Click here for information on the three most common affordable renting housing programs: Public Housing, Project-Based Section 8 housing, and Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers.

Minnesota’s largest nonprofit provider of affordable housing. CommonBond has 54 communities serving over 5,500 people who live in 3,800 apartments and townhomes. They offer family, senior, and special needs housing. To find rental housing through CommonBond, click here.

A non-profit organization focused on providing information about affordable rental housing options in the Twin Cities seven-county metropolitan area. Resources include overviews of housing programs and terminology, weekly lists of vacancies, Section 8 Voucher information, directories of housing, and a vacancy-locating service. If you live outside the seven-county metro area, you can visit these web sites for similar information: www.minnesotahelp.org and www.firstcallnet.org.

Housing Resources ToolBox

This website can help individuals and their family members find housing and services in their communities. It provides information on a variety of living arrangements and services in Minnesota, and the resources available to help pay for them.

Minnesota Multi Housing Association Renters’ Hotline
952-858-8222

The Minnesota Multi Housing Association (MHA) has established a special hotline phone number for renters to find answers to common questions on subjects such as security deposits, leases, Certificates of Rent Paid, evictions, repairs and maintenance, cleaning, and giving notice to vacate. Click here for a list of commonly asked questions and answers on the website.

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Ways to Work Loan Program

Ways to Work is a proven, innovative program that provides small loans to low-income parents who cannot get loans elsewhere.  All Ways to Work loans are used to help individuals remain in or move forward in their job. The vast majority of our loans are made for the purchase of modestly priced used vehicles or vehicle repair.  Click here for eligibility criteria.   This directory is a list of metro area and some statewide organizations that facilitate Ways to Work.

Metro Transit

Get schedule, route and fare information for the bus, the Hiawatha Light Rail, Dial-a-Ride, and Metro Mobility for persons with disabilities. Call 612-341-4287 for recorded departure times for any route, 24 hours a day.  To speak to a representative call 612-373-3333  TTY: 612-341-0140.