Eden Prairie Housing Alliance

Our Mission

To develop an education, marketing and communication strategy to provide Eden Prairie constituencies with a common, community-wide understanding of what affordable housing is and why it is important for Eden Prairie.

Background:

The Eden Prairie Housing Alliance is a collaborative group of concerned residents, business and civic leaders, housing experts, and city representatives—people who wish to tackle important housing topics in Eden Prairie.

We bring expertise, community activism and resources to this important topic, but above all, a passion for affordable housing is at the heart and soul of everything we do.

City Council Task Force

 The 2020 Task Force recommended policies/actions to increase the availability of affordable housing to meet the goals of the Eden Prairie Aspire 2040 Plan, which resulted in several affordable housing ordinances being adopted by the city council in 2021. Nearly all the recommendations were adopted.  Most significant was the requirement that a given share of new construction be affordable to people with low to moderate incomes, regardless of City subsidy.

Link to Task Force study: https://www.edenprairie.org/home/showpublisheddocument/17100/638004935718700000

Eden Prairie Foundation

Today we have fiscal sponsorship under the Community Impact Fund. Several of the task force members have joined these efforts to:

• Support the task force recommendations.
• Overcome the negative connotation of affordable housing and to
• Spread the word about the importance of affordable housing to the community and businesses of Eden Prairie.

The Eden Prairie Housing Alliance is always looking for dedicated volunteers to join our team. By volunteering with us, you can make a difference in the lives of those in need in our community. Contact us to learn more about how you can help us provide safe and affordable housing for all.

.  Here is what you can do to help:

• Learn as much as you can about the status of affordable housing in Eden Prairie—what is needed and why it is needed.
•  Advocate to local officials; attend city council meetings when housing is being discussed.  *
• Bring like-minded neighbors to show your support for additional affordable housing.
•  Help spread the word about what affordable housing is and what it is not.  Talk with your neighbors about the issue and help combat misconceptions.
• Give to the Affordable Housing fund.
• Volunteer with organizations that work on affordable housing.