Minneapolis Public Housing Authority

After 44 years of its ancestor agencies, The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority became an independent city agency in 1991 with Executive Director, Cora McCorvey at the helm. MPHA implemented new programs and initiatives that still thrive today to improve housing quality, preservation and choices for a diverse population.

The landmark Hollman federal housing lawsuit was filed against MPHA and other agencies, a settlement was reached and mandated responsibilities were fulfilled.

MPHA transformed its public housing and Section 8 programs into industry ‘High Performer' ranking in the top echelon of the nation's 3,200 housing authorities.

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program is a federally funded program that provides vouchers, rental subsidies, to low-income families for use in the private rental housing market. The voucher may be placed with a private landlord or in a project based program. In the first year participants pay 30% of their adjusted income as rent, the voucher pays the remaining rent. MPHA administers over 4,600 vouchers.

MPHA owns and manages over 6,000 public housing rental units. These rental units consist of 42 highrise apartment buildings, 753 single family homes, and 184 town home units in the Glendale family development in Prospect Park. Also, there are 312 public housing units available to persons on MPHA's public housing waitinglist. These units are located in mixed finance developments throughout the Metropolitan Area. In general public housing residents pay 30% of their adjusted income as monthly rent in this federally subsidized program.

MPHA established a Senior Housing Program in 1993 and has designated 12 apartment builidngs with over 1900 apartments for persons 50 years of age or older. MPHA contracts with partners who provide assisted living programs, a memory care program and supportive services to seniors in various buildings in multiple locations throughout the city of Minneapolis.

The mission of the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) is to promote and deliver quality, well-managed homes to a diverse low income population and, as a valued partner, contribute to the well-being of the individuals, families and community we serve.

	Agency Name	City	State	Section 8 Voucher	Housing Units	Status	Distance
	Columbia Heights HRA	Columbia Heights	MN	N/A	N/A	Open	3.95 Miles	Contact
	St Louis Park Housing Authority	St. Louis Park	MN	262	31	Open	4.19 Miles	Contact
	Mental Health Resources	St. Paul	MN	75	N/A	Open	5.02 Miles	Contact
	Richfield Housing and Redevelopment Authority	Richfield	MN	231	N/A	Open	7.55 Miles	Contact
	St Paul Public Housing Agency	Saint Paul	MN	4,508	4,259	Open	9.32 Miles	Contact
	Plymouth HRA	Plymouth	MN	225	N/A	Open	9.65 Miles	Contact