Happy Community Foundation Week! Like our peers around the country, our work would not be possible without the many donors and partners who are part of our community of generosity. Discover how we are cultivating change together: https://t.co/9Fyq1qsA9K
Wonderful story about RCC@LS and the positive impact it is bringing to #Minneapolis. RCC@LS is one of several organizations honored by #HereisMPLS, an effort supported by @PollenMidwest, @mplsfoundation, and the Mooty and Maudlin families. More at https://t.co/rcrfJQ6UX9
Three years ago, as Lake Street burned and Minneapolis mourned, Rotary clubs across the metro mobilized to help. And they stayed. Column by @stribrooks https://t.co/tD2L0VdEdV
A Morhers Love is a wonderful story of good things happening in Minneapolis and a #hereismpls honoree. See the story here - https://t.co/QGYvFhLvMU
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Together, AsaleSol Young and Temi Ogunrinde of @urbanhomeworks are rethinking how the systems that created and upheld housing injustice can now be used to fix it. Read what these #HereIsMPLS honorees are up to: https://t.co/joIMkv8SLS
“How can a community be safe when neighbors don’t have access to the food they need?” asks #HereIsMPLS honoree @sincerelyjalilia. Her organization provides nutrition support because Jalilia understands that violence is often created by systemic lack. https://t.co/WUsocXzZRq
This Sunday, come experience #HereIsMPLS live and in person at Open Streets Cedar-Riverside! Meet the honorees, learn more about the program, and dig into the narratives that shape our city — all while enjoying an afternoon with your neighbors. https://t.co/TIV3EZitAO
#HereIsMPLS honoree Jalilia Abdul-Brown (@sincerelyjalilia) lives by a traditional Maasai greeting: “How are the children?” Through her organization Change Starts With Community, she's working to create a city that better takes care of its young people. https://t.co/WUsocXzZRq
In the microhomes designed by #HereisMPLS honoree Envision Community, everything is tucked in its own perfectly-sized place. “When you invite the homeless people on board with the building, then that’s how it works,” says Freddy Armel. https://t.co/DLNXgCM7gI
When Armel Green was released from incarceration, housing was a big obstacle to creating the life he wanted. Now he's a leader with #HereIsMPLS honoree Envision Community, helping others to clear those obstacles. https://t.co/DLNXgCLzra
What can emerge when one person gets the internal nudge toward action, and brings her network along? Suzanne Kochevar and #HereIsMPLS honoree Rotary Community Core @ Lake Street have an answer: support, connection, and healing for neighborhood businesses. https://t.co/eTRpGyHn3y
We’re thrilled to see our own Executive Director AsaleSol Young and Equity & Engagement Director Temi Ogunrinde among the 13 people & orgs honored by the #HereIsMPLS project!
Stay tuned for an in-depth story on 8/22!
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“It's a part of my family history and legacy to be harmed by the public safety system. If I can be a part of something that changes that, and I have the ability to? Yeah, I'm gonna do it.”
- Candace Hanson
ED of #HereIsMPLS honoree @canopymhc.
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Minneapolis-based mental health organization @canopymhc is the first #HereIsMPLS honoree to be profiled. Read their story and follow @PollenMidwest as they share the stories of the other 12 honorees - each impacting our city in their own powerful ways.