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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 ...

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 ...

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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.

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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: ...