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Minneapolis City Council Approves Historic $5 Million Housing Levy for 2024
With the Minneapolis City Council passing the 2024 city budget, including restoring the city’s housing tax levy, Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) Executive Director/CEO, Abdi Warsame, released the following statement: “I commend Mayor Frey for [...]
MPHA Increases Payment Standards for Housing Choice Voucher Program
Last month, MPHA’s Board of Commissioners approved increases to the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program’s 2024 payment standards, marking the largest increase in the last several years. These increases are based on the U.S. Department [...]
MPHA Resident and Staff Member Receive Grant to Join National Public Health Leadership Cohort
Earlier this month, MPHA resident leader Shirley Brown and MPHA Assistant Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Rachel Almburg, were selected alongside two other Highrise Health Alliance (HHA) members to join the Public Health Regenerative [...]
Wrapping Up a Whirlwind Week
The past week has marked a busy time for MPHA leaders, taking advantage of numerous opportunities to showcase the agency’s recent accomplishments both locally and nationally. From a gathering of the nation’s largest housing authority [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]