Greater Minnesota Housing Fund
Strong Communities. Affordable Homes.
Allina Health is joining local and national movements to deepen their commitment to making new investments addressing social determinants of health, including affordable housing.
The inaugural cohort recently wrapped up and has led to a new coalition to act as a collective voice for housing investment by healthcare systems.
The 2023 legislature approved more than 10 times the funding to address affordable housing than in any previous year, including a Recuperative Care bill that was advocated for by GMHF.
Six of the top ten health systems in Minnesota will participate, each sending a team of professionals to advance their organizations' social determinants of health investment goals.
The Minnesota Healthcare Learning Cohort will focus on ways to utilize investment resources to achieve both financial and social returns to impact community health, housing, and equity.
Essentia is expanding its role as a committed community anchor institution in Duluth and is currently partnering on three affordable housing developments.
Sanford Health’s strategic land donation was the catalyst for the placement of the Bemidji Veterans Home, which has led to additional new investments and jobs.
The former hotel is being converted into permanent supportive housing for people formerly experiencing homelessness with support from Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
For the last decade, the property has provided stable living arrangements and supportive services for 70 people who would otherwise be homeless.
Higher Ground now provides shelter to more than 450 people, and includes 232 semi-private bunks and165 single room occupancy units of permanent housing for formerly homeless individuals.
