Community Development

In divided government, parties can find common ground on housing, health care Campaign proposals from Minnesota’s gubernatorial candidates could pave the way to bipartisan cooperation. By Mary Brainerd and Warren Hanson | November 21, 2018 | StarTribune Minnesota heads into the 2019 legislative session with a divided government. Democrats control the governor’s office and the… Read more

Prosperity’s Front Door seeks to educate Minnesotans about opportunities to create and preserve the homes Minnesota communities need to thrive. Prosperity’s Front Door is a network of business, government, and nonprofit leaders from across Minnesota. The network sees affordable and workforce housing as the front door to greater and shared economic prosperity—for Minnesota’s families, businesses, and… Read more

Meet this family whose lives have been changed for the better thanks to our development and investment partners. Not long ago, Tammy Jacka and her three sons were living in a drafty manufactured home in Thief River Falls. By spring 2014, Tammy realized she was paying almost 300% of what most people pay to heat their… Read more

“Can’t you just hear children’s laughter up here?” “Can you imagine people playing games and being social here?” Those who accompanied Audrey Moen on a grand opening tour of Beacon Hill this Wednesday were treated to encouraging portraits of the dream for the new supportive housing development in Grand Rapids. Moen is Housing Manager with… Read more