Interfaith Action Purchases Building for Family Shelter, Economic Mobility Support Services, Operations 

On March 31, 2025, Interfaith Action of Greater St. Paul took ownership of 1010 Bandana Blvd W, previously operated as the Best Western Plus Como Park Hotel. 

The group was awarded a $6 million grant, administered by the the State of Minnesota, for this acquisition through American Rescue Plan State Fiscal Recovery Fund. Ramsey County is also supporting the project. 

This transformational opportunity allows Interfaith Action to establish a permanent hub in St. Paul to address the ever-growing community needs of 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 the organization’s 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. 

Learn more about Interfaith Action of Greater St. Paul at interfaithaction.org.