This intentional living community will be a place of healing, comfort, and growth. It will feature safe and secure housing units, gathering areas, gardens, permaculture areas, a park, and a playground. 

The units will vary in size to meet the needs of the residents, ranging from studios in multiplex buildings to two-bedroom dwelling units. We plan on adding larger units in future phases of development.

Our Phase 1 (Creekside Quad) was completed in August 2023 and as residents moved in, it put an end to a combined 50 years of homelessness.  Phase 2 (Creekside North) will contain a 12-unit multi-family complex with a common room, laundry room, community garden, playground, and a small orchard.  We expect to complete construction in April 2025.

Plans for Phase 3 include another 12-unit multi-family complex (Creekside South) and a mixed structure with a 4-bedroom boarding house and 3 studio apartments (Creekside Center).  Creekside Center will also contain an office and a meeting/classroom where Life Skills & Employment Success classes will be offered, and support group meetings will be held.

The property is located next to Whiskey Creek in Brainerd, a town in central Minnesota, and close to the Mississippi River.  It is at the edge of town, surrounded by wildlife yet within walking distance to stores and services.   

Where are we at in the process?

• Phase 1 fourplex is completed and our first residents moved in on Sept. 1, 2023.  
• Phase 2 is near completion with a move-in date of April 1, 2025.
• Construction for Phase 3 will start in the spring of 2025.
• Supportive Friendship classes and our Life Skills and Employment Success Courses are expected to begin in the spring of 2025.