Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Did you know KFNA is Hiring?

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With our neighboring neighborhood, Lyndale, KFNA is looking for a full-time Equity and Justice Organizer! Read more about the position here. 

Lyndale is also seeking a part time ESL Evening Teacher, with optional additional hours to assist students to prepare resumes and achieve their career goals by helping them prepare for interviews or apply for career path training. Read the details on the ESL Teacher position here.

Both positions offer a local focus, good pay, and a new way to connect to your community. The Equity and Justice Organizer position covers a wide variety of events and tasks and offers a very flexible schedule. Both positions really require someone with a comfortable grasp of the Spanish language.

If you would like to have a conversation about either position before you decide to submit your resume simply contact Sarah Linnes-Robinson, Director at .

Spread Some Love to Our Local Seniors this Valentine’s Day!

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Stop into either Butter Bakery Café or Royal Grounds Coffee this week and drop off a Valentine’s Day card written for 1 of our 100 community’s senior citizens that have Meals on Wheels delivered to their house each day. Meals on Wheels delivers food in our community to individuals who can benefit from home-delivered meals with a focus on older adults and people with disabilities.

Don’t have an extra Valentine’s Day card lying around your house? Stop by Digs and pick one up or take one of ours from next to the basket.  Just fill it out while you enjoy a treat and warm beverage from your local coffee shop and drop it into the basket for KFNA to collect!

Got extra Valentine’s Day cards laying around your house? Bring a few extras for neighbors to write! Remember, we need 100 in total!

KFNA will collect these cards on Sunday February 12th and get them to our neighborhood Meals on Wheels coordinator to put into their Tuesday lunch box!  Visit here to learn more about who Meals on Wheels serves, how affordable it is with the price based upon the need of the individual, and how to sign up for meals or to volunteer.

Team up with KFNA as we Tackle Hunger at our Annual Kingfield Empty Bowls event!

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Sunday February 12, 10:30 AM-2:00 PM

4101 Harriet Ave. S, Judson Church

Visit and share the Facebook event with your neighbors and friends!

Join us for SOUPer Bowl Sunday pregame event on Sunday February 12th at Judson Church. A suggested $25 donation gets you a handmade bowl, as well as delicious soup, bread, and desserts from local restaurants including Apoy, The LowBrow, Butter Bakery Café, Clancey’s, Petit Leon, Patisserie 46, Victor’s 1959 Café, Kyatchi, and more!

Proceeds benefit Nicollet Square, a project of Beacon Interfaith Housing and the Kingfield Neighborhood Association.

Want to volunteer? Visit here!

Want to support this event as a sponsor? Contact Sarah Linnes-Robinson, KFNA Executive Director.

Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education hosting community listening sessions for superintendent search

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The Minneapolis Public Schools Board of Education invites the community to participate in upcoming listening sessions as part of the superintendent search. The information gathered from these meetings will be used to develop an overview of the most desired characteristics of and priorities for the new superintendent.

Session date and times are listed below:

  • Thursday, Jan. 12, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Hmong International Academy, 1501 N 30th Ave.
  • Friday, Jan. 13, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Washburn High School, 201 W 49th St.
  • Saturday, Jan. 14, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. AND 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Northeast Library, 2200 NE Central Ave.
  • Wednesday, Jan. 18, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Emerson Dual Language School, 1421 Spruce Pl.
  • Thursday, Jan. 19, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Division of Indian Work, 1001 East Lake St.
  • Friday, Jan. 20, 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at North High School, 1500 James Ave. N.
  • Saturday, Jan. 21, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at Urban Ventures, 2924 4th Ave. S.

Interpretation as well as childcare will be available for those who need it. More information is available on the MPS website.

The community is also invited to share their feedback via an online survey before Jan. 23. [Read more…]

Celebrate Martin Luther King Day!

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Events:
a. On SUNDAY January 15, a Dawn Reading of the “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 7-8:15 AM, 41st & Nicollet in MLK Park (at the freedom Form Sculpture)
b. On MONDAY January 16, the Annual Park Board Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at MLK Park, 6:30-8 PM, 4055 Nicollet
As part of the evening celebration, the13th Annual Feeding the Dream Food Drive will be in progress. People are encouraged to drop off non-perishable food items at their local MPRB Recreation Center through January 16. This year, all donations will go to YouthLink.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration is free and open to the public. Attendees are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item to donate. Refreshments will be available following the program.