National

Paycheck to Paycheck
This Center For Housing Policy database allows you to compare wage and housing information in over 200 metro areas across the country.
Paycheck to Paycheck

Out of Reach
National Low Income Housing Coalition.
A side-by-side comparison of wages and rents in every county, metropolitan area, combined non-metropolitan area and state in the United States. Report, with Minnesota data, available for download at: Out of Reach 2009. For earlier years, click here.

For additional reports and research visit:

• National Low Income Housing Coalition:
  http://www.nlihc.org/template/page.cfm?id=21
  

• National Alliance to End Homelessness: http://www.naeh.org
  

• National Coalition for the Homeless: http://www.nationalhomeless.org

• Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: http://www.cbpp.org/pubs/housing.htm.

Minnesota

Homelessness in Minnesota
By Wilder Foundation
This survey, conducted once every three years, looks at causes, effects, and circumstances surrounding homelessness in Minnesota. This research tracks the numbers and characteristics of people experiencing homelessness statewide. The latest survey was conducted in October 2009.
Visit Wilder Homelessness in Minnesota Study.

Minnesota’s Ending Long-term Homelessness Business Plan
The 2003 legislature under Gov. Pawlenty established a plan to: 1) reduce long-term homelessness; 2) reduce the inappropriate use of crisis services; and 3) improve the outcomes for the families and individuals. The plan is designed to increase the availability of supportive housing by addressing barriers to the provision of coordinated services and facilitating coordination between funders, service providers, and housing developers. Read the plan and progress reports.

Next Decade of Housing in Minnesota Report
This seminal report was produced by BBC Research and Consulting for Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, and the Family Housing Fund and demonstrates projected increases in the need for affordable housing in Minnesota. 2003.
Study available for download here.

Homelessness and Its Effects on Children
By Family Housing Fund
Description of harmful effects of homelessness on Minnesota's children.
http://www.fhfund.org/_dnld/reports/paytheprice04.pdf

Teacher's Guide for Classroom Success for Homeless and Highly Mobile Students
By Minneapolis Public Schools
Brochure helping teachers understand potential impacts of homelessness and high mobility on their students, and providing strategies to help students succeed.
Teacher's Guide

Kids Mobility Project
By Family Housing Fund
Report examining the effect of the affordable housing crisis on school age children. 1998.
Report available for download at:
Kids Mobility Project

The Supportive Housing Continuum: A Model for Housing Homeless Families, Homelessness and Its Effects on Children
By Family Housing Fund
2002.
Report available for download at:
Homelessness and its effects on children

Children and Homelessness in Minnesota
By HousingMinnesota
We can make ending homelessness a top priority in Minnesota, and understanding the problem is the first step. This report includes up-to-date information on the scale of homelessness in our state - and the impacts on children’s lives. 2004.
Children and Homelessness in Minnesota

Workforce Housing: The Key to Ongoing Regional Prosperity
By Maxfield Research Inc., GVA Marquette Advisors, Family Housing Fund
A study on the economic impacts of workforce housing in the Twin Cities.
Download: Executive Summary
Download Full Report

Working Doesn't Always Pay for a Home
By Family Housing Fund
Fact sheet that compares workers’ wages to rising housing costs in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Greater Minnesota Housing Fund Employer Assisted Housing Resource Guide
By Greater Minnesota Housing Fund
Practical "how-to" guide. This publication also reviews various programs throughout Minnesota.

Workforce Housing in Minnesota Conference 2003 Materials

• Getting it Done: A Resource Guide to Employer Assisted Housing in Minnesota
  

• National Housing Conference President and CEO Conrad Egan's Presentation
  

A Study of the Relationship Between Affordable Family Rental Housing and Home Values in the Twin Cities
By Family Housing Fund & Maxfield Research, Inc.
Report showing how the construction of affordable family rental housing in suburban communities has little or no effect on the property values of surrounding single-family homes.
Fact Sheet, Summary of Findings and Full Report.

JOBS NOW: The Cost of Living in Minnesota
By JOBS NOW Coalition
Updated every two years, this report calculates the minimum cost of basic needs for Minnesota families.
Jobs Now: The Cost of Living in Minnesota.

For additional reports and research visit:

• Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless: http://www.mnhomelesscoalition.org
  

• Family Housing Fund: http://www.fhfund.org/educational_materials.asp.
• Minnesota Housing Finance Agency: http://www.mhfa.state.mn.us/about/about_reports.htm