Our Mission
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. EPHA was created 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.
Current Priorities — Home Sharing Matching
In the spring of 2026 the EPHA, along with our partners introduced LSS Home Matching Service, a shared housing program to help match Seniors (55+) who have an extra room, with adults (18+) who need affordable housing.
Our partner, Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota provides the logistics (interviews, screening, home visits, matching, lease agreements, and ongoing social worker support, etc.) The Eden Prairie Housing Alliance and our partners St. Andrew Lutheran and Prairie Community Church do program promotion and are responsible for recruiting homeowners and home seekers to sign up for the program. We are starting in Eden Prairie and will expand to other cities as we grow.
You can learn more about the program here or by calling LSS Home Matching Program at 651.255.2335.
Background
City Council Task Force
A 2020 Task Force created by the Eden Prairie City Council, recommended
policies/actions to increase the availability of affordable housing in Eden Prairie. Nearly all of the affordable housing recommendations were adopted and ordinances were adopted in 2021.
One of the recommendations, not acted on, was to pilot a Home Sharing Program to match senior homeowners who have an extra room or separate unit available with someone looking for an affordable place to live (home seeker). More than 50 such programs exist across the U.S. but not in MN…until now.
The EPHA is now pivoting to focus on achieving the objective of launching this program. We will be working for the successful launch of LSS Home Matching Service, first in Eden Prairie and then into other cities.
Eden Prairie Foundation
We have fiscal sponsorship under the Community Impact Fund of the Eden Prairie Community Foundation. Our EIN is 41-1409203.
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.
Partners in LSS Home Matching Service*
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