Community and neighborhood partners

City of Chaska, Minnesota Aeon and the city of Chaska collaborated on Clover Field Marketplace

Citizens for a Loring Park Community  One of Aeon's founding neighborhoods and the location of the Archdale apartments for homeless youth 

Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association (DMNA), Inc.  A partner to Aeon in transforming two historic buildings: the Lamoreaux and Continental Hotel

District 17, Capitol River Council the Capitol River Council works to make downtown St. Paul a better place to live, work and visit.

East Phillips Aeon began working with the Phillips Neighborhood after it lost two housing organizations and created Aeon's Phillips Family Housing units

Elliot Park Neighborhood, Inc. Aeon's most active and long-standing partner and the location of most of its 1,705 units of housing

Harrison Neighborhood Association Worked with Aeon for 18 months to create the Ripley Gardens plan, groundwork for a long-term partnership

Lowertown Redevelopment Corporation Aeon's partner in creating housing in the Crane Ordway warehouse, Aeon's first St. Paul project

Midtown Phillips (See East Phillips)

Phillips West (See East Phillips)

St. Anthony East Neighborhood Association Worked hard with Aeon to create the plan for Clare Apartments and the Old Third Avenue Town Homes, a partnership with Clare Housing

Stevens Square Community Organization Part of Aeon's founding service area and the location of Aeon's Coyle apartments

Ventura Village Playing a key role in the Franklin Portland Gateway development, a collaboration of Aeon and Hope Community.

Warehouse District North Loop Neighborhood Association Part of Aeon's initial core neighborhoods

Community planning organizations

Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department 

St. Paul Department of Planning and Economic Development

Advocacy organizations

Corporation for Supportive Housing In coordination with broader national efforts to end homelessness, CSH plans to help communities create 150,000 units of supportive housing during the next decade by providing high-quality advice and development expertise, making loans and grants to supportive housing sponsors, strengthening the supportive housing industry, and reforming public policy to make it easier to create and operate supportive housing.

Family Housing Fund  This nonprofit organization's mission is to produce and preserve affordable housing for low- and moderate-income families in the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

HousingMinnesota  This multi-year public education, organizing and public policy advocacy campaign aims to dramatically increase the preservation and production of affordable housing in Minnesota by raising public awareness, educating policy makers on housing issues, and translating the needs of people affected into community action. It is a program of the Minnesota Housing Partnership.

Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless Its aim is to generate policies, community support, and local resources for housing and services to end homelessness in Minnesota.

Plans and reports

Children and Homelessness  Housing Minnesota created this report that chronicles the rise of homelessness among children and the impact of homelesseness on children's school performance and health.

Ending Long-Term Homelessness in Minnesota  The Working Group on Long-Term Homelessness was formed in 2003 at the request of Governor Tim Pawlenty and produced this report and business plan released in April, 2004.

Homelessness in Minnesota 2006  The Wilder Research Center has conducted a statewide survey every three years since 1991. Drawn from interviews with more than 3,000 homeless adults and youth throughout Minnesota, this research describes some of the causes, effects, and circumstances surrounding homelessness.

Housing in Minnesota: A Primer  HousingMinnesota put together this introduction to affordable housing. It includes a definition, description of the need, and solutions. 

Fact sheets on housing needs and nonprofit development  The Minneapolis Consortium of Community Developers (MCCD) compiled this collection of fact sheets on developer fees, equity, property tax classifications for affordable housing, and affordable housing needs.

Comparison of homeownership costs and rent to median wages  Provided by the Center for Housing Policy, the research affiliate of the National Housing Conference