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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...
Sep 9, 20243 min read

"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...
Feb 29, 20243 min read

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...
Jan 31, 20241 min read


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...
Mar 10, 20232 min read


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 8, 20221 min read

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.
Sep 7, 20220 min read

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 12, 20222 min read

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...
Mar 4, 20223 min read


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....
Feb 28, 20221 min read

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...
Jan 28, 20221 min read


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...
Dec 1, 20211 min read


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 6, 20213 min read

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 5, 20212 min read

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...
Oct 1, 20211 min read

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...
Sep 30, 20213 min read

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....
Mar 23, 20211 min read


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...
Jan 14, 20212 min read

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...
May 11, 20201 min read


#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...
Apr 30, 20202 min read
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