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Alliances
Hope Community
City
Minneapolis Saint Paul
Year Founded
1995
30 local organizations, universities and colleges, local business community, top police officials, politicians and government officials and decision-makers such as a non-profit community/neighborhood developers,a tax preparation group, and orgs improving food deserts
Type of Collaborators
Racial and economic equity Neighborhood gentrification and displacement: housing, health, businesses
Issue Area
In the mid-1990s, the Phillips Community, located a mile south of downtown Minneapolis, was facing overwhelming challenges and devastation. Community members knew that they lived in what might be called an opportunity neighborhood. Hope held listening sessions to discern our direction. Residents talked about neighborhood assets: proximity to downtown and good transportation, now including a light rail station.
Political Opportunity
Geographic Scope
Phillips Community in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Leadership Development: Creating leadership opportunities for youth and adult community members Storytelling: Hope-organized dialogues since 1997 because listening is action. Included these dialogues into their annual report. Complexity models: Establishing and expanding knowledge on the complexity of community change Evaluations: Reflect on and research current practices amongst Hope leaders to innovate and evolve with the times Systems Change: Focus on changing systems including increasing quality and affordable housing, libraries, parks and more Art, Policy and Power: Help community members use art to connect with people as they become community leaders
Organizational Function
Healthy community: Improving food deserts with gardens Asset Building: Helping individuals and families to build wealth
a. Increasing community leaders b. Developing Hope around the voices and experiences of the community members
Common Agenda
c. Empowering community members through art, culture, wealth education, increasing quality affordable housing, establishing community gardens, investing community infrastructure such as green spaces, playgrounds, businesses
Targeted Beneficiaries Size of Beneficiaries
Low to moderate income residents of color in the Phillips Community
Over 4k residents have been involved with Hope and the current Phillips Community Population
Medium Awareness: a. Website has newsletters, media mentions, annual reports b. FB and Twitter pages are currently active and have recent activity c. The symbol for the logo isn’t powerful because it isn’t elaborated
Branding Awareness
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