MHP is pleased to announce the release of its latest publication “A Better Building Code: Recommendations for Increasing Housing Resilience and Racial Equity for Minnesota Renters.” Report contributors include the City of Minneapolis, City of St. Paul, Community Stabilization Project, Fresh Energy, New American Development Center (NADC), NRDC (National Resources…
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MHP hosts webinar: Using ARPA’s Fiscal Recovery Funds for Housing Investments
Margaret Kaplan, President of Housing Justice Center and Elizabeth Glidden, Deputy Executive Director of MHP hosted this webinar, featuring examples of Minnesota local jurisdictions utilizing ARPA funds to address housing needs. Thank you to our panelists: Commissoner Shelia Kiscaden, Olmsted County Dave Dunn, Director of Housing, Olmsted County Elfric…
Take Action: Make or Break Moment for Federal Housing Investments!
The housing provisions in the Build Back Better Act are at a make or break moment. The collective actions of advocates like you have put housing back in the bill after the funding was nearly eliminated. Now we’re making a final push for one last increase and to ensure the…
Lead Our Capacity Team as Community Development Director
Community Development Director Kelly Zelenka is leaving MHP in early May to join the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority. At MPHA, she’ll develop and drive implementation of Agency’s new comprehensive human services strategy geared toward significant outcomes in health, educational attainment and workforce development for MPHA-assisted families, children, seniors and persons…
Take Action Now! Call your Member of Congress and Join a Sign-on Letter, to protect Affordable Housing Investments in the “Build Back Better Act.”
President Biden and congressional leaders need to hear from you and from as many members of Congress as possible in support of essential housing investments included in the Build Back Better Act. The proposed $3.5 trillion bill will be, according to news reports, reduced to around $2 trillion, with housing investments at risk. The Build Back Better…
MHP’s Housing Institute Summit
This October 19 MHP presents the Housing Institute Summit in Rochester, MN. The hybrid in-person/live virtual access event will provide the opportunity to network with other community teams, funders, developers, and to learn more on key topics such as grant management, naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH), community design process, green…
Housing and Community Development in the Arctic Circle – MHP’s trip to Barrow, Alaska
Touching down on the runway of BRW airport in Utqiaġvik, Alaska (the community formerly known as Barrow), we could already tell from the views of ice floes in the Arctic Ocean and mossy tundra that we were in for a new experience. In late June 2021, Warren Kramer, Community Development…
Last Chance to influence Governor Walz’s American Rescue Plan recommendations.
Governor Walz is soliciting input to inform his request to lawmakers on how to spend $1.2 billion in federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds. The Governor’s office has requested people submit requests for the ARP funds through this MMB portal by Thursday, September 30th. This $1.2 billion is in addition to $500…
Don’t Let Up Now: Advocate for Housing in the Infrastructure Bill
Call to Action! House and Senate leaders are negotiating with moderate Democrats over the size of the “Build Back Better Act,” a $3.5 trillion comprehensive infrastructure and economic recovery package. It is critical that Congress use this once-in-a-generationopportunity to prioritize investing in decent, accessible, affordable housing for those with…
Long Term Affordability for LIHTC Properties
Released in partnership with the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), this report compiled and analyzed the nature and effects of the end of affordability restrictions of 4% and 9% low-income housing tax credits (LIHTC) in Minnesota. Policy options for continued affordability in properties that…