Hope Community Inc.

Our friends at the Neighborhood Development Center have some great training opportunities coming up in September. Sign up to sharpen your business skills!

Join Parks and Power for an art build next Friday Sept. 4th and make advocacy plans to help get Minneapolis Parks fully funded!

Hope is partnering with the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) at the U of M to launch an exciting new project testing a better way to structure funding for affordable rental housing. Visit our website to learn more about what's not working now and our ideas to make fundamental changes for the better at the systems level - and how you can support!

https://tinyurl.com/msauwuyf

Hope's Parks and Power team has been publishing summaries of what's going on in the Minneapolis Park Board meetings on the first and third Wednesdays of each month. Give them a follow to stay updated!

Visit Hope's website to check out our most recent Annual Report!

http://bit.ly/4bZnPmh

Thanks to everyone who came out this week to see the exhibition of political posters and movement art created in recent workshops hosted by Hope's Art of Radical Collaboration team in partnership with Dio Cramer. It was a great turnout, featuring work from more than 40 local artists!

Join Hope's Parks & Power organizers for a series of workshops this summer to learn more about the Minneapolis Park Board and how your voice can help advocate for equitable green spaces that are accessible to all!

Learn more and register: http://bit.ly/4eCqymn

🌳 YOUR VOICE IN OUR PARKS 🌳

How are decisions about Minneapolis parks made? What projects are happening in our parks right now? And how can community members have a voice in the process?

Join Parks & Power for a three-part community workshop series where we’ll learn together, discuss current park projects, and explore ways to get involved.

🍽 Dinner provided
📍 Hope Community, 611 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis
⏰ 5:30–7:00 PM

🗓 July 9 – MPRB Racial Equity Toolkit Orientation & Project Context
🗓 July 23 – Community Discussion on Park Projects
🗓 August 6 – Follow-Up & Next Steps

Whether you’re a longtime park advocate or just curious about how decisions are made, we’d love to have you join us.

RSVP here:
https://hope-community.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/mailing/url?u=3324&qid=287637

Please share with friends, neighbors, and anyone who cares about Minneapolis parks!

Congratulations to Hope Co-Executive Director Chaka Mkali on being named a 2026 McKnight Community-Engaged Artist Fellow! We are proud to have you on our team, and we are cheering you on!