Monthly Archives: September 2017

$1 million grant from McKnight helps kick-start investment in public housing across Minneapolis

The Minneapolis-based McKnight Foundation has awarded $1 million to the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to preserve and repair the city's aging public housing. Together with a $1 million investment from MPHA's own reserves, the grant will create a $2 million "Working Capital Fund." This fund will launch a long-term effort to assure MPHA's 6,000 apartments, [...]

By |2017-09-27T14:59:17-06:00September 27th, 2017|News|

MPHA in Star Tribune: Partnerships can help with public housing

The following commentary appeared on September 5, 2017 in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Partnerships can help with public housing Traditional funding is thin; private investors can play a constructive, nonthreatening role. By Greg Russ and Tamir Mohamud As officials of the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority, we found much to agree with in the Aug. 17 commentary by [...]

By |2018-10-24T15:00:40-06:00September 6th, 2017|News|
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