Minneapolis Public Housing Authority
The mission of the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) is to promote and deliver quality, well-managed homes to a diverse low income population and, with partners, contribute to the well-being of the individuals, families and community we serve.
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MPHA to Issue New Funds Supporting Affordable Housing
On Monday, November 2, MPHA will open its project-based voucher (PBV) Request for Proposals (RFP) for property owners and developers to apply for new state-funded rental assistance to help preserve and produce up to 250 units of deeply affordable housing across Minneapolis. This…
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MPHA Completes $1.2M Investment at 630 Cedar High-Rise
Earlier this month, MPHA completed a $1.2 million electrical components replacement project at the agency’s 630 Cedar Avenue high-rise. The project addressed aging electrical equipment, including electrical load centers that had exceeded their expected useful life and no longer…
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MPHA to Open Housing Voucher Waitlist in October
On October 13, 14, and 15, MPHA will open its waitlist for the new state-funded housing voucher program, Bring it Home (BIH), for the first time. Modeled after the federal Housing Choice Voucher program, Minnesota Housing’s BIH program provides rental assistance to low-income…
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Pathways to Success Features 2nd Generation Participant
Since 2023, the Pathways to Success program has helped connect MPHA family housing residents with career and personal development resources. In partnership with Twin Cities R!SE (TCR), the program aims to help MPHA family housing residents gain meaningful employment and/or…
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Safe Routes to Public Housing Planning Initiative Begins
This summer, MPHA residents and the Minneapolis Highrise Representative Council (MHRC) are joining staff from MPHA and Minneapolis’ Health and Public Works Departments to help ensure residents have safe active transportation routes available near MPHA buildings. Through the Safe…
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SHSS Kicks Off New Research on Program Effectiveness
Last month, Stable Homes Stable Schools (SHSS) launched a three-year research project to study the program’s impact on children’s housing stability, educational outcomes, and well-being. Led by a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota and the Inclusive Economy Lab…
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MPHA Board Advances $6M Investment for Heritage Park
Today, the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners voted to approve a $3 million investment, as a part of a larger $6 million investment, in near-term needs and long-term stabilization efforts to help restore Heritage Park. MPHA is repurposing funding from…
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Cultivating Community: Gloria Coles
For years, Gloria Coles owned her own home in Chicago. But when she became a caretaker for her mother, she fell behind on her mortgage payments, and eventually her home went into foreclosure. In 2013, Gloria moved in with her daughter in Minneapolis. When that arrangement was no…
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Maintenance and Momentum: Felipe Naranjo Zavala
In 2005, Felipe Naranjo Zavala and his family settled in Minnesota after immigrating from Mexico. Although he was trained as an electrician in Mexico, his qualifications did not transfer to the United States. To pay the bills and support his family, Felipe took up janitorial…