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MPHA, St. Paul PHA, and VOA urge vaccine priority for highrise residents and staff

MPHA and the St. Paul Public Housing Agency (SPPHA) have sent a joint letter to state health and housing leaders, stating that public health vaccination priorities would be effectively addressed by prioritizing residents of public housing highrises. MPHA and our partners at Volunteers of America MN/WI have similarly sent a joint letter urging consideration [...]

By |2023-08-11T18:26:22-06:00December 18th, 2020|News|

Financial pressure from COVID-19? Tips to #Stay(InYour)HomeMN!

When does the eviction moratorium end? What will that mean? There is a prohibition on evictions state-wide per order of the governor, pending further formal action by the Minnesota Legislature to modify or extend it. The state moratorium suspends all evictions and tenancy terminations during the peacetime emergency, including non-payment of rent. (Eviction may [...]

By |2023-08-11T18:26:27-06:00August 4th, 2020|News|

MPHA and Partners Begin Unprecedented Modernization of the Elliot Twins

June 15, 2020 MPHA and City of Minneapolis Launch City’s Largest-ever Public Housing Renovation Towers built in 1961 will receive $25M in preservation and improvements LEARN MORE | DOWNLOAD A PDF OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT **Media Questions about the Elliots? Email media@mplspha.org or call 612-201-0390** MINNEAPOLIS—The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) has closed on the [...]

By |2023-08-11T18:26:31-06:00June 15th, 2020|News|

MPHA Welcomes Jennifer Keogh as Deputy Executive Director

  Jennifer Keogh will join the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority on April 20, 2020 as Deputy Executive Director. Keogh brings more than 20 years of housing industry experience across the non-profit, private, and public sector. She is currently the Manager of the Metropolitan Council Housing and Redevelopment Authority (Metro HRA), where she has overseen the [...]

By |2020-04-10T10:30:59-06:00April 10th, 2020|News|

Resources and Guidance for MPHA Households Affected by the Coronavirus

☎️ UPDATE 5/29: Volunteers of America-Minnesota has established a hotline for public housing residents in need of urgent weekend assistance with food or other social services because of social disturbance (loss of local shopping, etc.) and/or the coronavirus pandemic. Call 612-821-2189. Calls will be returned between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. over the weekend. MPHA [...]

By |2021-07-16T10:03:38-06:00March 20th, 2020|News|

Coronavirus / COVID-19: MPHA Actions and Updates

MPHA is updating this post as the situation develops. As the COVID-19 risk evolves in Minnesota, MPHA is implementing appropriate and well-informed protections for MPHA staff and the families we serve. In our actions, we are following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Minnesota Department of Health, and the actions of [...]

By |2021-06-03T14:53:10-06:00March 13th, 2020|News|

Minneapolis and Met Council to form nation’s first Regional Moving to Work Agency

Housing authorities will combine resources and regulatory flexibility to increase housing choice for low-income renters across the metro. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has approved a first-in-the-nation partnership between Minnesota’s largest public housing authorities: the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) and Metropolitan Council Housing and Redevelopment Authority (Metro HRA). In forming [...]

By |2020-01-28T12:24:00-06:00January 28th, 2020|News|

ATTENTION students! Apply to be a Step Up Intern for Summer 2020 with MPHA

Attention Students! Apply to be a Step Up Intern for Summer 2020 with MPHA The Step Up application period for 2020 is now OPEN!  Internship applications are due February 10. Apply at www.stepupmpls.org MPHA loves the Step Up interns who join us every summer! We’re a proud 2018 Step Up Employer of the Year, and [...]

By |2020-01-23T17:41:54-06:00January 9th, 2020|News|

A Letter of Thanks to the Community

Three weeks have passed since a tragic, unprecedented fire at one of the housing authority’s buildings. In that time, MPHA staff and residents have joined the families and community in grieving the friends we lost and absorbing the shock of this event. We wish to express our deepest thanks to a community who stepped forward [...]

By |2019-12-19T11:37:41-06:00December 19th, 2019|News|

MPHA Statement on Today’s Fire at 630 Cedar Avenue

This has been a shocking and sad day for MPHA, with a high-rise fire that has taken five lives. MPHA is thankful to all of the community members who offered support, food, counseling, and other resources on this difficult day. We can report at day's end that MPHA has provided immediate housing for any families [...]

By |2019-11-27T17:23:32-06:00November 27th, 2019|News|
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