By Britta Greene, University of Minnesota Extension May 22, 2024 Mark Seeley at the 2024 Climate Adaptation Awards The University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership (MCAP) recently honored six leaders in climate adaptation from across the state, recognizing exceptional achievements…
Not too long ago, many thought it impossible to build affordable housing that was also sustainable. A community coalition in southeast Minnesota that includes people who have experienced housing insecurity themselves has proven otherwise. Now, they’re sharing strategies with other…
By Erin Hassanzadeh January 4, 2024 / CBS Minnesota Watch WCCO Video > NORTHFIELD, Minn. — There's a new housing development that is turning heads in a small Minnesota town. Northfield, Minnesota is home to about 20,000 people, and it's tackling climate…
Paul Huttner and Ngoc Bui, MPR News January 12, 2024 4:53 PM Listen to Radio Segment > A housing project that tackles homelessness, poverty and climate change all in one — that’s the goal of Hillcrest Village in Northfield. It’s…
Community Action Center’s Hillcrest Village is a community-centered housing development that brings together a mix of additional emergency shelter, transitional housing, and market rate/workforce housing. https://youtu.be/6-RAEWMxy8Q?si=WTZevonp0QDCNPy2
By PAMELA THOMPSON, Northfield News Jul 4, 2023 Updated Jul 7, 2023 Last week, more than 80 community members who helped turn an idea of accessible, sustainable housing into a reality stood under a white tent for the official ribbon…
by Audrey Henderson, Energy News June 22, 2023 Sustainability has long been promoted as a luxury amenity, with energy efficiency features marketed as a selling point for upscale residential and retail development — along with elegance, beauty and tranquility, and amenities such as…
By PAMELA THOMPSON moc.nmosgpa@nospmoht.alemap, Northfield News Nov 20, 2022 Updated Nov 23, 2022 In this holiday season, Bethel Lutheran Church might provide an example for what unconditional generosity can accomplish. In a span of five weeks, church members collected $64,000 in…
By: Wendy Placko Hillcrest Village tells the story of an innovative housing initiative developed by the community of Northfield, Minnesota. The net-zero neighborhood provides support for families in need of emergency, transitional and long-term housing. The Community Action Center and…
Housing insecurity and climate change are two wicked and intersecting challenges that disproportionately impact those least able to adapt. Hillcrest Village, a new community-driven affordable housing development in Northfield, seeks to tip these scales to meet the needs of the community’s…