Join us for the November Community Issues Meeting on Monday the 12th from 6:30--8:00pm at Whittier Park (425 W 26th St.). We'll have updates from neighborhood organizations, hear from Rep. Karen Clark as she prepares to hand over the reins to newly elected 62A Rep. Hodan Hassan, and have a community discussion on the work being done right here in Whittier to address veteran homelessness in Minneapolis and Hennepin County led by staff from St. Stephen's Human Services.

A link to Rep. Clark's most recent legislative summary can be found below!

All are welcome and encouraged to attend!

The votes have been tallied, and the winner of this year's BIG Ideas Grant cycle is Lyn-Lake start-up Zest Ed and their "Craft Yourself" wilderness skills coaching program! Check out the press release below for more details and stay up-to-date on their project at www.zested.net.

Join us for the October Housing Issues Committee meeting from 6:30--8:00 pm at the Black Forest Inn's banquet space (1 E 26th St.). We'll be discussing the best way to move forward together on the following items:

• Review/vote on a letter draft regarding North Bay Co.'s 2645 1st Ave development for submission to the Minneapolis Planning Commission
• Affordable Housing Forum in partnership with Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association - Nov. 29th
• The upcoming Ward 10 Renters Assembly - Nov. 7th
• Development process insight from Mpls City Planner, Peter Crandall (CPED)
• Housing Issues Committee projects / planning for 2019-2022

Check out the full agenda below. Any and all are welcome and encouraged to attend, so bring a friend or neighbor along with you!

Building community is central to Whittier Alliance's mission. We are putting together a set of action items for our organization to pursue in the coming 5 years with support from neighbors, businesses, volunteers to more effectively engage with and support one another here in Whittier.
Do you have ideas for how we can build community together? We want to hear them!
Join us TONIGHT, October 8th from 6:30--8:00pm at Whittier Park (425 W 26th St.) to discuss ideas with your neighbors and the Whittier Alliance. See you then!

Join Whittier Alliance and Whittier Park this Saturday morning to enjoy some fresh air, fall colors, complimentary refreshments, and to do your part in keeping our neighborhood clean! This year's clean-up is partnership with the Litter Be Gone initiative, a week-long collaborative effort to make our city cleaner. As always, bags, gloves, and trash grabbers will be provided. Visit Litter Be Gone's website to learn more about their 2018 schedule of events. See you on Saturday!

If you're concerned about the housing climate in Whittier, join us on Monday evening for a jam-packed agenda at our Housing Issues meeting! We'll hear from Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender - Minneapolis City Council Ward 10 on the Renters' protections bill she co-authored with Council Member Jeremiah Ellison, a presentation from North Bay Companies on a proposed residential development at 2645 1st Avenue, and strategize next steps on other housing-related organizing efforts.
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ALL are welcome to attend, even (especially) if you've never attended a meeting in the past. We'll be in the the Black Forest Inn banquet space accessible directly off 26th St. from 6:30--8:00 pm. Hope to see you!

Whittier Alliance is pleased to announce the two finalists for our 2018 BIG Ideas Grant, which will provide up to $4,000 to anyone proposing a project that would directly benefit the Whittier community! Following a volunteer panel review, the project proposals from Hennepin History Museum and Zest Ed were selected to be put forth to a community vote.

Check out the below link to read more about each specific proposal and cast your vote for the project you'd most like to see come to fruition for the Whittier neighborhood! Votes may be cast until Monday, October 15th; the results will be reviewed and the winner announced on Wednesday the 17th.

Please note that anyone can vote, however votes from those with a direct affiliation to Whittier will be weighed more heavily. Whittier Alliance is proud to support this community building initiative; if you have a BIG Idea for our neighborhood, be sure to keep an eye out for the Summer 2019 Request for Proposals!