November 6 – BEMIDJI – The
Northwest Minnesota Foundation
is seeking candidates to join the Advisory Committee of the Youth Mitigation Fund.
The committee’s primary purpose is to establish policies and procedures for the Youth Mitigation Fund and to cultivate positive relationships with local landlords, housing providers, social workers and young adults experiencing homelessness.
The Youth Mitigation Fund is administered by the Northwest Minnesota Foundation Homelessness Program. The fund is open to people under the age of 25 who are homeless and cannot find a landlord willing to rent to them due to their age and/or rental history, according to a press release.
The Youth Mitigation Fund Advisory Committee consists of social service providers, local landlords, real estate experts and leaders within the regional homeless response system.
NMF is seeking candidates with a variety of skills and professional experiences, including regional housing authorities, economic development professionals, local landlords and property managers, real estate professionals, legal experts, healthcare professionals, mental and behavioral health experts, criminal justice authorities, case managers. , social workers, education professionals, social justice advocates, and young adults with a lived experience of homelessness.
Who benefits from the Youth Mitigation Fund?
* Landlords get security and peace of mind when renting to tenants emerging from homelessness, as well as financial support if needed.
* Households experiencing homelessness will have greater access to high-quality affordable housing, without the barrier of meeting standard rental criteria (credit checks, rental history, criminal background checks and income verification).
* Continuum of Care agencies in northwestern Minnesota are gaining the resources and tools needed to achieve their goals of ending homelessness and providing housing solutions to the community.
* Our systems, such as housing, health care, justice and education, are more effectively able to serve the community when we work together to end homelessness through a housing-centered approach and provide housing solutions to those most in need.
Applications for the role of Youth Mitigation Fund Advisory Committee members are open until Sunday, November 17.
More information on how to apply, as well as a formal job description, can be found online at
nwmf.org/where-we-help/homelessness/youth-homelessness/youth-mitigation-fund.
