Rep. Dean Phillips to Convene Affordable Housing Community Conversation Tomorrow

MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA – Tomorrow, January 24^th, Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-03) will host a free and open-to-the-public community conversation on affordable housing at Maple Grove Government Center at 2:00 PM. Phillips will facilitate a solutions-focused discussion with a panel of experts before taking questions from the audience.

The event is Phillips’s seventh community conversation and 14^th free public forum since his election. Past events focused on government reform, the opioid crisis, veterans services, workforce development, mental health issues, federal fiscal responsibility, and the environment and have resulted in Phillips taking direct legislative action in Congress.

WHAT:  Community Conversation on Affordable Housing

WHO:

• U.S. Representative Dean Phillips (MN-03)
• Jennifer Ho, Commissioner, Minnesota Housing
• Nelima Sitati Munene, Executive Director, African Career, Education and Resource, Inc. (ACER)
• Elizabeth Glidden, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Policy, Minnesota Housing Partnership
• Judy Johnson, Metropolitan Council Member, District 1

WHEN:
Friday, January 24, 2020
Doors open: 1:30 PM
Conversation begins: 2:00 PM

WHERE:
Maple Grove Government Center, Emergency Operations Center
12800 Arbor Lakes Parkway North
Maple Grove, MN 55369