Sun Prairie Housing Coalition

10/01/2026

Good Morning!

We had issues with the final arrangements for our speaker for the meeting on October 9. In reviewing our options, the Driver Team determined that we should cancel the October 9 meeting. Our next meeting will be November 12 at 4:30 pm at Sunshine Place and our speaker will be the Madison Land Trust.

Our December meeting is planned to be a celebration of the year's accomplishments and plans for the upcoming year. Our January meeting will be a two-way conversation with the Madison Community Foundation 's Vice President of Community Impact.

We hope this is not an inconvenience but to respect everyone's valuable time we made this decision.

Bill Dunlop (he/him)
VP, Sun Prairie Housing Coalition, 501.c.3

08/27/2026

Yesterday the Sun Prairie Housing Coalition and the Colonial Club partnered to present an Older Adult Housing Transition Seminar and Resource Fair. Attendees received information the decision making process, how to sell and home and downsize, budgeting for a new home, and how to navigate finding and moving to an apartment. Thanks to Oasis Senior Advisors and Bank of Sun Prairie (BOSP) for sponsoring the seminar and for presenters from Oasis, First Weber Realty, Sartk Realty, BOSP, Sunshine Place, City of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, USA, Tenant Resource Center, and Sky Ridge apartments. About 40 older adults and their families were served by this community event.

08/15/2026

We had an exciting meeting last night with lots of good news. We received our 501.c.3 designation from the IRS which completes our formal organizing efforts. We also had a presentation by Ann Maastrict on the Sunshine Place expansion. We received information on the designation of the Vandenberg neighborhood as a historically significant site as part of the Dane County Underrepresented Communities Historical Marker Designation program.

08/04/2026

Older Adult Housing Transition Seminar and Resource Fair
Join Colonial Club and the Sun Prairie Housing Coalition on Wednesday August 26 from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm for the “Older Adult Housing Transition Seminar and Resource Fair.”

Learn information on following topics like housing decision
making process, selling your home, downsizing your home, personal finance considerations, and the rental process. There will also be an opportunity to tour a senior apartment complex, Sky Ridge, immediately after the seminar.

Refreshments and lunch will be provided. RSVP deadline is Friday
the August 17th.

Call 608-837-4611 today to reserve your spot in this limited seating seminar.

07/07/2026

A reminder that our July meeting this month will be on July 16th at 4:30 pm at Sunshine Place (the Sunshine Supper building). The date and location are a change from our normal meeting day and place.

Josh Clements from Sun Prairie Planning and Zoning will be presenting on the Zoning Code Rewrite.

06/18/2026

Reminder of the book read:

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If you're someone who likes to get involved in your community, we'd love for you to join us next week for the Just Action book club! We're excited that author Leah Rothstein will be joining us to chat about her book, which offers communities practical ways to undo some of the harms caused by over 100 years of racially discriminatory housing policies and programs in the US. This is a follow-up to our Color of Law book club from May, which provided important historical context on housing policy at every level. We hope to see you there!

06/10/2026

Meeting Reminder - Thursday June 11 at 4:30 - Tenant Redaction Clinic

05/21/2026

Wednesday the Sun Prairie Housing Coalition held its Housing Wellness (Housing 101) for graduating seniors from all three Sun Prairie High Schools. Members of the Sun Prairie community, local businesses, city staff, local churches, and support agencies came together to provide information and resources for these potential first time renters Thanks to our sponsors, supporters, and members for making this event possible.

The Sun Prairie Housing Coalition is an local organization of citizens who are moved to address affordable housing issues through education, advocacy, and action. We meet the 2nd Thursday's of each month at 4:30 pm at Sunshine Place and you are welcome to join us.

Our next planned education event is August 26 at the Colonial Club and will be sessions for seniors transitioning from one form of housing to another.

05/06/2026

Last evening the Sun Prairie Housing Coalition has the honor of receiving the Affordable Housing Month Proclamation from Mayor Steve Stocker at the council meeting. We celebrated the coalition's and city's achievements over the past year highlighting the need for affordable housing and our plans for the future. The council later adopted the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinance that will allow for another affordable housing option in the City!

05/01/2026

The Sun Prairie Housing Coalition activities for Affordable Housing Month.