A huge thank you to the Cleveland Neighborhood Association Youth Committee and the amazing high school students from Patrick Henry High school and Edison High school who put together and pulled off a great family event on Saturday. With there help the kids and parents imagined and created Cars, SUVs, a truck and even a plane (click to see pictures!). It was so great to see the details that they added to their projects. We have an amazing neighborhood and great families and youth.
You won’t want to miss our summer series, Party in the Park, the next big event that the Youth Committee is planning. If you’d like to participate in the planning we’d love your help. Join us this Thursday, April 2nd, at 6:30pm at CNA for the monthly Youth Committee meeting to play an important role in your community and ensuring we have positive activities for youth and families all summer long. We hope to see you there!
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SPEAKERS
Debbie Duncan – June 11th
Toki Wright – July 9th
Javier Trejo – August 13th
Spring is in the air and we want to work together to make Cleveland the beautiful place we all know it to be. Join your friends and neighbors on May 9th for a spring clean and celebration. We’ll meet at the end of our blocks along Lowry Avenue were you’ll receive gloves, pickers and bags from Team Captains. Together we’ll walk the blocks from Lowry to Dowling picking up litter, tidying up and helping make the neighborhood sparkle. We’ll finish with a celebration lunch complete with music and resource tables. It’s going to be a great event and we hope you and your neighbors can make it out to join us. In the spirit of friendly competition, there will be a prize at the end for the street (Penn-Xerxes) with the highest turn out, so invite your neighbors!
Join your neighbors March 28th at 1pm for a fun afternoon creating ‘cars’ out of boxes and going to a “drive-in” movie in the neighborhood. We’ll some movie theater snacks and we’ll watch a series of short children’s films. Wear clothes you can get messy in and parents are welcome to join in, participate and watch the films as well! A great way to kick-off MPS spring break as a family!
Hi my name is Kotiareenia (K) Taylor. I’m from Minneapolis, I’ve been a professional chef for 15 years and have cooked all around the twin cities for various organizations and restaurants. Currently, I am a full time student at Augsburg College majoring in sociology and minoring in theater performance. I’m excited to support Cleveland neighbors in building sustainable relationships with one another and improving the neighborhood both aesthetically and systematically. I believe that it is important to encourage those who are perpetually marginalized to work together – to build power and create the change – be the change they want to see in the world.
Good morning my name is Sarah Rossman. I am currently attending the University of Minnesota, getting my Master’s in Youth Development Leadership. I have 14 plus years working with youth in Minneapolis. I have a real passion for working with youth and North Minneapolis Communities. I am really looking forward to working with the Cleveland Neighborhood association. I am excited to work for a non profit and see the ins and outs of the organization and working with a grass roots organization. My experience is mainly with government organizations so this will be a new adventure. I’m mostly looking forward to work with the Cleveland Neighborhood/community and getting to know the residents and coming up with new projects to help unite this community.
Hello, My name is Karla Guadalupe Arredondo Payan. First thing to know is that there is a small number of people that can pronounce my full name. I am from North Minneapolis and have lived in the community my entire life. I am currently studying at Augsburg College for a double major in Sociology and Metro Urban Studies. My passion lies within the community and the rich history it has to offer us. My experience living in North Minneapolis combined with my love of research has lead me to conduct a few research projects about North Minneapolis, that give a voice to the unheard. I enjoy doing research projects related to social change and community engagement, resident or the public sector of non-profits. I am am excited to be working with the Cleveland Neighborhood Association to bring voice to residents who sometimes feel are not heard. I look forward to meeting and getting to build wonderful relationships with the residents of Cleveland Neighborhood.
he Cleveland Neighborhood embarks on an ambitious goal in 2015 to establish block clubs on 100% of the blocks in the neighborhood and identify Community Connectors on each of those blocks. We have been so grateful to those who have stepped up and volunteered to serve as block leaders and have done the grassroots work of connecting neighbors, hosting block parties and so much more. We’ve seen the positive effect of connected blocks in more stability, social connections and lower crime. If you don’t already have a block club contact us!