Keeping our heads above water!

NorthWay offices are temporarily closed due to extreme water damage! A pipe above NorthWay ruptured, sending thousands and thousand of gallons of water (and the ceiling) into our offices. We can access email and voicemail but all meetings have been moved to new locations. Please be patient as clean-up continues. We hope to re-open by the end of March. In the meantime, our work to improve the quality of life in North Minneapolis keeps on. If you need to reach us, please email or call 612-521-4500 to leave a message:

• Wesley Walker, Executive Director, x101
• Lance Marcus Knuckles, Outreach Program Manager, x102 or 612-239-2960
• Allan Malkis, Research & Evaluation Program Manager, x103 or 952-220-0293
• Loreda Berry, Administrative Assistant, x100

Leadership training for North Minneapolis youth starts MARCH 10

There are still a few places left for motivated youth to participate in an intensive leadership training program that teaches valuable lifelong skills and serves as a foundation for success. The training program includes dinners and a $100 stipend upon completion of the program and group project.

There are two sessions, which combine for the last two classes. Youth can sign up for either March session, and then must attend both April classes. The dates are:

• Monday-Thursday, March 10-13, 5-7:30pm
or
• Monday-Thursday, March 17-20, 5-7:30pm
concluding with
• Tuesday, April 8 and Tuesday, April 15, 5-7:30pm

For more information or to enroll, contact Lance Knuckles.

Victory Neighborhood hosts Grow North meeting

On Wednesday, March 26 at 7pm, the Victory Neighborhood Association will present the Northside Neighborhood Alliance (NNA)’s Grow North Market Scan report at its regular monthly meeting. The meeting will be held at St John Missionary Baptist Church, 4301 Thomas Ave. No. All those interested are invited to attend, see the PowerPoint presentation and offer feedback.

Get financially fit!

Women Venture, in partnership with NorthWay Community Trust, is bringing Financial Literacy Services to North Minneapolis. FREE classes (held on Wednesdays, starting in May) will help you become empowered and in control of your money. You’ll learn how to:

• Reduce debt
• Open a checking account
• Create savings
• Budget
• Increase your credit rating

For more information, call Shawna Thompson at WomenVenture, 651-646-3808.

Replication Collaborative continues to explore program feasibility

The Replication Collaborative (Subzero Collective, Minneapolis Downtown Council, Grassroots Public Policy Institute, NorthWay Community Trust and other strategic partners) provides an update on the progress to establish a Manchester Bidwell Center for Arts and Technology model in North Minneapolis. For more information, contact Lance Knuckles.