Our Work

JCA is doing housing justice work across the Twin Cities metro, empowering our members and the Jewish Community to help protect tenants, preserve the naturally occuring affordable housing we have, and produce more housing that is affordable for the most marginalized in our community.  We have seen large scale investments - whether they be infrastructure, commercial spaces, or business developments - in proximity to multifamily rental units affordable to low income people & people of color.  These investments or redevelopments lead to the gentrification of our suburban communities.  Gent

Despite its name, we do not believe that our criminal justice system is just. In the past 20 years, all forms of crime have declined, yet we continue to incarcerate more people for longer periods of time. Evidence shows that our prison system is both profit motivated and powered by the racial oppression that underlies many of the systems that remain fundamental to our society. We believe in the need for a justice system that is truly fair and just.

For over twenty five years, Jewish Community Action has worked on dozens of time-sensitive issue campaigns, as well as long-term efforts to improve our communities and state.