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Jeremiah Program Completes 40 New Affordable Homes for Single Mothers with Children in Rochester
Jeremiah Program is a Minnesota-based non-profit that offers one of the nation’s most successful strategies for transforming families from poverty to prosperity two generations at a time. They provide affordable housing paired with intensive services designed to help single mothers excel in the workforce, prepare their children to succeed in school, and reduce generational dependence…
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Broad Partnership Creates New, High-quality Public Housing for Homeless Families
The Twin Cities, like most parts of Minnesota, faces a dire shortage of safe, permanent housing options for families with children experiencing homelessness. In 2019, the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) opened the Minnehaha Townhomes, 16 townhomes dedicated to these families, who are referred directly from the Hennepin County homeless shelter system. MPHA developed, owns,…
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Innovative “Stable Homes Stable Schools” partnership reaches thousands of young students experiencing homelessness
The Stable Homes Stable Schools program was inspired by a sobering statistic: one of 15 elementary students in the Minneapolis Public Schools experiences homelessness. Stable Homes Stable Schools provides direct rental assistance to these families through a powerful partnership. School social workers connect with families in need. The City of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Public Housing Authority…
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Unique Financing Strategy Creates More Housing and Services for St. Paul Community – Catholic Charities & Corporation for Supportive Housing
In Ramsey County, home to Minnesota’s capitol city, St. Paul, the lack of affordable housing is a critical issue and the need is great. In 2015, there were nearly 1,200 people experiencing homelessness over the age of 18, and nearly half were on a waiting list for subsidized housing. Of people experiencing homelessness, 51% have…
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CommonBond’s Continued Expansion Efforts Across the Midwest
With the economic repercussions of COVID-19 continuing to threaten the health of our communities, the need for homes that are safe and affordable is more urgent than ever. In the face of great instability for so many renters across the country, CommonBond Communities remains deeply committed to providing supportive services along with safe, stable, affordable…
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Medicaid Supports for Housing Stability
Story of Impact from Minnesota’s Housing Scorecard, Feb. 2020: Housing Goal Five – Link Homes and Services Minnesota seniors and people with disabilities soon will have more help finding and keeping housing, thanks to funding coming from the state’s Medicaid program beginning July 2020. The funding will go to services available for seniors and people…
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Data Spurs Action on Affordable Housing
Story of Impact from Minnesota’s Housing Scorecard, Feb, 2020: Housing Goal Five – Link Homes and Services Concerned that homelessness was on the rise, leaders from the City of Bemidji and Beltrami County conducted a needs assessment that confirmed their fears. With data in hand, local officials committed to starting with a foundation of housing…
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Permanent Housing Supports Formerly Incarcerated
Story of Impact from Minnesota’s Housing Scorecard, Feb. 2020: Housing Goal Five – Link Homes and Services The Great River Landing apartments opened this past year, the result of six years of effort led by Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative to create homes for people emerging from incarceration. At Great River Landing, residents have permanent homes…
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Intentional Community Designed to Support Health and Housing
Story of Impact from Minnesota’s Housing Scorecard, Feb. 2020 Housing Goal Five – Link Homes and Services In Minneapolis, the Envision Community Collaborative proposes to build an intentional community that fosters dignity and stability while addressing the link between chronic homelessness and health equity. This community, designed by residents, will use micro-homes for 15-30 people…
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Minnesota Works to End Veteran Homelessness
Story of Impact from Minnesota’s Housing Scorecard, Feb. 2020: Housing Goal Five – Link Homes and Services With concerted public attention and creative efforts from nonprofits and community leaders, Minnesota halved the rolls of veteran homelessness in the last decade and 66 of Minnesota’s 87 counties have eliminated it altogether. Innovative and intensive outreach efforts,…