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 **Media Contact: Email media@mplspha.org** | LEARN MORE | DOWNLOAD A PDF OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT MINNEAPOLIS—The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) has closed on the financing and will begin construction this [...]
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 [...]
Protect MPHA Staff and Residents: Donate Your Handmade Masks! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued guidance recommending the use of cloth masks in public settings. Wearing a cloth mask can slow the spread of the virus and help lower transmitting the virus for those who may be a potential carrier. While [...]
☎️ 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 [...]
MPHA is updating this post as the situation develops. MPHA has added a separate post of Resources and Facts for Families Affected by the Coronavirus 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
MPHA joined neighboring housing authorities, HUD Midwest Regional Administrator Joe Galvan, and Minnesota Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan to announce $5.4 million in new housing vouchers for disabled households in Minnesota. Thirty percent of the award ($1.6M) is for MPHA, which received the ninth-highest award out of 325 across the country. These new "Mainstream Vouchers" provide [...]
