Lawrence Tenants tells advisory board it tripled membership, lays out multi-pronged fundraising plan

Lawrence Tenants representatives told the Affordable Housing Advisory Board on Tuesday that city seed funding helped the group expand its membership and outreach and urged continued support while it implements a fundraising plan.

"Because of the funding that you all supported previously, Lawrence tenants has managed to triple its membership, educate more than 473 renters ... and hold 6 educational events in just 6 months," a representative said during the meeting, summarizing the group—s recent activity. The representative…