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Tackle Hunger at Kingfield Empty Bowls!
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, Petite 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.
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Thanking MLK Park Director Peter Jaeger for 8 Years of Soccer, Syruping, and Service!
Peter Jaeger has been the MLK Park Director for the past eight years and will be moving into a new position with the Mpls Parks as a city-wide program lead with a focus on nature based pillar programs and working out of Lake Nokomis Park. Peter states, “I will miss MLK Park more than most could realize, the beautiful facility, outdoor grounds and especially the community and park participants that support the park and all of its programs.”
Aaron Flanders is a lifelong Minneapolis resident born, raised, and currently living in the Longfellow neighborhood. I grew up in the Park system beginning tball at Longfellow Park at the age of 4. Aaron says, “I love that in my job I get to give back to youth and residents by providing the same wonderful experiences I had as a child. I am looking forward to meeting new and wonderful people with my new assignment as Recreation Supervisor at Martin Luther King Jr. Park.”
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KFNA & LNA are Hiring an Equity & Justice Organizer:
Read Full Job Description Here
Title: Equity and Justice Organizer
Classification: Full time, nonexempt, 32-40 hours/week, shared position between two nonprofit neighborhood associations
Salary: $18.00-22.00 per hour paid bi-weekly, depending on experience / 90-day probation period
Benefits: generous PTO accrual (13 days per year/pro-rated based on hours worked) 8 paid holidays, optional pre-tax employee-paid group Dental & Vison plans, optional 3% Simple IRA employer match
Schedule: Flexible hours. Some nights and weekends required.
Location: Co-working office in the Lyndale neighborhood in South Minneapolis at 35th and Nicollet
How to Apply: Send resume, cover letter, and 3 references by email to director@lyndale.org
Position Overview
The most important aspects of the Community Organizer position are skilled communication, empathy, and relationship-building. The primary task is to increase – and retain existing – volunteer neighbor participation at both organizations. The Community Organizer will accomplish this through sustained, coordinated effort of volunteer recruitment and retention, and close work with the Executive Director and neighbor-leadership. The position reports directly to the Executive Directors of both organizations.
Requirements:
- Languages: comfortable with both spoken and written Spanish + English.
- Organizing Experience: time invested by living or working in a diverse community: direct organizing training or lived-experience preferred.
- Computer skills: basic data entry and graphic design, experience with email, What’s Ap, Excel, and Word
- Communication Skills: Strong writing ability; comfortable giving presentations and leading meetings. Social Media skills or willingness to learn.
- Proof provided of being fully vaccinated by start date.
The person hired for this position will work full-time (expected at 32 hours per week but could work up to 40 especially during spring and summer) split between the two organizations (we will consider part time employment if necessary to find the correct employee). This position will offer a broad variety of activities. Projects, tasks, and outreach activities will be determined in bi-weekly staff meetings. Flexibility in work hours is a must, nights and weekends are common. Time will be tracked by organization and work area. See below for a description of specific activities this position may be asked to participate in. KFNA and LNA are equal opportunity employers.
Read Full Job Description Here
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Calling All Volunteers to Support Lyndale’s Adult Education Program!
Start your year off on the right foot and give back to your community! Lyndale's Education Program is in need of volunteer support for our English as a Second Language (ESL) and Digital Literacy (DL) classes.
Volunteers are needed for morning and evening ESL classes, and afternoon Digital Literacy classes. Volunteers typically work one class per week; help is especially needed on Friday morning from 9:15-12:45! In this role you can expect to lead a small group of students and provide 1-on-1 student support. We are also seeking one additional morning and evening volunteer that will be in charge of weekly registration and testing of ESL students; for this role, some conversational Spanish is a necessity.
Our program will be starting to use a new curriculum called “English Unlocked”, created by Literacy Minnesota in January. LNA will be organizing trainings for volunteers in January including a curriculum overview and instructions on how to use it to extend learning and engagement with students. Please contact Emma@lyndale.org. LNA’s ESL Teacher & Volunteer Coordinator, to be notified of upcoming training dates and to discuss how you might like to be involved in this program. She will be happy to follow up with you separately to discuss your availability, skills, and interests and get you scheduled, and trained!, as a volunteer for 2023!
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Undoing Racism Training
led by the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, organized by the South Central Minneapolis Anti-Racism Collective
The South Central Minneapolis Anti-Racism Collective is a partnership of Bryant, Bancroft, Central and Powderhorn Park neighborhoods, the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, and Hennepin County (Angela Conley, District 4). These four neighborhoods meet at the intersection of George Floyd Square (38th street and Chicago Avenue South in Minneapolis, MN where, on May 25 2020, George Perry Floyd Jr was murdered by the hands of the Minneapolis Police). Together, they have a vision of an Antiracism Zone across the four neighborhood area and they want you join them.
Attend a workshop in January or February 2023 that analyze structures of power & privilege that hinder equity and prepare to be an effective organizer for justice. Participants will experience a humanistic process for laying a foundation to explore how we have been racialized, socialized, and conditioned to think about race and racism.
Workshop offerings include:
- January 20th - 22nd, 2023: Undoing Racism Training In-Person at Sabathani Community Center. Sessions are scheduled as follows:
- 1/20 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m,
- 1/21 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., and
- 1/22 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m
- February 3rd -5th, 2023: Undoing Racism Training online on Zoom
- February 25th, 2023: One-Day ‘Appetizer’ Undoing Racism Training from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. online on Zoom
Sign up for any of the following workshops here.
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