From MinnPost.com, Cynthia Boyd, March 20, 2008: At a time when the need for affordable housing is increasing, there's some good news in the steel beams and foundation walls at East 24th Street and Park Avenue South in Minneapolis.

From the Star Tribune, Jeff Strickler, March 19, 2008: Lutheran Social Service on Wednesday announced its most ambitious project ever: A south Minneapolis center that will combine affordable housing with job training, financial services, mental health support, after-school services for children and even an in-house church.

January 22, 2008: LSS announced a partnership with Target in recognition of a $500,000 grant it received for the LSS Center for Changing Lives, a $27 million social service campus that will include a wide variety of social services as well as affordable apartments for 48 families who are struggling. The Target grant brought the project’s fundraising goal to the 85 percent mark.