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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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.) [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]