Kingfield Neighborhood Association

COVID-19 Resource Links Published by the U of M Medical School Program in Health Disparities Research

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This resource list was put together by the University of Minnesota Medical School Program in Health Disparities Research. As in previous health emergencies, this crisis will disproportionately impact communities most marginalized by structural, social and economic inequities.This program values and acknowledges the assets each community has in caring for, sharing and communicating with each other. Below is a link to resources that are available for community members to share within their networks. 

It is broken up into useful topics including, in part, Food & Utilities, Families & Education, Employment, Housing, and Finances.

It is a working document and will be updated as additional resources are identified: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w5rNLRPqIMURzGAP0gGTwILrbvzsG242O_A5gN7kX20/edit

LET METRO MOBILITY PICK UP YOUR GROCERY ORDER

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Certified Metro Mobility customers can now order groceries and household essentials online from a store that has online shopping and local pick up. Metro Mobility will pick your order up and deliver to your house.

And the service is free — no fares for delivery. Delivery begins on Sunday, March 22.

You can book same day or in advance, for groceries and household essentials, just like you book a ride for yourself. You’ll receive your delivery within 60 minutes of the scheduled pickup time.

Stock your pantry with products, get fresh produce and other household essentials without leaving your house.

Just tell the store that Metro Mobility is picking up and provide us your order number as proof of purchase for pick up. Our four-bag limit remains in effect. Pickups must be scheduled at a commercial location. Drivers will verify your photo ID at drop-off.

If you have questions about whether you may or may not qualify for Metro Mobility, please contact our Customer Service staff: phone 651-602-1111*,  TTY 651-221-9886, email: metromobility@metc.state.mn.us

KFNA Needs a Block Contact on Every Block

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Right now, Kingfield Neighborhood Association is working to get 100% coverage of the neighborhood with a printed letter delivered by one person on every household on each block. It outlines food resources for those in need, and also other ways neighbors can be helping right now. We are asking a block contact to print and deliver this to each house ASAP, or before this Friday.
 
We have reached out to many people via our Block Contact list from the 5th Precinct but it is not a perfect list and some of the neighbors on it are not comfortable going outside at all right now due to health concerns. If you are able to help us this week on your block please log in here and enter your information. If I already have a contact on your block doing this task I will let you know.
 
 
NOTE: this is different than the general call for assistance in the future that we posted earlier today. Thank you to the neighbors that have already offered to help with this!

KFNA thanks Lisa & Scott, outgoing longtime board members

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With KFNA’s Annual Meeting and Celebration canceled we will miss the opportunity to publicly thank two dedicated members of the KFNA Board of Directors, Lisa Skzeczkoski-Bzdusek and Scott Mueller.  Both of these individuals have reached their term limits for serving with KFNA, Lisa with 7 years and Scott with 8.

Lisa has served as Board Secretary for years, an often thankless job that is critical to the functioning and historical knowledge of an organization. She is a champion or planning Family Engagement events and often volunteers at them alongside her children.

Scott’s interest and expertise on the KFNA Board has been in creative engagement, both on the ground and online. He has helped conceptualize and organize the So Alive dance parties benefiting The Aliveness Project and Get Out the Vote Polling Parties and yardsign campaigns.

KFNA thanks them for their years of service and is glad they will continue to be involved in the community on a project level. Acknowledging that they have big shoes to fill, we at KFNA also ask that all neighbors take the time to vote for representatives on the 2020-2021 KFNA Board of Directors. Please review all 8 candidate profiles for the KFNA Board of Directors Election 2020 and VOTE for up to six of them online! https://kingfield.org/board/

 

Kingfield Neighborhood Association’s 2020 Board Election Moves 100% Online

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We welcome you to review all 8 candidate profiles for the KFNA Board of Directors Election 2020 and VOTE for up to six of them online! Votes must be cast by 8 PM Wednesday March 18 either online or in-person, in-person ballots can be both picked up and returned to the Kingfield Neighborhood Association, located in the Nicollet Community Action Hub at 3537 Nicollet between the hours of 10 AM-4 PM, Monday through Thursday.

The Community Celebration & Annual Meeting scheduled for the 18th has been cancelled due to concerns about social events and the potential spread of the coronavirus.  To keep all neighbors safe KFNA has cancelled all events involving food and direct contact. Instead of attending this meeting we encourage you to vote online now, and also join our Kingfield Online Engagement Actions which will begin on March 23rd.

Members with voting rights are (1) individuals  aged 16 or older whose primary residence is within the Neighborhood and (2) any one representative of a property or business owned or operated within the Neighborhood.  

Kingfield Empty Bowls Sponsors

  • Baker's Field Flour and Bread
  • Seward Coop
  • Clancey's Meats and Fish
  • Curran's
  • Apoy
  • Cafe Ena
  • gigi's cafe
  • Kyatchi
  • Lake Country School
  • La Fresca
  • The Lowbrow
  • Nighthawks
  • Sunstreet Breads
  • Victor's 1959 Cafe
  • Breadsmith Edina
  • Butter Bakery Cafe