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Advocate for Minnesotans Living with HIV

For mor than 30 years, Clare Housing has advocated for the nearly 10,000 people living with HIV in Minnesota. We do this by sharing the stories of how HIV impacts all of our lives. Together, our work with legislators and other public officials has served to …

  • Ensure that Minnesota continues to provide affordable housing and related supportive services to low-income and homeless people living with HIV.
  • Demonstrate through data collection and HIV health outcomes how housing is a critical component of HIV healthcare and prevention.
  • Build strong partnerships across party lines and government agencies to achieve a common goal of ending new infections in our state.

2025 Legislative Update

Clare Housing staff on the steps of the Minnesota state capitol

This legislative session we’ve been hard at work lobbying our representatives to protect funding for services that benefit people living with HIV, including our residents. With millions of dollars in federal funding cuts looming, we’re asking our state to set aside funds to ensure these life-saving programs can continue to operate. Clare Housing staff and residents have testified at Senate and House committees throughout this legislative session.

Alongside our friends from OutFront MN and The Aliveness Project, we headed to the capitol again on May 5th for a powerful Lobby Day. Supporters came together to tell our leaders that all Minnesotans, no matter what we look like or where we come from, belong in prosperous communities with access to HIV care and prevention for years to come!

Here’s some of what we accomplished at HIV on the Hill on May 5th, 2025:
• 37 meetings with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle!
• 75 postcards written to Minnesota state representatives!
• 118 emails sent on behalf of our families and community!

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