MHP’s Housing Needs Assessment Webinar

This webinar from Minnesota Housing Partnership (MHP) introduces a flexible, practitioner-focused guide to conducting housing needs assessments that are grounded in local context and designed to inform real decisions. Stable, accessible housing is a foundation for strong communities, and this guide helps translate local data and community insight into clear next steps. Participants will explore a modular framework and accompanying tools that help communities adapt the process to their capacity, data availability, and goals, without relying on a one-size-fits-all approach.

This webinar:

• Introduces a practical, modular Housing Needs Assessment Guide and Toolkit designed for real-world use, with a focus on rural and small communities and Native Nations.
• Covers how to connect data and community engagement so the assessment leads to clear priorities and actionable strategies.
• Includes ready-to-use tools and templates communities can adapt based on capacity and timeline.
• Highlights how to avoid “report-for-the-shelf” outcomes and instead produce an assessment that supports funding, policy, and project implementation.
• Is ideal for local and Tribal governments, housing nonprofits, regional partners, and community development practitioners.