Kingfield Neighborhood Association

The HomeHelpMN program opens Today

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The HomeHelpMN program will begin accepting applications for assistance onTuesday, May 17, beginning at 8:00 a.m. The application period will be open through 5:00 p.m. on Friday, June 17, but homeowners should not wait to apply.

HomeHelpMN provides assistance for homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage or other eligible housing-related expenses due to effects of the pandemic. Eligible homeowners may receive up to $35,000 in assistance for past-due expenses.

Funds for the program are limited, and need is expected to be high.?If applications received during the application period exceed available funding, applicants may be put on a wait list. Homeowners should submit their applications as soon as possible after the application period begins.

For more information about the program, including who is eligible to apply and what expenses are eligible, visit HomeHelpMN.org or call 1-800-388-3226. The Call Center is open Monday – Saturday from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.  The website is available in English, Spanish, Somali, and Hmong. The call center supports these languages and more – when you call you’ll be prompted to select a language.

 

English: The program will take applications during a period from May 17 to June 17 at 5 pm CST. Applications will be processed as they are submitted. In the event of high demand for funds, the funds may be fully allocated before the date the application period closes. Homeowners are encouraged to submit their applications early in the application period. A submitted application is not a guarantee of funding availability. 

Spanish: El programa aceptará solicitudes durante el periodo del 17 de mayo al 17 de junio a las 5 pm HCE. Las solicitudes se procesarán a medida que se presenten. En caso de que haya una gran demanda de fondos, es posible que éstos se distribuyan en su totalidad antes de la fecha de cierre del periodo de solicitud. Se recomienda a los propietarios de viviendas que presenten sus solicitudes a principios del periodo de solicitud. La entrega de una solicitud no garantiza la disponibilidad de fondos.

 

5th Precinct Community listening session planned to inform search for new Minneapolis police chief

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  • 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 3 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park building, 4055 Nicollet

Community listening sessions are being held in each of the City’s five police precincts will help inform the search process for the next Minneapolis police chief. City Council Member LaTrisha Vetaw, chair of the City Council’s Public Health & Safety Committee, is working with Mayor Jacob Frey’s office and the Mayor’s Police Chief Search Committee on the series of sessions.

The community feedback, guidance and perspective received during these sessions will be an integral piece in the creation of the position profile and will inform the entire search process for the new police chief.

Minneapolis Charter Commission Openings

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Josh Martin serves on the Kingfield Board of Directors and also recently wrote an article for Southwest Voices paper about how the Minneapolis Charter Commission operates and how citizens can apply to serve on it.  Check it out here!

https://www.southwestvoices.news/posts/minneapolis-now-accepting-applications-for-the-charter-commission

Help KFNA Close Out 2021 on Strong Note; Make a Year-End Donation Today

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Dear Kingfield Neighbor –  Understanding the Kingfield Neighborhood Association is as easy as ABC: KFNA is Always Building Community.  Whether that is through discussions and exploration of hard issues like safety and racism, working side by side to improve our neighborhood, or through events where we celebrate being together, KFNA knows that community building work we do is the foundation of community safety.

The Kingfield Neighborhood Association connects neighbors to each other and to important actions and activities that help you amplify your voice in our city. For this work, we are asking for your donation to support KFNA today. The Kingfield Neighborhood Association (KFNA) needs your financial support for the work we do in our neighborhood.  Due to changes that City of Minneapolis made in how funds are distributed to neighborhood associations, KFNA has a $30,000 budget gap this year.

What would your life be like without your neighborhood association?

  • Less Informed? Who else would host civic discussions with stakeholders on both sides debating the issues, to make sure you are educated and engaged in making change in your community?
  • Lonelier? Who else would organize Nicollet Open Streets, all-day Election Polling Party, and Light It Up Kingfield as fun, local activities, simply as a way for you to build relationships to your neighbors and be out on our streets in neighborhood streets?
  • More Isolated? Who else would collect and send you a weekly e-news of everything going on in Kingfield neighborhood and work with block clubs to provide up-to-date public safety tips?
  • Quieter? And who would organize your musically gifted neighbors into street parties like PorchFest and On Thursdays We Sing so we share and see the talents of all our neighbors? 

A gift of any size at this time of year helps us close our year-end funding gap. A sustaining monthly donation of $10 or $20 helps us plan for the future.

Donations can be made by:

Thank you!

Your KFNA Board of Directors:

Chris DesRoches, KFNA President, 44th & Grand

Sarah Tschida, Vice President, 36th & Pillsbury

Alice Johnson, Treasurer, 43rd & Grand

BJ Titus, Secretary, 38th & 1st

Jerome Rankine, 39th & Pleasant

David Robbins, 44th & Wentworth

Becky Dankowski, 40th & Garfield

Dave Searl, 38th & 1st

Todd Shipman, 37th & Lyndale

Brighton McCormick, Nicollet & West 37th Street

Lorial Roballo-Kaster, 40th & Harriet

Josh Martin, 44th & Harriet

Katie Blanchard, 45th & Pleasant