The Beam is designed to keep you - our key partners and stakeholders - up to date and in the loop on North Minneapolis partnerships, programs and people. This monthly "quick read" provides current news briefs from NorthWay Community Trust and its partners.
NorthWay board adds membersThree new members recently joined NorthWay’s Board of Directors. They are:
Please join us in welcoming them to the board. Marketing Task Force updateAt its April 23 meeting, the North Minneapolis Marketing Task Force elected new officers charged with overseeing the group’s activities. They are:
The board also adopted a policy setting aside 15 minutes for public comment at the end of each meeting. The next meeting will be on Monday, May 7 from 6:30-8:00 pm at NorthWay offices, 1500 W. Broadway. Kick off a summer of PEACE in North Minneapolis
On Saturday, May 19 from 6-8pm, more than 1,000 neighbors from North Minneapolis and around the community will stand together, side-by-side on Penn Avenue North (from W. Broadway to Lowry Avenue North), to make a collective statement that peace will prevail over violence in the city this summer. To sign up or for more information, go to citypeace.org or call the PEACE Foundation at 612-521-4405. Northside mortgage fraud to be studied
A graduate research assistant from the University of Minnesota will work with NorthWay and several neighborhood associations to study mortgage fraud on the Northside. Neighborhood Participation for Community Revitalization (NPCR) of the Center for Urban & Regional Affairs (CURA) will cover the bulk of the costs for a student to work this summer with local residents to identify schemes that often leave properties abandoned. The idea for this project came from a March meeting with community housing activists and researchers. For more information, contact Allan Malkis. New committee works to assess NorthWay’s valueNorthWay’s evaluation advisory group met for the first time April 17. Members are Kim Aguilar (Northside Child Development Center), Makram El-Amin (El-Amin’s Fish House and local resident), Roger Banks (Council on Black Minnesotans), Ronda Marie Chakolis (University of Minnesota Fellow in Healthy Youth Development), Philip Hannam (local resident), Jewelean Jackson (local resident), Dr. Joanna Ramirez-Barrett (NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center), Billie Jo Seifert (NorthWay Board) and Jim Wentzell (Northside Marketing Task Force). The evaluation advisory group will work with staff to develop a plan to track NorthWay’s impact on North Minneapolis and keep the board and community informed. For more information, contact Allan Malkis. |
Listening Project Report to the CommunityBuilding Bridges: Working Together for a Healthier North Minneapolis the final report of the Community Listening Project, is available for free by calling NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center (612-302-4600) or NorthWay Community Trust (612-521-4500). Meet the Board
Song Lyfoung is part of the Development team at Asian Media Access, working to raise funds for its new home and multi-arts complex on Plymouth Avenue North. Why NorthWay?Northway has the compassion and capacity to create lasting change in North Minneapolis. In my opinion, Northway possesses the most important asset to create change: people who care about North Minneapolis and are willing to take action to work toward a brighter future. Northway is also a tangible symbol of the investments in North Minneapolis. I want to be a part of the team that will create positive changes for North Minneapolis. Favorite thing about North MinneapolisThe diverse and vibrant communities. Favorite quote"The future depends on what we do in the present." ~ Gandhi |
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