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August 20, 2020 the Honorable Angie Craig the Honorable Ilhan Omar August 20, 2020 The Honorable Angie Craig The Honorable Ilhan Omar The Honorable Tom Emmer The Honorable Collin Peterson The Honorable Jim Hagedorn The Honorable Dean Phillips The Honorable Amy Klobuchar The Honorable Tina Smith The Honorable Betty McCollum The Honorable Pete Stauber Dear Members of the United States Congress representing Minnesota, Minnesotans and people across the country are experiencing incredible levels of hardship. Our communities face unacceptable and bleak realities: hunger, housing instability, and job loss have increased dramatically since the pandemic hit. While previous policy actions like the CARES Act were vital, they have proven insufficient, and the situation is worsening. The number of Minnesotans turning to food assistance through SNAP has increased 14 percent. More households are falling behind on rent, with 16 percent of Minnesota households in that boat. And the unemployment rate is higher than at any time during the Great Recession. We need action. As a community of nonprofits, we are practiced at and driven to taking action to create a more just and thriving world. The global pandemic and community uprisings against racial inequity are revealing more of the injustices that have always been present where nonprofits live and work. Failure to respond quickly and effectively will deepen racial inequity and result in a deeper and longer-lasting recession. There is a narrow window of opportunity for lasting and meaningful change, to define this new era as one where our communities can be successful in welcoming a future that allows all to thrive. You are members of one of the most important decision-making bodies in the world, with the unique power to pass a strong and swift policy response to meet this critical moment. Please act now. Sincerely, Minnesota Budget Project, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, and the undersigned organizations, A.H. Wilder Foundation Community Mental American Composers Forum Health and Wellness Amherst H. Wilder Foundation Ability Building Community Anna Marie's Alliance Accessible Space Anodyne Artist Company Accord Apple Tree Dental African Immigrant Resource Center Arc Northland Aliveness Project ArtiCulture AMAZEworks Attention Deficit Awareness of MN, Inc (A-D-A- ISAIAH M) Itasca Youth for Christ Big Brothers Big Sisters of Gr Jewish Community Relations Council of Cancer Legal Care Minnesota and the Dakotas Canvas Health, Inc. JustUs Health CarlsonSV Kaposia, inc. Catholic Charities of St. Paul and Minneapolis Laura Baker Services Association Central Minnesota Community Empowerment Legal Services Advocacy Project Organization Leisure Education for Exceptional People, Inc. Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center LISC Duluth Child Care Aware of Minnesota Local Initiatives Support Corporation - LISC Children's Defense Fund - Minnesota Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota Children's HeartLink Metropolitan Consortium of Community Christ's Children Ministries Developers CHUM Minnesota Alliance Boys & Girls Clubs Coalition of Asian American Leaders Minnesota Alliance With Youth & Minnesota Commonweal Theatre Company Youth Council Community Dental Care Minnesota Asset Building Coalition Dads Make a Difference Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance EdAllies Minnesota Center for Book Arts Education Explosion Minnesota Citizens for the Arts Ely Winter Festival Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless Employment Enterprises, Inc. Minnesota Community Action Partnership Frank Theatre Minnesota Council on Foundations Germanic-American Institute Minnesota Doctors for Health Equity Gifts for Seniors Minnesota First Community Solutions GiveMN Minnesota Head Start Association, Inc. 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Interact Center for the Visual and Performing Pawsitive Perspectives Assistance Dogs Arts People Serving People PHASE St. Stephen's Human Services Pillsbury United Communities Stillpoint Engage pollinator friendly alliance TakeAction Minnesota Portico Healthnet Teamsters Service Bureau | Minnesota Job Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Co Partners Prepare + Prosper Textile Center PRG, Inc. The Arc Minnesota Progress Valley The Center for Victims of Torture Range Transitional Housing, Inc. The Reporters Inc. Reach for Resources, Inc. The Wildlife Science Center Red Wing Arts This is Medicaid Coalition Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. Empowerment TSE, Inc. Rivers of Hope Tubman Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank Udac, Inc. SEIU MN State Council Unite Cloud SELF International, Inc United Way of Steele County Senior Services Consortium of Ramsey Urban Homeworks, Inc. 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