Kingfield Neighborhood Association

Minneapolis’ Options for Staying Informed about the Chauvin Trial

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The City plans will hold regular briefings on Thursdays (10:30 a.m. via City social media: Twitter, Facebook and Youtube) throughout the trial of Derek Chauvin who is charged with murder in the death of George Floyd. Briefings will also be streamed live on the City’s Facebook page. You can also get trial news from Operation Safety Net at weekly press conferences on Operation Safety Net social media and posted to the website Mondays at 2 p.m.

Briefing highlights

  • The community should expect to see a gradual increase in police and National Guard presence to ensure public safety as the Derek Chauvin trial progresses. Opening statements in the trial began Monday, March 29.
  • Minneapolis 911 provided information about how the department has increased capacity to respond to large-scale emergency situations and is working to educate the community about when to call 911.
  • Residents and businesses are encouraged to connect to their neighborhood organizations as another way to stay informed. Find neighborhood organization information on the City’s website.

Mental Health Resources

As the trial of former officer Derek Chauvin progresses, many community members may be seeking ways to cope with trauma and retraumatization.

The City has created this list of mental health support resources to help residents and their loved ones.

You can also explore the cultural wellness directory, a directory of trauma informed wellness services that uses the power of community members to heal and to build community.

Additional resources from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA):

·                    Coping with grief, a resource for survivors of community violence, including understanding grief in adults and children.

·                    Tips for Survivors of a Disaster or Other Traumatic Events: Coping with Retraumatization

·                    SAMHSA training and educational resources for response and recovery after disasters and traumatic events.

 

City moves forward on new mobile behavioral health crisis teams

The City of Minneapolis is moving forward on a pilot project that will serve as an alternative to police response to support people experiencing a crisis. This pilot project will send an unarmed, highly trained and empathetic team to properly assess their needs and provide appropriate care or support while avoiding unnecessary hospitalization and criminalization. Behavioral health response teams will include behavioral health providers and may include emergency medical technicians or emergency medical services. Learn more about this work on the City’s website.

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KFNA Seeks 7 Board Members for 2-Year Terms

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Read more about the responsibilities of KFNA Board Members here: https://kingfield.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/KFNA-Board-of-Directors_-2021-Roles-Responsibilities-2.pdf 

KFNA is committed to being an equitable and inclusive organization that reflects the diversity and many identities in our neighborhood. We are stronger as an organization when we have a broad vision that includes diverse voices, ways of knowing, and ways of doing. We are committed to taking action to realize this vision. KFNA specifically seeks to foster the leadership and participation of people who neighborhood organizations have historically underinvested in. This includes people who rent, and people who identify as BIPOC (black, indigenous, people of color), LGBTQ+, youth, and seniors.

The KFNA Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday May 15, 4-5 PM on Zoom, due to COVID-19. If you are interested in applying for a position on the KFNA Board of Directors, please submit this application form to indicate your interest by May 9th, 2021.

Join KFNA’s Election Education Team!

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Sign up here to indicate your interest in serving on a community team forming this spring whose task will be to bring information on the various Candidates and Races to Our Community through election day, Tuesday 2, 2021. Whether through debates, interviews, or written information, the job of this Team will be to help educate other neighbors about the people, the process, the charter amendments,  as well as the dates and details of this year’s election.

By filling out this form you are not committing to participating but rather expressing your interest. Residents will be contacted later this spring to discuss the races and next steps. If you have questions please contact Sarah Linnes-Robinson, KFNA Executive Director at .

Kingfield Block Contact ‘100 Days of Community’ Gathering

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Reminder: Monday March 22, 7:00-8:00 PM

Online, Register Here

Also, if you want to serve as a Block Contact for your street, please sign up here.

Kingfield Block Contacts are invited gather and share ideas and strategies around KFNA’s 100 Days of Community Campaign! Kingfield Block Contacts are invited gather and share ideas and strategies around KFNA’s 100 Days of Community Campaign! [Read more…]

LNA is hiring a Community Garden and Food Justice Organizer

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Lyndale Community Garden and Food Justice Organizer

Organizador de jardines comunitarios y justicia alimentaria 

Job posting translation in Spanish HERE

Part-time (up to 80 hours per month), seasonal, staff person with LNA ($15-17 per hour, beginning March 2021 through harvest).  Located in the heart of South Minneapolis, the Lyndale Neighborhood Association is on the front line of issues that make Minneapolis a better place to live, work, play and invest for everyone who calls Minneapolis their home.

Position Overview:

The Lyndale Garden and Environment (G&FJ) Organizer will oversee the site development, management and community building at three, local community gardens. The G&FJ Organizer will also work to connect these gardeners to other community gardens in Lyndale and Kingfield to raise funds, provide educational opportunities, and to build community and connect gardeners across cultures and communities. The G&FJ Organizer will work to establish ongoing relationships with local food shelves, community dinner and food distribution sites, and other food justice organizations to connect Lyndale gardeners into a network where greater community needs can be met from the work they are doing and the food they are growing.  [Read more…]

Kingfield Restaurants

currently open for take-out
(more info available here)

  • Tap Society
  • Sunstreet Breads
  • Royal Grounds
  • Rincon 38
  • Revival
  • Patisserie 46
  • Nighthawks
  • The Lowbrow
  • Hola Arepa
  • Grand Cafe
  • Good Times Pizza
  • Five Watt Coffee
  • Young Man
  • Dave The Pie Guy
  • Curran's
  • Cocina Latina
  • Cafe Ena
  • Butter Bakery Cafe
  • Boludo Empanadas
  • Apoy