Phillips West Neighborhood Organization

09/17/2026

Join us on September 26th from 12pm-3pm at 2400 Oakland Ave S (the parking lot behind the Center for Changing Lives building) for food, fun, and a clothing and stuff swap! Bring your gently used things that you’re ready to pass along or come shop the free table!

Fall Fest is also the time that we elect board members. Do you live, work, play, worship, learn, or volunteer in the neighborhood? Or, do you know a community member who would be a great neighborhood leader? If yes, consider joining the Board of Directors and send this invitation to a neighbor!

If you’re thinking about joining the board, send an email to [email protected]

Image description: a horizontal flyer with a collage of flowers in each corner. The flyer says: “2026 Phillips West Fall Fest. Saturday, September 26th 12-3pm. Center for Changing Lives 2400 Oakland Ave. Music! Games! Stuff and clothing swap! Art making! Neighbors! Mobile Medical Unit!”

08/25/2026

Join us this Thursday at the American Swedish Institute! We’ll be outside on the patio with games, ice cream, and neighbors. After you’ve finished your ice cream you can explore the castle for free!

Image description: A collage of flowers, ice cream, and the ASI castle on a torn paper background. The text reads: “PWNO ICE CREAM SOCIAL with the American Swedish Institute. August 27th, 4-6pm, American Swedish Institute 2600 Park Ave. Free ice cream and admission to the museum.”

07/25/2026

04/15/2026

This week, we reached an important milestone for the New Nicollet Redevelopment on the former Kmart site in South Minneapolis.

The City Council voted to award exclusive Phase 1 development rights to Trellis, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit developer. Next, Trellis will secure financing and refine the project design, plans and cost estimates. It will take about three to five years for the Phase 1 building to be funded and constructed.

Learn more about the New Nicollet Redevelopment project: https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/government/programs-initiatives/new-nicollet/

Image credit: BKV Group

04/13/2026

Warmer weather! Rising gas prices! The utilities moratorium! There are a lot of things affecting your utility bills right now. Join PWNO and Citizens Utility Board of Minnesota - CUB on Wednesday, April 15th at 6:30pm to learn about things like energy efficiency programs, what the Cold Weather Rule is, how to make sense of your utility bills, and what options are available to you if you can't pay your bill right now. This event prioritizes renters but anyone is welcome to join!

Bring your questions or send them to us in advance at [email protected].

Register at https://tr.ee/rrforum.

03/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to our community meeting on February 12th! It was wonderful getting to meet new folks and connect on ways we can come together as a neighborhood!

Given the recent events in our city, and after discussing with the attendees from the February 12th meeting, the PWNO Board has decided to make the focus of our Board Meeting more open to hear from folks in the community and to create a space for connecting with one another while still attending to the business side of the organization.

Starting this month, we invite you to join our Board Meeting on March 16th to learn about the inner workings of the organization and a longer community discussion about the future of PWNO and our neighborhood organizing during and beyond this moment. You can join us at our office at 2400 Park Avenue South or online via Zoom.

Agenda:
6:00 PM: Organization Business, Staff and Board Reports
6:30 PM: Community Meeting/Discussion
8:00 PM: Close

Food will be available for in-person attendees. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at [email protected]! We hope to see you there!

02/20/2026

There are a lot of rental support funds popping up. Some are specific to a family or a neighborhood. Here’s a non-exhaustive round up of some of the ones PWNO supports/has communicated with over the last month. If you need support, connect with these groups (application deadlines vary) and if you’re looking for somewhere to donate, consider one of these!!

Hay muchos fondos de apoyo para el alquiler. Algunos son específicos para una familia o un vecindario. Aquí tienes un resumen breve de algunos de los que PWNO apoya o con los que se ha comunicado durante el último mes. Si necesitas apoyo, contacta con estos grupos (las fechas límite de solicitud varían) y, si buscas dónde donar, ¡considera alguno de estos!

02/03/2026

El alquiler vence el 1 de febrero y muchos miembros de nuestra comunidad no han podido trabajar durante semanas debido a la presencia de ICE en nuestros vecindarios. Si no paga el alquiler, ¡no se preocupe! cuenta con protecciones para inquilinos relativamente sólidas, y PWNO y están aquí para ayudarle a comprender lo que viene.

01/23/2026

In solidarity with our neighbors, with our local businesses, and with the people of Minnesota, PWNO’s office will be closed on Friday, January 23, 2026. Our board and staff will be out in the community so come say hi if you see us out and about!

Stay warm and stay strong Minnesota!

01/15/2026

"As the federal occupation of our streets intensifies, agents from ICE, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Customs & Border Patrol, and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have shown their clear disregard for the humanity of our community, the laws of our state, and our constitutional rights. Following the murder of Renee Nicole Good, ICE has escalated their violent abductions of community members and the indiscriminate use of chemical agents against legal protestors, observers, and detainees. Our federal government has made clear that this is in no way a temporary siege of our city.

To protect our neighbors who cannot attend work and earn money for rent without risk of being kidnapped by ICE, we urge you to implement an immediate eviction moratorium and utility shut-off protection. Our neighbors are scared. They fear for their safety, their loved ones, and their lives.

We can do everything we can to protect our neighbors, but bills are still due and people are afraid to leave their homes to go to work. Our residents are losing the means to support themselves and their families. No one should face the decision to risk abduction or risk eviction, especially in the heart of winter.

The entire country, and much of the world, is watching how Minnesota responds to the Department of Homeland Security’s operations and threats. Now is the time to be a leader and show them what we can do when we move together.

To the Minneapolis City Council and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: we urge you to advocate for an eviction moratorium and utility shut-off protection on behalf of the Minneapolis community. We also urge the City to establish equivalent eviction protections for our unhoused neighbors living in encampments.

To Minnesota Governor Tim Walz: we urge you to declare a state of emergency, instituting an eviction moratorium and utility shut-off protection through executive order to keep our most vulnerable housed. Only you have this power, only you are able to provide this level of protection.

Our neighbors have shown up and will continue to do so, no matter how long this siege takes. It’s time for our government to do the same."

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