- GMHF President, CEO and Founder to Retire After 27 Years

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 governments, philanthropic organizations, institutional investors, and community leaders to assemble ...
- GMHF’s Emerging Developer of Color Program Celebrates First Year
In November of 2021, Greater Minnesota Housing Fund launched a program to address the underrepresentation of BIPOC investors and developers within the affordable housing industry.
The overarching goal of the Emerging Developer of Color Program is to disrupt the systemic racial barriers to financing for real estate investment and development.
Through this program GMHF promotes:
Increased racial ...
- Feb. 2 — GMHF Hosted Building Enduring Healthcare Partnerships

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- Jan. 12 — GMHF Hosted Southeast Minnesota Regional Housing Forum

Join GMHF and partners for the Annual Southeast Minnesota Regional Housing Forum – Virtually Via Zoom.
Registration, topics, speakers and agenda will be provided on the event webpage. Read more.
- Press Release: GMHF Launches New Housing & Health Equity Fellows Program

ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Greater Minnesota Housing Fund’s (GMHF’s) Housing & Health Equity Initiative (H&HE) today announced the launch of a Minnesota Healthcare Fellows Program starting in 2023. The application invitation to join this Minnesota Healthcare Learning Cohort
- GMHF Launches Minnesota Housing & Health Equity Fellows Program

Advancing Investment in Housing & Health Equity —
Healthcare institutions interested in investing upstream in social determinants of health can identify and nominate a small team of cross-departmental staff from their own organizations to participate in the program.
- Workforce Housing for our Health Workers

Highlights from the report included:
Healthcare jobs vacancy rate went from 6% to 21% over the last year.
Staff turnover rate, for those employed less than 5 years, is 25%.
Many more healthcare workers are choosing to work part-time. Over-all, more than 44% of hospital workers are employed less than full-time up from 37% in 2016.
I have spent ...
- An Anchor Institution’s Big and Bold Investment

This investment will broaden healthcare access and represents an incredible commitment to Duluth and surrounding communities.
Essentia is expanding its role as a committed community anchor institution. Their recently completed land use study is a starting point for community engagement and leveraging investments to build a healthier community.
Anchor Institutions
An Anchor Institution Strategy is a broad term ...
- Dec. 1 – GMHF Hosted Central Minnesota Regional Housing Forum.

Join GMHF and partners for the 2022 Central Minnesota Regional Housing Forum – Virtually Via Zoom.
Registration, topics, speakers and agenda have been announced. Read more.
- Nov. 17 – GMHF Hosted West Central Minnesota Regional Housing Forum.

Join GMHF and partners for the 2022 West Central Minnesota Regional Housing Forum – Virtually Via Zoom.
Registration, topics, speakers and agenda have been announced. Read more.
- All Eyes on Mother-Daughter Team, Amani Construction

On September 27, 2022, Amani Construction showcased two new affordable housing properties in Minneapolis, MN.
Amani Construction, a mother-daughter team led by Joanne and Jeniffer Kuria, unveiled their newest two single-family homes, currently under construction in Minneapolis, MN. Amani is a locally owned general contracting and real estate development company providing affordable homes so more families ...
- Read GMHF’s 2021 Annual Report

- Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services (HSS) forum held

Minnesota is the first state in the nation to provide a comprehensive policy for the use of Medicaid resources applied toward HSS.
Thirteen other states have either piloted a project or demonstrated capacity to connect Medicaid to housing related services. Another thirteen states are in the process of negotiating or planning a Medicaid housing related program. ...
- Virtual Event: Activating Healthcare Assets for Housing & Health Equity — June 7

This virtual event — hosted via Zoom. On June 7, 2022 — will bring together a panel of healthcare leaders to discuss how recent challenges are impacting our work related to social determinants of health.
The Center for Community Investment, GMHF’s national partner, and a panel of Minnesota based healthcare institutions will share how they are ...
- Property donations from healthcare organizations lead to housing and improved health outcomes

This property will provide much needed affordable housing for seventy-two veterans. A community of practitioners will provide residents with health support services.
Sanford Health’s 2012 strategic land donation was the catalyst for the placement of the Bemidji Veterans Home, which has led to additional new investments and jobs – anticipated to continue flowing into the community ...
- Growing Connections and Collaborations Between Housing and Health

By Bukata Hayes, VP of Racial and Health Equity, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota
Linking Housing and Health Equity with Community Health Workers
Most of a person’s health is determined outside of a doctor’s office. 20% of health is influenced by clinical care and genetics. The remaining 80% is the result of a person’s physical ...
- Churches United in Ministry Leads Hotel to Housing Conversion

The Duluth Inn was a Class-C motel in downtown Duluth. Churches United in Ministry (CHUM) was previously leasing half of the rooms to provide a safe isolated environment for homeless senior citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, CHUM is acquiring the property to convert it to permanent supportive housing for people formerly experiencing homelessness. Plans include ...
- Housing Inequity By The Numbers

Housing affordability for people of modest means has gone from bad to worse. Here are 12 talking points that let the statistics tell the story.
For households making 30% of area median income, the U.S. only has 37 available and affordable homes per 100 households. At 50% of area median income, there are 60 available and ...
- The Southeast Minnesota Regional Housing Forum

We wanted to give a big thank you to those who helped to create a successful and thought provoking Regional Affordable Housing Forum in the Southeast Region of Minnesota.
The Southeast Regional Affordable Housing Forum was joined by nearly 200 partners where we virtually connected for education, discussion, and networking. Opening Remarks were provided by Commissioner Jennifer ...
- The Southwest Minnesota Regional Housing Forum

We wanted to give a big thank you to those who helped to create a successful and thought provoking Regional Affordable Housing Forum in the Southwest Region of Minnesota.
The Southwest Regional Affordable Housing Forum was joined by nearly 150 partners where we virtually connected for education, discussion, and networking. The day included:
1. Setting the Stage: ...