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2010 Regional Forum on Workforce Housing July 2010 Craig Helmstetter Wilder Research Minnesota Compass: Measuring progress. Inspiring action. www.mncompass.org July 2010
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2010 Regional Forum on Workforce Housing
July 2010
Craig Helmstetter
Wilder Research
Minnesota Compass:Measuring progress. Inspiring action.
www.mncompass.orgJuly 2010
Working to change the equation
From:
To:
Good intentions +
No common base of information =
Inefficient decisions
Good intentions +
No common base of information =
Inefficient decisions
Good intentions +
Sound, credible information +
Common sense of purpose =
Productive decisions for a strong region
Good intentions +
Sound, credible information +
Common sense of purpose =
Productive decisions for a strong region
www.mncompass.orgJuly 2010
Funders
Twin Cities Compass:3M FoundationBush FoundationGreater Twin Cities United WayThe McKnight FoundationB.C. Gamble, P.W. Skogmo Fund
of the Minneapolis FoundationThe Saint Paul FoundationTravelers FoundationWells Fargo Foundation
MinnesotaAmherst H. Wilder Foundation
Minnesota Compass:Blandin FoundationBush FoundationInitiative FoundationThe McKnight FoundationNorthland FoundationNorthwest Minnesota FoundationSouthern Minnesota Initiative
FoundationSouthwest Initiative FoundationWest Central Initiative
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Topic areas & Co-conveners
Aging– Dawn Simonson,
Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging Civic Engagement
– Sean Kershaw, Citizens League
Early Childhood– Barbara Yates,
Minnesota Early Learning Foundation Economy and Workforce
– Michael Gorman, Split Rock Partners
Education – Commissioner Alice Seagren,
Minnesota Department of Education Environment
– Steve Morse, Minnesota Environmental Partnership
Health– Mary Brainerd, HealthPartners
Housing– Commissioner Timothy Marx,
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency Immigration
– Bill Blazar, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Public Safety– Tom Johnson,
Council on Crime and Justice Transportation
– Robert Johns, Center for Transportation Studies
Disparities– Sandra L. Vargas,
Minneapolis Foundation
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Minnesota’s housingchallenges
#1. Housing cost burdens are rising
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…a large majority of lower-income households are cost-burdened
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States:
1.Minnesota
2.Michigan
3.West Virginia
25 Largest Metros:
1.Minneapolis-St. Paul
2.Detroit
3.St. Louis
#2. Despite nation-leading homeownership rates…
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Ownership rate for White (non-Hispanic) households
Ownership rate for households of Color
_____________________
Homeownership Gap
78%
46.5%__________
31.5%
*MN, 2008
____ ____
#2. …We have a HUGE homeownership gap
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States:
1.New Mexico
2.Alaska
3.Michigan
…37. Minnesota
25 Largest Metros:
1.San Bernardino
2.San Francisco
3.San Diego
...21. Twin Cities
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#2. …We have a HUGE homeownership gap
#3. Homelessness is on the rise
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…and even now sizeable numbers of the homeless are employed
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Why does workforce housing matter?
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Housing matters because… Education
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