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Community Development

Cleveland Renter Community Meeting October 8th

mailing label sizeAt CNA, we believe that regardless of whether you are a renter or a homeowner you are a valuable member of our community and we want to do our best to serve you well. In the next few weeks, we will be door-knocking specifically reaching out to renters to see if they have needed repairs, issues with their landlords or other concerns. We hope to be able to connect tenants with the resources they need to have their concerns addressed and we’ll reach out to landlords as well to ensure and encourage them to see their investment as a chance to build up our community. So if we stop by your place, let us help you out. Because why live with a leaky roof or a broken oven when you don’t have to?

On October 8th from 6-7:30pm at the CNA offices at 3333 Penn Avenue N, we’ll be holding a Cleveland Renter Community meeting. This is a good chance for you to come and have dinner and share your thoughts on what we can do to improve the neighborhood specifically as it relates to your concerns as a renter. This event is open to all residents but is specifically for renters in the Cleveland Neighborhood. Please RSVP by calling or texting ‘Rent’ to 612-567-1262. We hope to see you on October 8th!

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Crime and Safety

A Timeline for Engagement Regarding Speed Bumps on 34th and Russell Ave

As many are aware, the City of Minneapolis Public Works department recently installed four speed bumps on Russell Avenue and one speed bump on 34th Avenue. We’ve become aware of some questions and concerns regarding the project and wanted to take a moment to provide a timeline of Cleveland Neighborhood Association’s (CNA) involvement to help clarify our role. If you have any additional questions please feel free to contact us via email at cna@clevelandneighborhood.org or call the office at 612-588-1155.

Timeline

  • May 1, 2013 – CNA staff received communication from Public Works regarding a Safe Routes to School project to install speed bumps on 34th Avenue between Russell and Penn adjacent to the school as a traffic calming measure based on interest from school staff and support from Barb Johnson.
  • May 1, 2013– CNA Staff coordinated with Public Works to flyer and doorknock the nearby homes, host a Q & A session on 34th Avenue with residents on 34th Avenue and another during the regularly scheduled Crime and Safety meeting at CNA.
  • May 2, 2013– CNA sent out its Crime and Safety Meeting notice via email which included information about the speed bump project as a topic and that this would be a chance to give feedback. The e-list is open to anyone and currently has about 100 subscribers.
  • May 2, 2013– CNA staff doorknocked all homes within one block of 34th Avenue on Russell, Queen and Penn. and delivered fliers as well as provided information regarding the speed bumps, how to give feedback to Public Works and about its Q & A sessions.
  • May 3, 2013– CNA uploaded a blog post about the speed bump feedback on the CNA website and the Cleveland Neighborhood Facebook group.
  • May 6, 2013– Public Works staff stood out on 34th Avenue during the afternoon to answer resident questions and observe traffic. CNA staff doorknocked and fliered again all of the homes on Russell and Queen within one block of 34th Avenue.
  • May 6, 2013– The Crime and Safety Committee is made up of Cleveland residents and all who attend are allowed to vote. The Committee discussed the speed bumps with Public Works staff, listened to feedback CNA staff collected from residents and voted in favor of the traffic calming measures around Lucy Laney with specific requests to consider fewer speed bumps on 34th and move some to 35th and Russell.
  • May 20, 2013– The Cleveland Neighborhood Association board discussed the Crime and Safety Committee’s recommendation to draft a letter of support for the speed bumps and submit to the City. The recommendation was approved by the board.
  • The letter of support was sent to Barb Johnson’s office regarding the traffic calming measures on 34th and recommendations to consider 35th and Russell as well.

CNA received no further information or communication regarding this project from Public Works until August 27th when residents notified CNA that they’d received a letter on August 25th regarding the pending installation of the speed bumps on Russell and 34th Avenue N. Sept 4 & 5, 2014 – Speed bumps were installed on Russell Ave (4 bumps) and 34th Avenue (1 bump). We are currently drafting a letter of concern to the City expressing our concern at the process, the lack of notification to residents and CNA and issues arising from the size and placement of the humps.  We will communicate once we receive a response from the City regarding this issue.

If you have any additional questions please contact us via email at cna@clevelandneighborhood.org or call the office at 612-588-1155.

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Committees

Meet our new intern: Karly

Hello! I’m Karly and I am excited to be Cleveland Neighborhood Association’s new intern!

TuckerDogI hail from northern Minnesota. I love to swim, play guitar, and go on nature walks. I have about ten different books that I’m currently reading. I have a dog whose tongue does not know how to stay in his mouth. And, I am getting married this winter!

As a Housing Studies student at the U of M, I am passionate about healthy homes and healthy communities. This is why I am so delighted to be working with the Cleveland Neighborhood Association this fall. When neighbors come together with a goal, they have amazing power to transform a community. My focus will be working with tenants and landlords to improve our community. But I foresee a brighter future, because there are tenants in Cleveland who are fit and ready to create positive change in their neighborhood.

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If you see me, say hi!

Sincerely,

Karly

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Committees Featured

Save the Date! Annual Party on October 22nd

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October 22nd, 7pm at Lucy Laney School (RSVP Today!)
Come celebrate the many amazing things happening in the neighborhood this year. We’ll enjoy a community dinner, share some stories, and host our board elections.

Joining the Board of Directors is a great opportunity and experience for any neighbor. If you’d like to learn more about joining the Board please call or email the office or apply online today!

Come out and invite your neighbors and learn more about what the Cleveland Neighborhood does and share what with us what we can do to better serve you and your neighbors in the coming year.

 

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Northside News Youth

Local girls earn top Girl Scouting honor: the Silver Award

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Silver Award Team pictured left to right: Rachel Clifton, Dee Dee Anderson, Destiny Washington, Jasmine Bussie

On June 1, 2014, four Cadette Scouts from Troop 13779 of Sanctuary Covenant Church will be recognized for earning the second highest honor available to a young woman in Girl Scouting – the Girl Scout Silver Award.  Dee Dee Anderson, an 8th grader at Minnehaha Academy, Destiny Washington, a 7th grader at North View Junior High School, Jasmine Bussie, a 7th grader at Brooklyn Center Junior/Senior High School and Rachel Clifton, a 7th grader at Beacon Academy will celebrate this prestigious achievement for their 2-year service project known as Project 5000 at the Ted Mann Concert Hall (University of Minnesota) amongst their peers, family, friends and Girl Scouting community.

The highest and most prestigious awards that Girl Scouts can earn are the Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards. These awards, commonly referred to as the High Awards, showcase what being a Girl Scout is all about.

The Silver Award is the highest award earned by Cadette Girl Scouts. It is a national award with national standards, awarded by Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys on behalf of Girl Scouts of the USA. This award acknowledges achievements in leadership development, with community-based actions (outside of Girl Scouts) having a sustainable element and incorporating personal growth. This project involves girl led, ou
tcome based, sustainable leadership projects based in the girls’ community. A project is considered leadership when the girls address the “Root Cause” of an issue they are passionate about and which incorporates “with” the community (not service based) “for” the community.

Project 5000 was born from a desire to address the growing issue of hunger in the state of Minnesota. According to a study released by the Hunger in America/Minnesota Study, hunger has doubled in Minnesota over the past five years and 40 percent of those seeking hunger relief in Minnesota are now children under the age of 18.  Further research conducted by Feeding America revealed that 1 in 10 Minnesotans does not always know where he or she will find his or her next meal.

Project 5000 is a take action project inspired by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ found in a parable told in the book of Mark 6:30-44 in which Jesus feeds a crowd of 5000.  The goal of the project is to help end huger in our community by teaching people how to grow food themselves. And also to educate adults and children on the importance of eating healthy food and what qualifies as eating health food.

Over the span of two years, the Project 5000 Team (Dee Dee, Destiny, Jasmine and Rachel) spent their Saturdays learning about permaculture and working along side urban farmers affiliated with PRI Cold Climate and the University of Minnesota’s Master Gardners’ programs.  They also partnered with Gardening Matters to deliver harvest to a local food shelf in north Minneapolis.  To address the sustainable component of their project, the team partnered with third and fourth grade students from Lucy Craft Laney School to grow seedlings over the winter months which eventually the students transferred into large containers to be housed in their back yards for the purpose of providing healthy food to their families and others in their communities.

By Lisa Chatman, Cleveland Neighborhood Resident and Girl Scout Troop Leader

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Events

Men Take Their Children to School Day

Million Father March

National Men Take Their Children to School Daymillionfathermarch

September 8th @ 8:00 A.M @ Lucy Craft Laney

Please Contact K.G. Wilson

@612-816-9410 Or

Marvin Smith @612-327-6362

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Events Northside News

Financial Guidance Sessions – Sept 20th

10557716_731719990218608_1713849998233216525_oDo you feel overwhelmed by your finances or bogged down by debt? Do you have trouble making it to the next paycheck before running out of money? Do you have questions but feel like the financial professionals you speak to are only trying to sell you something?

Traci Johnson is a Certified Financial Planner™ who has lived in the Cleveland neighborhood for 14 years. She’s worked in Financial Services for nearly 20 years and is eager to help the residents of our community achieve financial wellness and balance. She will hold office hours at the Cleveland Neighborhood Organization office on Sept 20th between 10:00 am and 2:00pm. Stop by to talk with Traci about your questions on debt and money management, budgeting and savings. Please note that no financial products will be sold or specific investment recommendations made.

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or drop-in at our office, 3333 Penn Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411 at the Cleveland Neighborhood Association office at Lucy Laney School on Saturday, September 20th, from 10-2pm. If you aren’t able to make it this Saturday, but are interested in learning about future Financial sessions, we’d like to know! Send us an email or shoot us a text at 612-567-1262. With enough interest, we’ll look to host these on a monthly basis in the community.

This posting does not imply an endorsement by the Cleveland Neighborhood Association.

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Committees Featured

Join the Cleveland Connector Lab – Sept 17th

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What would you do with $500 to make your neighborhood even better?

Let’s turn our ideas into ACTION! We’ll have pizza for dinner and jump right into turning our collective energy into something real for our community. Will you join us? Sept 17, 6-9pm at CNA.

Ideas currently in the lab (but you can bring your own!):

-Neighborhood Cookout
-Business opportunities for neighborhood youth
-Farmers Market on vacant lots
-Hire youth to do neighborhood clean ups and educate on recycling
-Literacy initiative collaboration with Lucy Laney School

The Connector Lab will be a two hour workshop were you’ll come together with other residents on the topic of interest to you and put together an action plan to turn that idea into a reality. Those ideas with a plan, budget and a group of residents willing to carry them out will be our first Lab initiatives! We’ll have pizza for dinner and we won’t bore you with long speeches, just a chance to get your hands dirty and begin creating something as a community. Come for a little bit or stay the whole time. Will you join us?

RSVP here or on Facebook or email, call or text us at 612-567-1262 and we’ll make sure we have enough pizza for you 🙂

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Featured Northside News Youth

Party in the Park – Back to School – August 20th

Final-Party-FlyerJoin us this Wednesday evening for our second Party in the Park event with the theme Healthy Living. We’ll have a custom backpack take-home project for students with Juxtaposition Arts, resource tables from Hennepin Teen and Child Check-ups, Center for Energy and Environment and more. This event is put on by the Cleveland Neighborhood Association’s Youth Committee.

The event is held near our office in the green space between Cleveland Park and Lucy Craft Laney School near Penn and Lowry Avenues north and reaches residents in the Cleveland Neighborhood and surrounding area.

This year we’ve chosen themes for the Party in the Park events. In June we had Summer Fun and Safety, July 16th was Healthy Living, and August 20th we’ll round it out with Back to School themes. We’d love for you to join us at the events as a resident or come as an organization. Come for Dinner, stay for the community!

RSVP on Facebook for our August 20th Event!

Would you like to Table at the event? Register Here!
(Sponsor Letter PDF)

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Events

Free Financial Guidance Sessions This Saturday!

finance1Do you feel overwhelmed by your finances or bogged down by debt? Do you have trouble making it to the next paycheck before running out of money? Do you have questions but feel like the financial professionals you speak to are only trying to sell you something?

Traci Johnson is a Certified Financial Planner™ who has lived in the Cleveland neighborhood for 14 years. She’s worked in Financial Services for nearly 20 years and is eager to help the residents of our community achieve financial wellness and balance. She will hold office hours at the Cleveland Neighborhood Organization office on August 16th or Sept 20th between 10:00 am and 2:00pm. Stop by to talk with Traci about your questions on debt and money management, budgeting and savings. Please note that no financial products will be sold or specific investment recommendations made.

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or drop-in at our office, 3333 Penn Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411 at the Cleveland Neighborhood Association office at Lucy Laney School on Saturday, August 16th or September 20th, from 10-2pm. If you aren’t able to make it this Saturday, but are interested in learning about future Financial sessions, we’d like to know! Send us an email or shoot us a text at 612-567-1262. With enough interest, we’ll look to host these on a monthly basis in the community.

This posting does not imply an endorsement by the Cleveland Neighborhood Association.