Here is an in-depth report about RAD (Rental Assistance Demonstration). Executive Director of MPHA Greg Russ and Mayor Jacob Frey have been pushing RAD and DFL Minneapolis City Council Members have been complicit in its implementation. If approved, RAD will privatize and end public housing, as we know it displacing thousands of low- income residents of color mainly East Africans, African Americans, seniors, and people with disabilities. Secretary Ben Carson and President Trump are in favor of RAD being implemented in Cities such as Minneapolis and Minneapolis City Council and Mayor Frey are in favor of RAD.

In this report, we examine what RAD is for our allies to learn about how this program works, and we ask the question does it make sense for Elliot Twins Public Housing which is the first public housing MPHA applied to implement RAD in 2018 as they plan to apply for more buildings in the coming years.

Just an update, MPHA submitted an application to HUD to approve RAD, HUD has yet to reply. City of Minneapolis who had the power to stop this application did not especially Ward 6 Council Member Abdi Warsama where Elliot Twins is located & Mayor Jacob Frey. When you see any of the DFL city council members or the mayor speak about affordable housing, ask them why are they approving plans Carson and Trump are pushing nationwide while there is plenty of funds available to keep public housing public.

Read the full report here:

What is RAD & Does it Make Sense for Elliot Twins Public Housing