June 2026 Newsletter

Your Monthly N4MN Update ☀️ June 2026 ☀️ 💼 Join the Neighbors for More Neighbors Team! 💼 Neighbors for More Neighbors is Hiring! We are seeking a detail-oriented Communications & Fundraising Coordinator to support fundraising, member engagement, public communications, and organizational visibility. This contractor will help ensure consistent communication with supporters and effective promotion of events and organizational priorities. This is a part-time, hourly independent contractor position estimated at 15-20 hours per week from July 6, 2026, through December 31, 2026. Interested? Learn more here. Then submit your proposals by email to NeighborsForMoreNeighbors@gmail.com. This is a rolling application process that will close at 9:00 p.m. on Friday, June 26th, 2026. Proposals should include the following information: 2-4 paragraph (no more than one page) description of how you will succeed at the tasks outlined above Resume or qualifications  Two references Learn More & Apply Housing Justice League Eviction Response Training Neighbors for More Neighbors is joining with Housing Justice League for a webinar on Eviction Response on Tuesday, June 23rd at 1 pm. As our region continues to reel from the devastating impacts of Operation Metro Surge, a displacement crisis is unfolding. Given the failure of our elected officials to effectively intervene, eviction numbers have risen to historic levels. We are left with the question: How can we show up for our neighbors in this moment? As advocates and grassroots activists build on the emergent organizing networks developed during the occupation, many are looking to deepen their skill sets in combating eviction. This presentation will give folks the foundational knowledge of the eviction process to better guide their work on the ground. Register for the webinar here! Register for the Eviction Response Training 📆 Upcoming Events 📆 Summer Shutdown Our staff is taking some well-earned time off, and we think you should too! Neighbors for More Neighbors is closing for the summer from June 29th through June 3rd for rest, relaxation, and sunshine (hopefully). During this time, our office will be closed, and we encourage all our volunteers to take a break from N4MN-related work. YIMBYtown 2026 - Raleigh, NC - November 16 to 19 What's YIMBYtown, you may be asking? Well, it's the biggest national pro-housing conference in the country, bringing together 1,000+ pro-homes advocates, experts, and leaders! We plan to send some N4MN folks again this year! Are you interested in attending? Then let us know! We can arrange financial assistance to help with travel costs, so don't let that be a barrier. YIMBYtown is also looking for presenters, and we would love to rep N4MN on the stage or in panels. Got an idea? Or even just interest? Let us know! Email alexa@moreneighbors.org if you are interested in attending YIMBYtown with us or presenting. 📰 Other Neighborly News 📰 Our neighbors continue to need support in the aftermath of Operation Metro Surge. Each month through the end of 2026, we will highlight a group you can support. This month, we are spotlighting Neighbors Helping Neighbors and their Twin Cities ICE Relief Fund. Learn more and donate here. 📖 Extra, Extra, Read All About It 📖 During the 2026 session, we continued our push to make it easier to build more types of homes in more places. While we fell short in passing comprehensive reforms, we achieved some smaller wins, including $40 million in rental assistance and reforms targeting Homeowner Associations, and built momentum for next year. Read a summary of the session in our latest blog post. It seems like just yesterday when Neighbors for More Neighbors held our first-ever event on how we could impact the Minneapolis 2040 comprehensive plan. Last week, city officials presented their planned approach to the 2050 Plan.  You better believe that we will be back advocating for a strong 2050 plan that welcomes more neighbors. Stay tuned for more information on how to get involved! Credit: Steve Kuchera / Duluth Media Group file photo Duluth is considering modifications to its zoning code that will make planning faster and easier for both the Duluth City Council and developers. The proposed changes should also make it easier to build multi-family housing throughout the city! Read more about the proposed changes, which will be considered by the city council later this month. Building a house is a slow and expensive process, and as we've been saying for years, one part of fixing our housing affordability problem is figuring out how to build more homes and build them faster. Some have started looking to Claremore, a small Oklahoma town outside Tulsa, as an example of how to do just that. Read more about how Claremore is leading a growing movement to provide pre-approved architectural plans to builders. Credit: Alana Paterson for The New York Times Imagine that 10 acres of land in the middle of your city were unbound from the laws that limit housing construction. No zoning. No neighborly lawsuits. No reviews by the Department of You Can’t Build That. In the middle of Vancouver, the Squamish, the First Nation whose ancestors lived there, are building the densest residential neighborhood in the country on 10 acres the Canadian government returned to them in the early 2000's. It’s called Senakw, and it's a breathtaking example of how we can reimagine where we live. Editor's note: I know we recommend a lot of reading, but this is one of the most interesting articles I've read in a while. I'd highly recommend it. ⏪ May Event Recap ⏪ After a busy April and in preparation for a busy June, we didn't actually have any events in May! So, in honor of the upcoming Wedge Live Cat Tour, enjoy a few photos of the pets of Neighbors for More Neighbors instead! Do you find these emails informative and helpful? Support our work & keep these emails coming by becoming a sustaining donor HERE. Every dollar helps to continue our work to ensure everyone has access to abundant and affordable housing.