice for all.

About us

Housing Justice Center is a nonprofit public interest advocacy and legal organization. HJC works to advance strong tenant protections, preserve and expand affordable housing, and improve our housing system so all Minnesotans can be stably housed with dignity—while remaining rooted in community.

Website
www.hjcmn.org
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
St Paul, Minnesota
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
1999

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  • 🚨 FINAL HOURS of Give to the Max Day! 🚨 We're just steps away from our $10,000 Anniversary goal, and the impact is REAL. With only a few hours left, your donation can be the difference between protecting or losing critical housing rights. As the day winds down, here's what's at stake: • Federal housing protections are expected to be rolled back • Vulnerable communities face increased housing discrimination • Tenant rights are under unprecedented pressure The Housing Justice Center has proven we can fight back: ✓ $2 million recovered for low-income families ✓ Defended illegal evictions for manufactured home park residents ✓ Led a statewide campaign to prohibit Source of Income Discrimination ✓ Strengthened anti-retaliation laws for renters ‼️URGENT‼️ We need your support to keep fighting for Minnesotans! Don't let this opportunity slip away. Donate before midnight and double your impact in the fight for housing justice. Every dollar counts in building equitable, safe communities for all Minnesotans. Donate now: https://buff.ly/4exRZf6 #GiveToTheMax #HousingJustice #LastChance

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  • ❗ TODAY❗is Give to the Max Day, and fair housing in Minnesota faces unprecedented challenges. Your support is crucial as we face potential erosion of vital housing safeguards at the federal level. At the Housing Justice Center, we've been at the forefront of protecting renters' rights for 25 years, but our work is more crucial now than ever before. In 2024, we've achieved significant victories: • Secured over $2 million in compensation for low-income families • Successfully defended rent stabilization ordinances • Championed a statewide right to organize for renters • Published comprehensive resources for tenant organizing • Challenged opposition to affordable housing development However, with potential rollbacks of federal protections looming, we need your support to continue safeguarding vulnerable communities from housing discrimination. Our goal: Raise $10,000 to strengthen our legal, policy, and community organizing efforts. Thanks to our generous donors, we have met our initial $1000 match! Your contribution, whether $10, $25, $75, or any amount, directly impacts our ability to ensure all Minnesotans have access to safe, stable, and discrimination-free housing. Donate before midnight to support our anniversary goal of $10,000 and help us maintain Minnesota's leadership in housing justice. #GiveToTheMax #HousingJustice #FairHousing

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    Support Join the Fight! Defend Our Housing Justice Gains! on GiveMN

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  • Did you know that in 2024, the Housing Justice Center assisted low-income families in securing over $2 MILLION in compensation and debt relief? We're at the forefront of protecting tenant rights, but fair housing continues to encounter emerging obstacles. JOIN US in our mission to uphold housing justice. Although Give to the Max Day is Thursday, your contributions are welcome today! Every gift makes a difference! GIVE TODAY: https://buff.ly/4exRZf6 #HousingJustice #TenantRights #HousingEquityNow #GTMD2024

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  • This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Housing Justice Center, and we're gearing up for Give to the Max Day this Thursday. Early donations are already underway! Our mission is more crucial than ever as fair housing faces significant challenges. For a quarter-century, the Housing Justice Center has been advocating for renters' rights and fostering equitable housing policies. With looming threats to federal protections, your support is vital. Help us reach our $10,000 goal for this milestone anniversary. CONTRIBUTE TODAY: https://buff.ly/4exRZf6 #HousingJustice #FairHousing #HousingEquityNow #GTMD2024

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  • This is a great case and highlights the type of abuses that are happening in manufactured home communities around the state.

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    Many thanks to KARE 11 Danny Spewak for calling attention to the plight of Legal Aid clients who say life in their mobile home park has been miserable. We're working to change that by filing a class action lawsuit with our partners at Robins Kaplan LLP. When you support Legal Aid, you're ensuring the law is on the side of clients who are low-income, elderly, some living with disabilities, some who are veterans — all deserving justice. Thank you! https://lnkd.in/g6zsAx3X

  • A great learning opportunity about issues related to Manufactured Home Communities.

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    Executive Director at Northcountry Cooperative Foundation

    Help Northcountry Cooperative Foundation pack the theatre for a special screening of A Decent Home at the Twin Cities Film Fest! This award-winning documentary sheds light on the critical issues surrounding manufactured housing. NCF will be hosting a brief Q&A following the screening. 📅 When: Thursday, October 24th at 1:15 p.m.📍 Where: Marcus West End Cinema in St. Louis Park 🎟️ The event is free to attend—RSVP here: https://lnkd.in/gYSg3Cb4

    A Decent Home

    A Decent Home

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  • Please join us in saying CONGRATULATIONS 🎉 to Emma Diers, HJC's VISTA Tenant Organizer from 2022-23, for being named as a Student Writer for the Iowa Law Review! At HJC, Emma worked to build tenant associations with residents, create infrastructure for housing justice coalitions, and collect and summarize data from every city in Minnesota on manufactured home communities-work that is the basis of a mapping tool we are creating as a community resource. We know this is just one of what will be a long list of career and community achievements for Emma.

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    The Volume 110 Editorial Board is so excited to welcome our Student Writers! We are so excited to have such an incredible group of students join our team. Congratulations to Volume 110 Student Writers!

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  • We are deeply disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court decision issued today in the case of Grants Pass v. Johnson. People who experience homelessness should not be punished for society's failure to recognize the need for safe, stable, affordable, and dignified places for people to call home free from discriminatory barriers. Homelessness and housing insecurity are solvable. Criminalizing poverty creates further harm.

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