Alliance Housing Stories

A Central Character ›

Posted on: October 15th, 2014

Greg Mure has lived at 2011 Pillsbury for 5 years. He said that renting a unit in Pillsbury “let him be a man” in the sense that he could support himself and have a place of his own. Greg spent a bit of time in the shelter before […]... Read More ›

Updates from Brenda and Jontel ›

Posted on: September 15th, 2014

You may remember Brenda from our 2012 Annual Report. Brenda as well as her husband and their two pre-teens moved into a 3-bedroom Alliance property from a shelter. Today Brenda’s husband is working as a cook and she continues her work at the Mall of America, where she […]... Read More ›

Support Services Coordinators on the North Side ›

Posted on: September 15th, 2014

With recent investments from the Otto Bremer & WCA Foundation and Hennepin County, Alliance Housing will be able to double the size of our Northside Supportive Housing for Families program. We’ll expand from working with 26 families to 50 by the end of the year through agreements with […]... Read More ›

Program Successes ›

Posted on: September 15th, 2014

We’re seeing promising results from participants in the Northside Supportive Housing for Families program. They prove out the growing understanding that stable housing is a key to kids doing well in school, parents being more successful in work and overall family well-being. Here are some current successes of […]... Read More ›