Interfaith Action and our Project Home program have a new permanent home!

We are thrilled to share the news that this Monday, March 31, Interfaith Action of Greater Saint Paul took ownership of 1010 Bandana Blvd W, previously operated as the Best Western Plus Como Park Hotel. The Walz-Flanagan Administration awarded $6 million administered by the Minnesota Department of Human Services for this acquisition through American Rescue Plan State Fiscal Recovery Fund. Ramsey County, longstanding partners to our work providing emergency shelter to families experiencing homelessness, is also supporting the project with leadership from the Ramsey County Housing Stability Department and Board of Commissioners.

This transformational opportunity allows Interfaith Action to establish a permanent hub in Saint Paul to address ever-growing community need, providing emergency shelter, food, clothing, rapid exit housing case management, tutoring and job coaching, and more. Plans for the new location include an expanded space for Project Home (one of only two emergency family shelters in Ramsey County’s Coordinated Entry System), other programming fostering economic stability and mobility, and administrative operations. For the time being, the Department of Indian Work (DIW) will continue its occupancy at 3080 Centerville Rd in Little Canada.

“The work of Interfaith Action is brought to life by community—strength is built when communities of faith and wisdom gatherings work together to support their neighbors in achieving economic stability and mobility,” says CEO, Liliana Letran-Garcia.

“The growth and impact of Project Home, which started as a mobile shelter hosted by our member faith communities, shows this strength in action. This milestone enables Interfaith Action to write the next chapter of our story with ownership of a new home, providing shelter to even more unhoused families while continuing to strengthen our roots and relationships in the community.” 

Keep an eye out in the weeks and months to come for more details about the new building and how you can get involved!