on Zoom

KFNA meets monthly and neighbors are welcome to join the conversation. Community Forum starts each meeting where you can bring up an issue or ask a question, or stay for the entire meeting to learn about neighborhood projects and work that the KFNA Board is doing in the community. This month KFNA is discussing the future of our community-based organization, both financially and  philosophically.

Like other organizations, over the last year KFNA has experienced unprecedented challenges and disruptions to the way we operate.  COVID-19, the killing of George Floyd and the funding uncertainty from the City have, and will require us to respond and adapt to a new reality.  This new norm of uncertainty will require more deliberate action, more strategic planning and more support from the KFNA board and the community as a whole.  If we are to continue to support and build community within our neighborhood KFNA must define our mission moving forward, be nimble in the way we operate and develop the mechanisms for funding that work.

Over the last few months the KFNA executive team has been discussing and wrestling with these “big” questions.  Through these discussions it is clear that the answers are not simple and that the path forward must be developed through a collaborative process between KFNA Board Members, KFNA Staff and the Community.

Join the KFNA Board on Wednesday September 9 on Zoom, from 7-9 PM to be part of this initial conversation.  Contact if you need help accessing the Zoom link for this meeting.

Kingfield Neighborhood Association will host Polling Party tents all day at MLK Park on Election Day November 3rd. Go to https://bit.ly/KFNA2020PollingPartyVolunteers to sign up to volunteer!

Continuing a tradition started in 2012, look for one of two tents outside on the park grounds to stop by and say hello to your neighbors. It’s been harder to connect with our neighbors in 2020, and with Winter looming, it will become even harder. We’ll have coffee and tea on hand for you, so be COVID-safe and bring your own travel mug and stop by for a pick-me-up! Even if you voted early, you can stop by and say hello!

In the August primary, almost 70% of the votes cast were early in-person, or by mail. If that pattern continues, it should be very easy to maintain social distancing throughout the entire day inside the park building and on the park grounds.

We can’t continue our Polling Party tradition without you. Here is what we need:

• Volunteers to help set-up, staff and strike the tents from 6:15 am – 8:30 pm
• Volunteer crossing guards at 41^st & Nicollet to help neighbors safely cross to and from the polls
• Firepits dropped off in the morning and picked up at night after they’ve cooled
• Lots and lots of firewood

Go to https://bit.ly/KFNA2020PollingPartyVolunteers to sign up to volunteer! If you have issues accessing or understanding the form contact .

on Zoom!

KFNA meets monthly and neighbors are welcome to join the conversation. Community Forum starts each meeting where you can bring up an issue or ask a question, or stay for the entire meeting to learn about neighborhood projects and work that the KFNA Board is doing in the community. This month KFNA is discussing community safety.

In the early 1980’s, Minneapolis neighborhood organizations were initiated, in part, as a “crime prevention” strategy; giving geographic communities autonomy and a bit of funding was seen as a way to stabilize communities and prevent urban flight to the suburbs.  “Fighting crime” by neighborhood groups was largely done by educating neighbors about calling 911 and working with community-focused civilian officers, but the real work of  “building safety” was done by our neighborhood non-profits by helping neighbors form block clubs and focused on grassroots engagement.

KFNA recognizes that personal and property crime is felt to be on the rise by some community members and many neighbors are on edge and some feel unsafe. In our current complicated era, and in part due to our complicated beginnings, KFNA wants to hold a community conversation that is “about crime”, but also focused on the safety of our community and the value of people over property. Our goal is to begin the work of creating a vision of a safe community for all our neighbors that takes into account our organizational commitment to anti-racism and justice, and a toolkit for blocks to utilize to make sure all community members feel safe and supported.

Join the KFNA Board on Wednesday September 9 on Zoom, from 7-9 PM to be part of this initial conversation.  Contact to get the Zoom link for this meeting.