Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative

Housing operation: Beacon offers a range of Housing and services to meet the needs of vulnerable members of our community. We operate over 600 quality, affordable homes for more than 1000 people across the twin cities metro area. The significant majority of our Housing services households earning less than 30 percent of the community's area median income (ami). Supportive Housing services are provided to over 400 households in Beacon Housing to help youth, single adults, families and seniors successfully exit or avoid homelessness. 83 percent of formerly homeless residents maintained stable Housing for at least one year.

Policy: when all people have access to stable Housing, our communities are stronger and healthier. Our collective action and investment through our public policy should work toward ensuring all people have a home.

Housing development: Beacon is among the leading developers of deeply affordable, supportive Housing in the twin cities metro area. Beacon's unique Collaborative model activates the energy, resources and leadership of congregations to create Housing. We leverage private contributions to secure additional public funding and capital commitments and have developed over 700 homes at 21 properties to date. Beacon has over 300 homes in various stages of development at six locations across the twin cities metro.

Shelter programs: through a volunteer-driven, community-based program, Beacon and its Collaborative of congregations provides families emergency shelter, supportive services, and Housing support. Care and support is individualized to a family's level of need.