Housing

Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness

Fourth Generation members focused you preventing youth homelessness last year and funded Full Cycle to provide homeless and at-risk youth with access to free and healthy transportation, job training, and other resources.

Building our city, one home at a time

Urban Homeworks strengthens our community by making homeownership more accessible for low-income families and individuals and working with minority contractors to rehab homes. The organization is one of many efforts we support to spark and support community development activities in our city.

Housing Plus

A stable home is a steppingstone to success. The Minneapolis Foundation and our donors have funded CommonBond Communities to provide affordable housing with on-site services to help low-income individuals and families work toward self-sufficiency.

Nourishing strong communities

The Banyan Community received funding from The Minneapolis Foundation to help residents in the East Phillips neighborhood transform their community and get excited about where they live.

St. Stephen's Human Services

For decades, St. Stephen’s has been a critical partner in efforts that links shelter providers to coordinate employment, mental health, and chemical dependency services among shelters. St. Stephen’s was among the first to implement a Housing First program for long-term homeless adults.
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From Many Places, One Home

Flor Soto and her family have lived at Hope for 8 years. Community Grants helped HOPE transform a distressed Minneapolis neighborhood into a vibrant community with families from many cultures and countries building their lives together in 173 rental homes.

Turning Housing into HOPE

Willie Turner was among the first tenants in Hope Community's building, The Jourdain. Since then he has become an active volunteer and community leader. Community Grants have helped HOPE transform a distressed Minneapolis neighborhood into a vibrant community.

Volunteering Time and Money

The Minneapolis Foundation was a sponsor of the recent Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project 2010 for Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. A number of Foundation staff and board members worked on a house in Minneapolis' Hawthorne neighborhood.

Home Is Where Her Heart Is

After her husband passed away, "it felt like a way to go and get involved,” Kathy Christopherson said of her decision to contribute both time and money to Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. Habitat creates more affordable housing, providing families with better work and educational opportunities and greater stability for their children.
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Seeing More

A Vision Loss Resource volunteer assists a client with her knitting. Vision Loss Resources enriches the lives of people who are blind or visually impaired and helps them achieve their full potential. Over the years, several donors have created funds at the Foundation to designate funding for this work.

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