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Celebrating Earth Day with MPHA’s Green Initiatives
At MPHA, a focus on environmental sustainability is woven into much of the agency’s work, whether it be incorporating energy efficient solutions in building development and renovations or supporting MPHA resident community gardens. These are [...]
HUD Leadership Visits Minneapolis to Tour MPHA’s FHEP and Other Innovative Projects
Last week, MPHA welcomed U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, Solomon Greene, to showcase the power of more permissible zoning laws and modular construction [...]
New Partnership with Twin Cities R!SE Brings Career Training to Residents
As Micheline Miller stood up to be recognized by her cohort and coaches, she celebrated how far they had come in the last year. Just 11 months earlier, Micheline moved into MPHA family housing, escaping [...]
New Legislation Would Invest $35M in MPHA Family Housing, Clearing Capital Backlog
Today, Minnesota State Senator Zaynab Mohamed and Representative Hodan Hassan announced a new effort to send MPHA a one-time cash grant of $35 million to repair the agency’s portfolio of more than 700 deeply affordable [...]
MPHA Awards Thousands of Labor Hours to Minority- and Woman-Owned Businesses in 2023
As the largest public housing provider in the state and with a capital backlog of more than $229 million, MPHA has a lot of construction and renovation work to complete. For the most complex projects, [...]
Retiring but Committed to Staying Connected: Susan Norby
Susan Norby refers to her MPHA co-workers as her second family. And she really means it. Susan has worked in the agency’s Human Resources department for three decades, working alongside some employees the entire time. [...]
From Temporary Secretary to Department Director: MPHA’s Laura Dykema
Last year, MPHA’s Planning and Development (P&D) Department helped the agency hit several milestones: financing, breaking ground, and leasing a first-of-its-kind modular family housing development, completing a $10 million renovation project at Hamilton Manor, and [...]
Housing Stabilization Work Helps Keep Residents Housed Amid Financial Challenges
The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) provides public and deeply affordable housing to nearly 10,000 residents at 30 percent of the resident’s adjusted income. For the thousands of residents on a fixed income, that means [...]
The Key to MPHA’s Successes? Its Team, and it’s Expanding in 2024
MPHA is HUD high performer and an industry leader in innovative partnerships. Last year alone, the agency earned its highest ever PHAS physical inspection score, secured more than $10 million in new state and local [...]