Values
The following six core values guide our work.
Community--Collaborate in the design of vibrant, healthy neighborhoods.
As a nonprofit organization committed to improving lives and communities, we take the time needed to gather input and craft a development plan that fits a community's goals and needs. In the design phase, we foster relationships among people by prioritizing green spaces, gathering places, and other community-building features. We then build on this foundation by facilitating meetings and social events for residents.
Trust--Develop strong, effective relationships.
Strong, effective relationships are the foundation of our organization. The relationships we've developed with funders, public officials, communities, and residents have made us a leader in Twin Cities housing development. Trust comes from our track record of making good on promises: producing high quality work and then taking seriously our role as stewards. Trusting relationships between residents and property management is also important and measured by our yearly resident survey.
Diversity--Build an inclusive organization and community.
As the work of providing affordable housing challenges diverse peoples to unite and live side-by-side, we continue to challenge ourselves to be a fully inclusive organization. We've designated two-thirds of the seats on our Board of Directors for resident and community representatives and have earned recognition for strong equal opportunity goals from the MN National Association of Minority Contractors, the Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development Department (formerly MCDA) and the Minneapolis Foundation.
Excellence--Set and achieve high quality goals and standards.
"Doing it better" has always been part of our culture, even though the road from "good" to "excellent" is often the toughest. Financial strength and visionary design continue to distinguish our work. Architects know we'll meet their initial designs with a hundred ideas for improvements and they've come to expect nothing less. Excellence in affordable housing also means going beyond the bricks and mortar to support residents and promote successful tenancy.
Sustainability--Ensure properties are long-term community assets.
When construction is completed, we become stewards of the property, ensuring that it remains a long-term community asset. Our philosophy of investing up-front in high quality materials helps ensure that in economic, environmental, and human terms, our housing can last well into the future—not just 20 years, but 100 years or more. Sustaining relationships is just as important. We strive to maintain ties with every community we serve, even as our service area expands.
Leadership--Advance positive community change.
As the largest nonprofit affordable housing developer in Minneapolis and second largest in the state, we must continue to act as a strong advocate for both high quality affordable housing and a political and social environment that supports it. On the local, state, and federal levels, we call for a continued commitment to housing and to those excluded by the private housing market. We also take on difficult projects others reject and intervene when affordable housing is in jeopardy.
Vision
The vision of Aeon is that every person has a home and is interconnected within community.
Mission
The mission of Aeon is to create and sustain quality affordable homes that strengthen lives and communities. | 