Our apologies if you already received a readable version of The BEAM last Thursday, October 29th.
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  The BEAM is designed to keep you 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.
PHOTOS ABOVE include faces from The PEACE Ball: Wesley Walker, Gary Cunningham, Councilwoman Betsy Hodges, Senator Linda Higgins, Sarita Turner, Jackie Cherryhomes, Mike Christensen and John Hoff (Johnny Northside).

Northsiders and friends celebrated the 6th Annual PEACE Ball at Lincoln School on October 10th.
With many successes to celebrate, the PEACE Foundation has been instrumental in engaging the broader community in issues specific to Minneapolis's north side.

 

We got our groove on to dance floor favorite, Soul Tight Committee and the acoustic music of Star Tribune “local top 10 artist” Chastity Brown.
The Silent Auction and a photographic display by Northside photographer Tobechi Tobechukwu, helped to create dialogue and serve as an impetus for social change, reconciliation and healing.
 

October 15, 2009 - A working group of 20 people involved in development projects in North Minneapolis with a concentration on West Broadway Avenue met at Emerge offices to discuss the kinds of communication efforts necessary to move all of these plans ahead. The Comprehensive Community Development Group will continue to meet as long as there is a need for communication and funding for these projects.

 

"We're trying to work ourselves out of a job, here," said Ron Price, Senior Program Officer with Twin Cities LISC.
Anne Little Long, Executive Director of Plymouth Christian Youth Center, said, "Around the country others are marveling at the cooperation exhibited among the different efforts going on in North Minneapolis."
  WomenVenture in partnership with Northway Community Trust will offer its next five-week class series for would-be franchise owners. The classes will be taught by Minneapolis WomenVenture Branch Director Maliha Husain.
Cost for the entire series is $100. 		  This class will be the first training hosted by WomenVenture through its newly opened Minneapolis office.
The class will cover: determining your income needs; retail sales versus performing a service; how many hours of work will be required; where will financing come from;		   royalty payments; and manage the business yourself or hire a manager.
The first of five sessions will be held Monday, Nov. 16, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Emerge: 1101 West Broadway in Minneapolis. The remaining four classes will be held on subsequent Wednesday evenings.
 

The Northside Achievement Zone announces the launch of NAZ Connect to interested organizations. NAZ Connect is a web-network that will serve as a critical tool to develop a culture of achievement among families on the Northside. The Engagement Team and NAZ Connectors are inviting organizations, then families with high achievement expectations to inquire. The goal of NAZ Connect is the support of family achievement plans. NAZ Connect will be able to easily connect families and existing opportunities to implement .

 

their plans by bringing organizations together around the family plans.
For further news about the NAZ Connect tool call PEACE Foundation at (612)521-4405. Check NAZ web site at www.northsideachievement.org
With NAZ Connect as a vehicle, any knowledge or opportunity gap facing families will be eradicated. And as families take critical steps to move on their plans, the achievement gap that has persisted on the Northside will begin to close.
 

There is so much going on at Northside Arts Collective that the easiest way to keep up with it all is to visit the NAC Arts web site calendar.
http://nacarts.org/news/calendar/

  

PCYC has met all standards and is qualified to display the Charities Review Council Seal, which demonstrates PCYC's accountability to donors and funders.
Click here to see the official review

  

Tickets are going fast for Hot Jazz Harlem Nights, October 24 & 25
This is the third year of the Legends series presented by the Plymouth Christian Youth Center and the Capri Theater.
 

For more information or to be added to an email list on community development, email Wesley Walker, NorthWay Executive Director, or call (612)521-4500. The Beam is a monthly e-newsletter published by NorthWay Community Trust. Feel free to pass it on. To provide feedback or suggest a feature idea, email info@northwaycom.org. For more information, visit www.northwaycom.org or call (612)521-4500. NorthWay Community Trust, 1200 West Broadway Avenue, Suite 210, Minneapolis, MN 55411 NorthWay invests in collaborations and advocates for systemic change to to decrease poverty and increase wealth in North Minneapolis.

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