Committees

Fair Housing Coalition

The Fair Housing Coalition discusses and investigates issues relating to fair housing and anti-discrimination efforts in housing and lending. The Coalition's monthly meetings are posted on the MHC calendar.

The Coalition organizes an annual forum during April-Fair Housing Month. In the past, these forums have included topics such as "Barriers to Housing faced by Immigrants" and "Environmental Health and Housing".

Please contact the moderator, Suzy Post, if you are interested in joining the Fair Housing Coalition or simply check the next meeting date on MHC's calendar and attend!

Membership Committee

The membership committee is an ad hoc group of folks who are interested in helping MHC spread the word about what we do and can encourage new community partners to join the coalition and the conversation about affordable housing.

Committee members are vitally important to MHC's ability to stay connected to the community and act as liaisons in meetings with potential member organizations. If you are a person with contacts and energy, but you don't have a lot of time to spare, this is the perfect way for you to increase your contribution to MHC.

If you are interested in serving on the Membership Committee, contact Nancy Reinhart, MHC's Membership Coordinator to find out how you can get involved!

Regional Housing Think Table

Meets monthly to explore the regional housing needs and opportunities.

Advocacy and Education Committee

This committee is a joint effort between MHC and the Coalition for the Homeless to advocate for the need for affordable decent housing policies in the metropolitan, seven county and statewide areas and to articulate a compelling public education campaign for affordable housing.

The goals of the Advocacy and Education Committee are as follows:

Develop the MHC advocacy agenda and policy positions
To interpret " public education" to include (but not be limited to) the following topics:
Develop advocacy and public education strategy to achieve the affordable housing policy goals
Involve others in advocacy
To pursue public education by specifying significant action components.

"A Social Security Income recipient (receiving $552 monthly) can afford a monthly rent of no more than $166, while the Fair Market Rent for a one-bedroom unit is $475."
—MHC