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MPHA Helps Deliver Deeply Affordable Homes Near George Floyd Square
Late last year, MPHA awarded 26 project-based vouchers (PBVs) to Trellis as the company works to build 41 units of deeply affordable housing near 39th and Chicago in South Minneapolis—a block from George Floyd Square. [...]
MPHA Announces Dominic Mitchell, Long-Time St. Paul Housing Leader, as Deputy Executive Director
Today, MPHA announced the appointment of Dominic Mitchell as the agency’s new Deputy Executive Director. Mitchell has spent nearly 15 years serving with the St. Paul Public Housing Agency (PHA), most recently as the Director [...]
New Legislation Would Clear MPHA’s Family Housing Capital Backlog
On Monday, Minnesota State Senator Omar Fateh announced a new effort to send MPHA a one-time cash grant of $45 million from the state’s surplus to repair the agency’s portfolio of more than 700 deeply [...]
![A picture of Mary Vang, Regional Property Manger. An air quote reading: "[MPHA] housing was critical for my family because it provided us stability in our new country. Public housing made my family feel secure. Knowing there was always going to be a roof over our heads allowed my parents to work hard and save up enough money to buy their own home after only living in public housing for a few years."](https://mphaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/02-07-23-Mary-Vang-Employee-Profile-320x202.jpg)
Cradle to Career at MPHA: Mary Vang
Every day, MPHA works to provide housing to nearly 26,000 people. The work to provide quality, well-managed units to some of Minneapolis’ most vulnerable residents can be an inspiring and enriching experience for the nearly [...]
MPHA Board of Commissioners Approves New, Five-Year Strategic Plan
Last week, the MPHA Board of Commissioners approved a new, five-year strategic plan to guide the agency’s work through 2027. This plan arrives on the heels of the agency’s previous strategic plan enduring through a [...]
Federal, State, and City Leaders Join MPHA to Celebrate Final Fire Suppression Funding
Today, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Minnesota Housing Commissioner Jennifer Ho, and Minneapolis City Councilmember Robin Wonsley joined MPHA staff and residents to celebrate the agency securing the final funding necessary to install fire suppression systems in [...]
Senator Smith and Mayor Frey Join MPHA to Celebrate 84 New Deeply Affordable Family Homes
Today, Senator Tina Smith and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey joined MPHA staff, residents, and partners to celebrate the groundbreaking of 84 new deeply affordable family homes across Minneapolis. The Family Housing Expansion Project (FHEP) will [...]
MPHA Receives $250,000 Gap Funding for Stable Homes Stable Schools
Late last month, the Pohlad Family Foundation granted MPHA $250,000 to help fill a year-end funding gap for the agency’s Stable Homes Stable Schools (SHSS) program. With large back rent balances stemming from pandemic-related eviction [...]
MPHA Secures an Unprecedented $4.9 Million in City of Minneapolis’ 2023 Budget
Yesterday, the Minneapolis City Council approved the city’s 2023 budget, including an unprecedented $4.9 million for MPHA. Built into this budget was Mayor Frey’s new, one-time $2.7 million contribution to MPHA that will enable the [...]