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38 Years and Counting: MPHA’s Laurie Aylward

Laurie Aylward has seen the agency—and the world—through decades of societal change, technological advances, and organizational shifts. But despite all the changes, the mission of the agency remains the same: to provide safe, stable, and affordable housing to Minneapolis residents. Laurie earned here human services degree during a societal shift in the elder care. The [...]

By |2023-10-13T08:57:34-06:00October 13th, 2023|News|

Regional HUD Administrator, Mayor Frey, and Chair Fernando Join MPHA to Celebrate 16-Site, 84-Unit Modular Family Housing Grand Opening

Today, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Great Lakes Regional Administrator, Diane Shelley, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and Hennepin County Board Chair Irene Fernando joined MPHA staff, residents, and partners to celebrate the grand opening of the first of 84 new deeply affordable family homes across Minneapolis. “Today is a historic day [...]

By |2023-10-23T08:25:11-06:00September 26th, 2023|News|

Minneapolis BET Approves $5 Million Housing Levy for 2024, Moves to City Council for Approval

Yesterday, the Minneapolis Board of Estimate (BET) voted to approve a $5 million MPHA housing tax levy for Fiscal Year 2024, in line with the long-term funding agreement announced last month. Last week, MPHA staff presented to the BET a five-year capital plan detailing the agency’s intended uses for a $5 million annual housing levy [...]

By |2023-09-20T08:26:58-06:00September 21st, 2023|News|

As the School Year Begins, So Does the Stable Homes Stable Schools Expansion

Earlier this summer, MPHA staff joined City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS), and the YMCA of the North in announcing the Stable Homes Stable Schools (SHSS) program expansion. The SHSS program addresses homelessness among Minneapolis Public Schools students’ families through different levels of support: emergency short-term assistance, multi-year rental assistance, and case [...]

By |2023-09-06T09:50:28-06:00September 6th, 2023|News|

Minneapolis Public Housing Authority Hits Major Milestone in 84-unit Family Housing Project

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9avXSVbgLw   (MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA) Last week, the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) achieved a major construction milestone in its nation-leading Family Housing Expansion Project (FHEP), setting the final of the 126 Minnesota-made modules that comprise the 16-building project. Modular construction allows for work at multiple sites at the same time, so while the last site [...]

By |2023-08-30T09:41:57-06:00August 30th, 2023|News|

Section 3 to Six Figures: MPHA Fuels Clarence Castile’s Success as a Business Owner

Clarence Castile started Dwayne’s Lawn and Snow Service over a decade ago. After making the business his full-time job, Clarence learned about the U.S. Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Section 3 vendor designation. Through this program, Clarence was able to receive a priority status and won his first MPHA contract in 2017. Six years later, [...]

By |2023-08-22T09:50:49-06:00August 22nd, 2023|News|

City of Minneapolis and MPHA Leadership Announce New, Long-Term Funding Agreement

Today, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, Minneapolis City Council President Andrea Jenkins, MPHA Executive Director and CEO Abdi Warsame, and MPHA resident leaders announced a new, long-term funding agreement between MPHA and the City of Minneapolis ahead of Mayor Frey’s annual budget announcement next week. This new agreement proposes to send MPHA $5 million annually to [...]

By |2023-08-11T18:22:55-06:00August 10th, 2023|News|

MPHA Awards 126 Project-Based Vouchers to Seven Housing Developments

Project-Based Vouchers (PBV) are among the most effective tools MPHA has to help build new and sustain deeply affordable housing across Minneapolis. In alignment with Minnesota Housing’s annual consolidated RFP deadline, MPHA recently awarded 126 PBVs to seven different housing developments across Minneapolis. Across the seven projects, a total of 454 new homes at various [...]

By |2023-08-11T18:24:19-06:00August 1st, 2023|News|

MPHA Joins City Leaders to Announce Stable Homes Stable Schools Expansion

Today, leaders from the City of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS), and the YMCA of the North were joined by MPHA leaders and families to announce the expansion of the Stable Homes Stable Schools (SHSS) program for the 2023-2024 school year. With a new infusion of more than $4 million from the City [...]

By |2023-08-11T18:24:24-06:00July 25th, 2023|News|

MPHA Celebrates Veteran-Focused Affordable Housing Supported by Special Vouchers

Yesterday, MPHA staff joined leaders from Ecumen, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and local officials to celebrate the grand opening of The Hillock, a 100-unit senior-designated affordable housing development in the Longfellow neighborhood. Eleven of the units are supported by MPHA’s Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) project-based vouchers, with MPHA providing federal housing [...]

By |2023-08-11T18:24:29-06:00July 21st, 2023|News|
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