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The
mission of the Park Avenue Foundation is to build
up and support urban youth and families in the Minneapolis
community. We do this primarily through programs,
partnerships and advocacy, in the Central, Powderhorn and
Phillips neighborhoods.
The Park Avenue Foundation is organized as a separate 501
(c)(3) non-profit affiliated with Park
Avenue Methodist Church. The Foundation
was organized to give a stronger identity to the outreach
programs started by the church as early as the late 1960s,
and to enable greater access to a variety of resources.
Since 1985, the Foundation has strived to reach out to, nurture
and empower the children, youth and families of our community
through academic programs, summer camps, and family services.
Foundation programs are open to everyone, regardless of religious
beliefs. |
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| Program/Partner Name |
Mission/ Activities |
Times/Date/Locations |
Contact |
Cheer America/Young Americans Schools of Self-Defense
– partnership with Park Avenue Foundation |
To offer low cost cheerleading and self –defense
(karate style) for children ages 6-12. |
Self-Defense – Monday nights, 6-8 pm
in dining hall.
Cheerleading-
Thursday nights, 6-8:30 pm in youth center. |
Jeff Wood
952-997-7732 |
Early Childhood Resource and Training Center
– partnership with Park Avenue Foundation |
Provide classes for low-income adults who
are doing child care in their homes, taking them through the
licensing process so they can become licensed providers. They
take students through referrals and will take up to four a
session from Park Avenue. |
Tuesday and Thursday nights, 5:30-8:30 pm,
currently in the Lower Level Foundation Classroom. |
Oth Lo
oth@ecrc1.org
612-721-0112 |
Legal Clinic – partnership with Park
Ave Foundation, Volunteer Lawyers Network and Advocates for
Human Rights. |
Offers referrals and one time legal
assistance to urban poor on a drop-in basis. They do not take
cases, but try to help connect, inform and consult. They serve
300+ people a year, on a first come first serve basis. In
recent years 95% of the inquiries have been immigration related.
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Thursdays, 3 pm, in the lower level of the
Park Avenue UMC building. They will see people up to 5 pm,
but on a first come, first served basis. |
Colleen Beebe
612-728-9118
cbeebe@advrights.org |
Medical Clinic- partnership with the Park
Ave Foundation and St. Mary’s Health Clinics of the
Sister’s of St. Joseph of Carondelet |
To offer free health care services to uninsured
persons. They cannot see people who have insurance, or who
are receiving government assistance. People should call for
appointments – 651-690-7029. They have 11 clinics in
the Twin Cities and ours is one of the busiest. |
Currently they are open Thursdays from 2 –
6 pm, by appointment. They use the children’s village
in the lower level of the church building. |
Barbara Dickie
bdickie@stmarysclinics.org
651-690-7021 |
Tronix Team - Program |
To reach urban students on the wrong side
of the achievement gap by igniting their imagination and curiosity.
They do this by leading science projects at schools, libraries,
parks and other community partners in urban neighborhoods.
Annually they serve 200-200 students. |
The Tronix Team sessions usually run 5 weeks,
and are at different locations , dates and times throughout
the Twin Cities. |
Catalina Carbonell
612-825-6864 x578
catalinacarbonell@tronixteam.org
www.tronixteam.org |
Urban Summer Program-Program |
To transform lives through Christian growth,
academic excellence, and leadership development. The program
hires young adults to lead 20-25 camps for over 350+ from
across the Twin Cities. |
June – August, summer. Most camps take
place at or leave from Park Avenue UMC. |
Tessa Trepp
612-825-6864 x561
tessatrepp@parkavefoundation.org |
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Tronix Team
- Electronics workshop for grades 6 - 8
Medical Clinic - Free medical care for
persons without insurance
Legal Clinic - Help
with immigration and other legal issues
Bilingual Programs
- English and computer for adults, activities for preschoolers
Hands and Feet -
House cleaning and repair for neighbors
Cornerstone - Clothing,
food, holiday baskets, Christmas toy store |
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