The Glendale Townhomes have been home to approximately 2,000 families over the past seven decades. Built in 1952, the townhomes were built to serve low-income families. Over the years, the Glendale Townhomes have become a cultural corridor for many refugee families from Southeast Asia and East Africa. Nestled in Prospect Park, the site has become [...]
Over the past two years, the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) has been working with the Harvard Kennedy School’s People Lab to study the barriers to landlord participation in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. With property owner participation in the HCV program falling nationwide in recent years, the study looks to provide MPHA with [...]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is conducting a multi-year study tracking the long-term impacts of families living in “opportunity areas” with varying levels of housing mobility-related services in the Community Choice Demonstration (CCD). Together, MPHA and the Metropolitan Council's Housing and Redevelopment Authority (Metro HRA) are one of eight sites nationwide [...]
