Family Housing Fund

06/25/2024

Please be aware of this scam and do not engage with this fake page.

Update:

This page has been removed for now, but we urge you to be careful of Minnesota Housing lookalikes and to report them if necessary.

People with questions about federal rental assistance are encouraged to contact their local Public Housing Agency: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/pha/contacts

Minnesota Housing does not manage waitlists or offer vouchers.
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Original post:

A scam page called "Minnesota Housing Development Authority" just popped up that mimics our official page and claims we are accepting Section 8 housing vouchers.

Please DO NOT click on their link(s). This is a phishing attempt that steals personal information via fake voucher applications. We are working with Meta to get it removed.

If you need housing assistance, please visit our website: https://mnhousing.gov/housing-help.html

08/21/2023

We want to hear from you! This week, we're hosting listening sessions for service providers, community organizations, and others with experience using EA, EGA, FHPAP and/or COVID assistance programs. We want to learn from you about how we can work together to improve the emergency financial assistance system in the Twin Cities. Join us!

For August 22, register here: bit.ly/Aug-22-listening-session
For August 23, register here: bit.ly/Aug-23-listening-session
For August 24, register here: bit.ly/Aug-24-listening-session

And more opportunities to engage with this work are coming! Check out our website to learn more about this project: https://www.fhfund.org/strengthening-the-safety-net/

08/14/2023

We're hosting listening sessions - starting this week - to hear from stakeholders about how we can work together to improve the emergency financial assistance system! Rental owners & property managers, we hope to hear from you this week!

For August 16, register here: bit.ly/Aug-16-listening-session
For August 17, register here: bit.ly/Aug-17-listening-session

And stay tuned! More listening sessions and other opportunities to engage in this work are coming.

More info on this project is on our website here: https://www.fhfund.org/strengthening-the-safety-net/

And a huge thank you to HousingLink and MN Multi Housing Association (MHA) for sharing with your networks!

01/18/2023

Warren has been an impactful leader in affordable housing throughout Minnesota, as well as an important partner to FHFund over the years. Thank you, Warren, for all that you have accomplished!

Minneapolis, MN – Greater Minnesota Housing Fund (GMHF) President, CEO and Founder Warren Hanson today announced his retirement from the nonprofit community development financial institution that he founded in 1996. For the last 27 years, Hanson has led GMHF and worked closely with state and local...

05/04/2022

Family Housing Fund is thrilled to be a winner in the Valuing Homes in Black Communities Challenge developed by Ashoka and The Brookings Institution! We are so excited to continue learning from the other innovators in this Challenge and to work with community partners and stakeholders to implement our innovation.

To address disparities in homeownership and home valuation, we aim to increase access to liquidity for Black homeowners by co-designing and piloting a new mortgage product on the private market.

Learn more about the rest of this group of innovators:

Ashoka and the Brookings Institution have launched a large scale effort to foster a new generation of structural innovations to address structural racism in the housing market.

04/12/2022

Family Housing Fund is honored to be a finalist in the Valuing Homes in Black Communities Challenge hosted by Ashoka and the The Brookings Institution! Our proposed innovation would expand access to liquidity for Black homeowners, which can be used to preserve and grow the value of their homes. This is an outgrowth of our Building Equity Initiative to reduce racial wealth gaps.

Our innovation idea is just one piece of the puzzle to fully valuing homes in Black communities. Check out the amazing community of innovators tackling this challenge!

Ashoka and the Brookings Institution have launched a large scale effort to foster a new generation of structural innovations to address structural racism in the housing market.

03/07/2022

As part of our efforts to support the development and community ownership of small multifamily homes, we partnered with MSR Design to create three sets of construction plans for energy efficient duplexes. These construction plans are free to use, and we hope they help reduce the cost of new construction for local, emerging, and BIPOC developers.

Developers may request access to the designs on our website: https://www.fhfund.org/report/duplex-designs/

Three free-to-access construction plans for energy efficient duplexes

02/16/2022

We're hiring! Family Housing Fund is seeking a Program Director to lead program strategy and oversee program implementation. This is an opportunity to contribute to work that advance systems change for housing stability, wealth building, and racial equity. Candidates will be forward thinking, action-oriented, and have an entrepreneurial spirit. More details and how to apply: https://www.fhfund.org/career-opportunities/

Now hiring: Program Director

02/10/2022

New release! We worked with a team of architects to create an ADU Idea Book for Mid-Century Homes, including architectural plans and sample budgets for six feasible ADUs.

ADUs provide flexible housing solutions for families and help communities meet their housing needs. But they remain scarce in the mid-century suburbs surrounding Minneapolis and Saint Paul. Without existing models, it can be hard to visualize an ADU that fits on your property and in your neighborhood.

The purpose of this Idea Book is to help you envision a feasible ADU for your mid-century home and get inspired! Homeowners are encouraged to use these architectural designs as a starting point for their own projects.

Get inspired! Visualize tangible, feasible ADUs for your mid-century neighborhood.

02/03/2022

We are so proud to be a supporter and partner to Hope Community Inc.! Their community ownership training cohort is so impactful for aspiring owners of small multifamily buildings. Check out this wonderful feature piece by the The Bush Foundation.

Hope Community’s innovative path to homeownership creates new opportunities for building wealth and inspires community partners to think big.

12/21/2021

As the year comes to a close, we’re reflecting on the lessons we learned and the progress we made towards building a strong housing system that supports access to safe and affordable homes for everyone.

Reflecting on the lessons we learned and the progress we made towards building a strong housing system.

11/23/2021

Important info! Renters with pending applications for rent assistance cannot but evicted for nonpayment until next June. But if an eviction action is filed against you, you MUST attend the court hearing to avoid eviction even if you have a pending application for assistance.

More info on rent assistance and eviction in MN:

The state House Finance Agency, tenant rights activists and Mid Minnesota Legal Aid address the most-frequently asked questions they get from both and renters and landlords about the state's rental assistance program.