The Camden Collective

The Camden Collective We love to find ways to bring joy and needed resources to our community. We are not able to offer food deliveries at this time.

Did anyone take home one pink boot at the coat giveaway on Saturday? We found one random boot at the checkout that looke...
12/09/2025

Did anyone take home one pink boot at the coat giveaway on Saturday? We found one random boot at the checkout that looked as if it might have fallen out of someone’s bag. Please email [email protected] to claim.

We had quite a few extra coats and other items as we think our attendance was down due to the recent ICE activity in the neighborhood. About 80% of extra items (and all of the extra boots) have gone to Haven Food Pantry on Broadway and Lyndale Ave N. Another approximately 17% went to the Northside Pet Resource Center.

We have the last of the items because we felt they deserved a wash before putting them out and didn’t have the time to get to that. If you missed donating something, we can take it still and get it to a good place when we decide what to do with any coats that turn out from the wash.

Currently we have no line. Registration starts at 11!
12/06/2025

Currently we have no line. Registration starts at 11!

Reminder! Our coat giveaway is tomorrow at 12:00 pm. Registration starts at 11 am. This year each adult will be able to ...
12/06/2025

Reminder! Our coat giveaway is tomorrow at 12:00 pm. Registration starts at 11 am.
This year each adult will be able to receive two priority items: a coat, boot or snow pants. We will be allowing children under 18 who are present to receive 1 priority item. Upon registration you will receive a plastic token and a number. Starting at 12 we will start calling numbers. Only family members present at registration can receive tokens. (This is a change from past years when we did not give children present any additional access to coats at all. We want to recognize that some families are large and two coats per adult might not be sufficient, while still ensuring that only people present are able to receive items to ensure the integrity of the event.) All people present will be able to pick out additional items such as socks, gloves and hats.

¡Recordatorio! Nuestro sorteo de abrigos es mañana a las 12:00 p. m. La inscripción comienza a las 11:00 a. m.
Este año, cada adulto podrá recibir dos artículos prioritarios: un abrigo, una bota o un pantalón para la nieve. Permitiremos que los menores de 18 años presentes reciban un artículo prioritario. Al registrarse, recibirán una ficha de plástico y un número. A partir de las 12:00 p. m., comenzaremos a llamar a los números. Solo los familiares presentes en el registro podrán recibir fichas. (Esto es un cambio con respecto a años anteriores, cuando no se les daba a los niños acceso adicional a abrigos. Queremos reconocer que algunas familias son numerosas y que dos abrigos por adulto podrían no ser suficientes, pero nos aseguramos de que solo las personas presentes puedan recibir los artículos para garantizar la integridad del evento). Todos los presentes podrán elegir artículos adicionales como calcetines, guantes y gorros.

12/04/2025
Citizenship workshops-
12/03/2025

Citizenship workshops-

At long last- here is the English version of our coat giveaway event flyer. The Spanish version will follow Wednesday mi...
12/03/2025

At long last- here is the English version of our coat giveaway event flyer. The Spanish version will follow Wednesday midday. More details to follow but we will start giving out numbers and tickets at 11 am. A line will form before that outside. Doors to the building will open at 11 am. Once you have a number there is no need for you to stand around. You can return at noon or a bit after depending on what number you receive. We will call the numbers in order for entry. We will be giving out free cookies and you can get your picture taken with Santa!

Unfortunately, we will have to limit the number of coats/items per family depending on what our final item totals are so that every family who comes can still receive items. The first families that arrive will have the choice of the new coats and sizes but families who arrive at the end will still receive the same number of items. Any leftover items will go to Haven Food Pantry on Broadway and Lyndale Ave N and if you need more than what we can give you on Saturday you can go there to inquire about the extras.

Happy Thanksgiving!We have our winter coat and gear giveaway next Saturday the 6th of December from 12-2:30 pm. However ...
11/29/2025

Happy Thanksgiving!

We have our winter coat and gear giveaway next Saturday the 6th of December from 12-2:30 pm.

However we still need a lot more donations to pull it off or we might have to change the format of how we distribute the items. I will provide updates as the week goes on.

If you have anything to donate please message us or email [email protected]. You can drop off coats and gear at Dancing Bear Chocolate during business hours or at Webber Mart (1701 44th Ave N- which has the most open hours). Please tell the staff at Webber Mart the donations are for Anna or The Camden Collective.

Hi Everyone, It's Give to the Max Day!I thought we were ready to receive donations through the official channels but tod...
11/20/2025

Hi Everyone, It's Give to the Max Day!

I thought we were ready to receive donations through the official channels but today I realized that I they wanted me to upload our most recent tax exempt approval letter. So I might not get it activated today. HOWEVER, we would love your consideration anyway.

We are primarily focusing on our community events at the moment as we regroup around food distribution related activities.

We just finished up our 5th Annual Fall Festival. I didn't post a lot about it because I got Covid the week of the event but it went off really well and The Camden Collective (and it's donors) provided all of the money to purchase the hot dogs and food, a bouncy house and the pumpkin painting table and I helped co-coordinate the majority of the event. We had a DJ and stage, many cars for the Trunk or Treat, food and more. It was great.

Right now any donations that come in will go to support our Coat Giveaway on December 6th. We can use the money to go and shop for coats at Costco and thrift stores, purchase cookies and more.

Thank you!!

Donate here: www.thecamdencollective.org/donate

All donations made to us ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. Currently our website says otherwise, but to clarify, all donations are tax...
11/04/2025

All donations made to us ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. Currently our website says otherwise, but to clarify, all donations are tax deductible. If you purchase any coats or other physical items to donate we can also issue you a tax acknowledgement to use for your taxes- please reach out. It will be similar to the kinds of receipts you get at Goodwill although we can personalize them a bit more. You will write in the estimated value of used items and itemize. If you have a store receipt to include for your taxes or accountant, that is more clear.

I also believe we are active on GiveMN. If someone is able to verify that and can let us know that would be awesome also as working on this coat event is consuming all my extra time.

Contribute online or by mail. The Camden Collective is sponsored by The Sanneh Foundation. All donations are tax deductible.

10/31/2025

📢 ¡Atención Comunidad! 🛒

En Colonial Market, entendemos lo difícil que puede ser este momento para muchas familias. ❤️
Por eso, si muestras tu Tarjeta EBT, recibirás un 10% de descuento en toda tu compra.

🥦🍞🥩 ¡Queremos apoyar a nuestros vecinos, amigos y familias que más lo necesitan!
📍Promoción válida en todas las tiendas Colonial Market:

Colonial Market North: 3120 Penn Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55411

Colonial Market Lake St: 2100 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407

Colonial Market Bloomington: 8100 31st Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55425

(Válido hasta que el Gobierno restablezca la asistencia de EBT)

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Minneapolis, MN
55412

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5:30pm - 6:30pm

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