Thank you for participating in our virtual event on January 29th, Putting Research into Practice. This was the first installment in our four-part narrative change webinar series. All resources relating to the statewide housing narrative change project are available on MHP’s Narrative Change Project webpage. In this…
Author: Brian Muhs
MHP Concludes the 8th Housing Institute
Since 2010, MHP’s Housing Institute model has brought together regionalized housing leaders and stakeholders to share their experiences, learn best practices, and develop creative solutions for bringing quality affordable housing to their communities. MHP has recently concluded the 2022-23 institute cohort which featured 4 teams from southern Minnesota: Janesville, Wabasha,…
Join us for “Housing Strategies for a Better World” with Dr. Jenny Schuetz
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 • DoubleTree by Hilton St. Paul Downtown3:30-4 pm: Registration • 4 to 5:15 pm: Keynote Event • 5:15 – 7 pm: Appetizers/Mingle Join us for a discussion of housing strategies for a better world, featuring Dr. Jenny Schuetz. Dr. Schuetz is a Senior Fellow at…
Take 5 with MHP’s Austin Fleming
Take Five is MHP’s series that asks the same five questions of a variety of people intersecting with MHP, from staff to housing advocates! Austin Fleming joins MHP as an AmeriCorps VISTA member, working specifically on our narrative change project. Austin Fleming Q1. What is…
Community Development Success Story: Chipola Florida Area Habitat for Humanity
MHP’s travels recently included Florida, to reconnect with a beneficiary of our technical assistance work, Chipola Area Habitat (CAH). CAH seeks to develop a 9-acre site known as the “Cook Property” for affordable housing, and we worked with them to select an architectural firm to help create a master…
Community Development Success Story: Lower Sioux Indian Community
“MHP helped Lower Sioux’s Planning & Grants Department identify a new funder for an upcoming rental construction project. They then sat down with us to teach us how to complete the intensive 15-year feasibility projections and they reviewed our proposal draft. “In the end, we…
Community Development Success Story: MHP Partners with Tennessee Outreach Project
Mountain T.O.P. (Tennessee Outreach Project) is a faith-based nonprofit that offers several programs to “meet the physical, spiritual, social, and emotional needs of all the people [they] encounter” including a food shelf and home repair. They are based in Grundy County, which has a poverty rate…
Take 5 with MHP’s Matt Encarnación
Take Five is MHP’s series that asks the same five questions of a variety of people intersecting with MHP, from staff to housing advocates! We are excited to welcome Research Intern Matt Encarnación. Matt Encarnación Q1. Who are you? Hello! My name is Matt Encarnacion (he/him) and…
MHP Continues Work Near Alaska’s Prince William Sound
MHP’s Community Development team and the Prince William Sound Economic Development District (PWSEDD) have recently began the process of collaborating with McKinley Research Group—an Alaska-based research firm—to conduct a regional housing needs assessment for the Prince William Sound region. The district includes cities of Cordova, Valdez,…
Take 5 with MHP’s Aaron Johnson
Take Five is MHP’s series that asks the same five questions of a variety of people intersecting with MHP, from staff to housing advocates! We are excited to welcome Community Development Associate Aaron Johnson. Aaron Johnson Q1. Who are you? Aaron Johnson (he/him), Community Development Associate…