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Feb 24 / 8:37am

Waite House Pancake Breakfast February 25th, 2012

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Greetings Friends and Allies—

 

I would like to formally invite you to the last Pancake Breakfast in our “old building”. This year, we are raising money for our Teen programming, fondly known at Waite House as “Youth Pathways”,  which provides important leadership building, college prep, employment support and skill building for 14-21 year old youth. In particular, the Pancake Breakfast will support our 4th annual “Build Bridges, not Fences” social justice youth delegation to Lac Courte Oreilles (Band of Ojibwe) in Wisconsin. The trip will focus on community building and indigenous education.

 

Our lovely teens will once again be cooking and serving. If you can’t come, please don’t hesitate to send us a donation J.

 

Please call or email with any other questions, but the attached flier should answer most of them.

 

Thanks,

 

Julie

 

PS Let me know if you are vegan or gluten free in advance if possible (we made way too many last time!)

 

Julie Graves

Youth Program Manager

Pillsbury United Communities:

Waite House Community Center

2529 13th Ave. S.

Minneapolis, MN 55404

(612) 721-1681 (center)

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Feb 13 / 8:19am

Phillips Community kids go from seed to salad at Open Arms Minnesota

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Phillips Community kids go from seed to salad at Open Arms Minnesota

Kids from the Phillips Community are learning in the kitchen at Open Arms Minnesota’s Farm, Food and Nutrition Program.

The program teaches kids how to identify, grow and cook vegetables, making a connection between the farm and the food they eat. It also shows kids how they can positively impact their community by volunteering time and energy. Open Arms Minnesota’s chefs will use all the vegetables planted and harvested to cook delicious, nutritious meals for clients, people who are living with HIV/AIDS, ALS, MS and cancer.

The program meets every month at Open Arms Minnesota from 4:30–6 p.m.

Open Arms Minnesota cooks and delivers free meals specifically tailored to meet the nutrition needs of individuals living with HIV/AIDS, MS, ALS, cancer and more than 42 other diseases.

For more information about the program, contact Ben Penner, Open Farms Director, at ben@openarmsmn.org.

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Aug 15 / 11:37am

Stewart Park Youth Outdoors Employment Opportunity

The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is partnering with Conservation Corps Minnesota to offer youth employment for the fall semester that will connect Minneapolis teenagers to the natural environment through hands-on conservation.

The program is open to Minneapolis youth ages 15-18 who are at or below 80% of the City’s median income.  During this 12 week program (September to November), youth will work 12hours/week and earn $7.25/hour.

This opportunity is open to 12 youth so space is limited.  Six youth will be based out of Stewart Park and six youth will be based out of Powderhorn Park. Information about this program and applications can be found in the news release on the http://www.minneapolisparks.org/default.asp?PageID=52&prid=1609" title="MPRB website." target="_blank">MPRB website.

Applications are due Friday, August 19.

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Apr 22 / 11:29am

Bike Cops for Kids Expanding in Phillips

Bike Cops for Kids is expanding this year to eight officers in North and Northeast Minneapolis, as well as the South Minneapolis neighborhoods of Phillips, Lyndale, Central and CARAG. Thanks to support from Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, Bike Cops for Kids will also be able to double the number of free helmets they distribute to Minneapolis kids this year. Bike Cops for kids — an innovative partnership between the Minneapolis Police Department, Minneapolis Public Schools and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board — puts Minneapolis police officers who serve as resource officers during the school year on bikes in the summer, in order to connect kids with a trusted adult and help keep them safe. It is one tool of Minneapolis’Blueprint to Prevent Youth Violence, a public-health approach to youth violence that is yielding results: since 2006, the number of youth suspects in violent crime has declined 62%, and the number of youth arrested for violent crime has declined 52%. Follow the Bike Cops for Kids' updates on Facebook this summer as they engage with kids around our city.

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