Last Friday our office was closed in support of the Day of Truth & Freedom general strike. Staff marched with 50,000 other Minnesotans in downtown Minneapolis. It was a day of inspiration and renewal. Then came Saturday morning. 1/

At Alliance we believe stable housing is the foundation of everything in life, but a home is not stable if it is not safe. We are enraged at seeing our neighbors abducted from their homes and violence committed by representatives of our government within sight of our residents’ homes. 1/

The Federal Government is on the verge of slashing HUD Continuum of Care funds. At Alliance, our housing communities Minnehaha Commons and Kyle Garden Square receive significant support through HUD CoC resulting in ongoing housing stability for 72 formerly homeless individuals at a time. 1/

Thanks to our community's support, we met our MPLS Homes 2025 fundraising goal! At the breakfast, resident Efrain shared via video the importance of coming home, a reminder of why deeply affordable housing matters. Thank you for being our partners in this work.

We're excited to announce the panelists for MPLS Homes 2025! Hear from AsaleSol Young of @housinginaction.bsky.social and Will Delaney of Hope Community as they share how their organizations are creating innovative solutions to Minneapolis's housing challenges. RSVP at bit.ly/mplshomes2025

A big thank you to our MPLS Homes 2025 sponsors, especially our Title Sponsor Flannery Construction and Story Sponsor Watson-Forsberg. Our breakfast is made possible because of their support! You can RSVP for MPLS Homes 2025 at bit.ly/mplshomes2025

You are invited to MPLS Homes 2025! Alliance’s annual fundraising breakfast is happening on September 25th from 8:00-9:30am at the American Swedish Institute. Join us for great conversation and to learn about Alliance Housing’s work! RSVP at bit.ly/mplshomes2025

Join Alliance for a tour of Minnehaha Commons on April 3 and learn how we believe compassion and love is what makes Minneapolis strong!

Interested in learning more about Alliance's work as a grassroots nonprofit creating homes for residents of Minneapolis? Want to see deeply affordable housing up close and hear from our onsite partners? Want to learn how you can take action in our current environment? Join us on April 3!

Alliance is not immune to these issues. We are currently in the process of selling a 29-unit building of deeply affordable housing because the skyrocketing costs, especially insurance and security, would put the rest of our 303 homes at risk. Affordable housing needs everyone to step up.

Alliance Executive Director Jessie Hendel spent the last 8 months sitting on the Minnesota Task Force for Long-Term Sustainability of Affordable Housing. Last week she and other members of the Task Force testified before the Minnesota Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention Committee.