Monthly Archives: September 2018

MHRC Annual Highrise Celebration highlights resident accomplishments and features mayoral keynote

Last month’s Minneapolis Highrise Representative Council (MHRC) Annual Highrise Celebration was an incredible event honoring all the MHRC does for the 5,000+ residents in MPHA's 42 highrises. With a theme of “Looking Ahead, Building on Success—Working for the Good of All,” the September 27 event included honoring milestone achievements of the last year, dancing, delicious food, inspiring words (and moves) from [...]

By |2018-10-18T07:52:26-06:00September 29th, 2018|News|

MPHA joins Aeon and others for groundbreaking of The Louis

On September 26, MPHA joined Mayor Jacob Frey, Council Member Cameron Gordon, Minnesota Housing, Metropolitan Council, Hennepin County Government, U.S. Bank, Prospect Park Association and supporters for the groundbreaking of Aeon's newest development, The Louis. Aeon, a nonprofit affordable housing developer, is building 70 new tax-credit, affordable homes in the Prospect Park neighborhood. MPHA has [...]

By |2018-10-09T12:26:34-06:00September 27th, 2018|News|

A look at “The Future of Public Housing”…from HUD

At this month's conference of the Public Housing Authorities Directors Association (PHADA), a panel from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shared HUD's clearest statement yet on the pathways they see housing authorities using to preserve the homes we provide--and the urgency of taking action. The headline is on slide two: [...]

By |2018-09-14T13:57:10-06:00September 14th, 2018|News|

MPHA in Star Tribune: Public housing in Minneapolis is being preserved, not ‘privatized’

The following commentary appeared on September 11, 2018 in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Counterpoint: Public housing in Minneapolis is being preserved, not 'privatized' Coverage of Minneapolis Public Housing Authority efforts is welcomed but should not include this trigger language, which by reasonable standards does not apply. By Greg Russ The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) [...]

By |2018-10-24T15:03:40-06:00September 11th, 2018|News|

Community Artists: Help bring our vision for the future of public housing to life!

Public housing is home to more than 10,000 low-income people in Minneapolis. It is essential to the fabric of our neighborhoods. As the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) embarks on a long-term journey to preserve and renew our public housing, we seek artists who can distill this uplifting vision into powerful works of art for [...]

By |2018-09-12T10:58:10-06:00September 11th, 2018|News|
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