Pillsbury United Communities

Pillsbury United Communities We co-create enduring change towards a just society. We believe that people deserve a voice in decisions that affect them. This is what justice means.

We believe that cultural understanding is essential to social connection. We believe that communities get stronger when opportunity is shared. We believe that a just society is one where everybody has power - no exceptions. For 140 years, we have put these beliefs into action. Here we lay foundations for full, healthy lives for children and families. Here we build places of creativity and connection, where strong voices are nurtured and stories are amplified. Here we create pathways to a prosperous future, from education to jobs to economic mobility. The opportunity to flourish regardless of zip code, age, ability, or background. The power to own our future on our own terms. For us, enduring change is not a lofty vision, but an ongoing pursuit, unfolding day by day, need by need, and block by block. To achieve it, you have to live it. Justice lives here.

💅 Turn your love of nails into a well-paying career through the MPLS Pathways Nail Tech Program - Now Enrolling! Enrollm...
10/09/2026

💅 Turn your love of nails into a well-paying career through the MPLS Pathways Nail Tech Program - Now Enrolling!

Enrollment comes with benefits!
✨ Tuition coverage (for those who qualify)
✨ Assistance with transportation and other supportive service needs
✨ Professional development support

Requirements:
✨ 18-24 years old
✨ Have a high school diploma
✨ Low-income
✨ Resident of Minneapolis
✨ Not currently in a post-secondary education or hold a degree

Interested? Click the link below to fill out the interest form or email [email protected] for more information!

https://ow.ly/BkJO50ZWhuJ

PUC’s President, Signe Harriday, was excited to join community development leaders at LISC Twin Cities' 5-year celebrati...
09/29/2026

PUC’s President, Signe Harriday, was excited to join community development leaders at LISC Twin Cities' 5-year celebration of the Community Asset Transition Fund. This fund was established to increase community ownership after the murder of George Floyd and has provided over $30 million in financing to seventeen projects.

One such project was our very own Pillsbury Creative Commons building, which has helped us to serve our community by offering a flexible space for neighbors to gather, create, advance narrative and more!

Signe remarked, “As a 147-year-old organization, we hold history, and we are co-creating what is next; responding to the moment, and building for the future. For me, the real success of Pillsbury Creative Commons is not simply that we built something. But it’s that we helped make possible a community vision that is much bigger than any one project.”

We were grateful to share the space with so many other incredible partners and community organizations: McKnight Foundation, The Bush Foundation, The Minneapolis Foundation, Hennepin County Government, and Neighborhood Development Center.

Every year, more than 100 children in Hennepin County are found to have high blood lead levels, high enough to damage th...
09/26/2026

Every year, more than 100 children in Hennepin County are found to have high blood lead levels, high enough to damage their health. Lead exposure is particularly dangerous for young children and can lead to brain and nervous system damage, slowed growth and development, and learning and behavior problems.

But there's good news—lead poisoning is 100% preventable.

🏠 Hennepin County's Lead Control Program offers:
✅ Free lead testing for homes built before 1978
💰 Up to $15,000 in grants for eligible families to remove lead hazards
🛠️ Expert assistance from certified lead risk assessors

To learn more and see if you qualify, contact Jacara Warfield, Community Health Coordinator Pillsbury United Communities
📞 612-453-5186

Your family's health is priceless. Let's work together to keep it safe.

https://ow.ly/hY5r50ZNrPJ

At the Best Buy Teen Tech Center, we are reflecting on a great summer as we launch school year programs!In partnership w...
09/24/2026

At the Best Buy Teen Tech Center, we are reflecting on a great summer as we launch school year programs!

In partnership with Step Up Youth Employment Program, Minneapolis, Xcel Energy, Everyone On, and Best Buy, PUC provided 29 paid youth internships across two cohorts: Cinematography and Girls + Femmes in STEM.

In the Cinematography cohort, interns learned filmmaking- including directing. editing, sound, lighting, script-writing, and acting. Their summer-long project was a collaborative film is called "Sunken Sun", a dystopian short film that explored themes like environmental justice.

In Girls + Femmes in STEM, interns learned how to use professional cameras and digital photo editing, printmaking, and coding. At the PUC Summer Showcase, they presented coding projects with microbots, graphic designs , photo collages, 3d prints, and a crochet project!

We are so grateful for all of the ways that our talented and hardworking interns showed up this summer, and we can't wait to see what the coming school year has in store!

"Work has always been about more than earning a paycheck. At its best, work creates independence, builds confidence, con...
09/23/2026

"Work has always been about more than earning a paycheck. At its best, work creates independence, builds confidence, connects us to one another, and gives people the opportunity to imagine a different future for themselves and their families.

During Workforce Development Month, we celebrate the people who make those possibilities real: young people stepping into their first jobs, workers building new skills, employers opening doors, mentors sharing what they know, and community organizations connecting talent and opportunity."

Thank you to Julie Graves, Senior Director of Youth and Future Focus, and Andre Samples, Workforce Training Director for Pillsbury Creative Commons, for lending their voices to help us think critically about the future of workforce development!

You can read the full article here: https://ow.ly/7V8150ZQGIS

If you or a family member has experienced domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, you shouldn't have to choose betw...
09/22/2026

If you or a family member has experienced domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking, you shouldn't have to choose between your safety and your job.

Minnesota Paid Leave includes Safety Leave: paid, job-protected time off for Minnesota workers who need to respond to a safety crisis. That can include finding safe housing, getting medical or mental health care, working with an advocate or attorney, going to court, or making a safety plan.

Your privacy is protected throughout the process. Your employer will only know that you took Family Leave, not the reason why.

You deserve to feel safe. And you deserve support getting there.

If you need help connecting with a Safety Leave certifier or advocate, call the Minnesota Day One® crisis line: 1-866-223-1111.

🔗 Learn more about Safety Leave at https://ow.ly/RZCS50ZFVwh

Full plates. Full bellies. Full hearts. ❤️A beautiful evening filled with good food, shared stories, laughter, and commu...
09/21/2026

Full plates. Full bellies. Full hearts. ❤️

A beautiful evening filled with good food, shared stories, laughter, and community. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us and made this year’s Multicultural Dinner so special. We’re grateful for every person who gathered around the table with us. 🫶🏽

Here’s to community, connection, and always making room for one more at the table.

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A HUGE thank you to our sponsors that help make this event possible.

Augsburg University
The Cedar Cultural Center
Seward Community Co-op
People's Center Clinics & Services
West Bank Minneapolis
Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board
Fairview Health Services
Sherman Associates, Inc.
West Bank Community Coalition
Smith Partners PFFL
Hennepin County
The Office for Public Engagement at the U of M

Lead poisoning can pose serious health risks, especially for young children, but with proper assessment and procedures, ...
09/19/2026

Lead poisoning can pose serious health risks, especially for young children, but with proper assessment and procedures, those risks are 100% preventable, and your home can be free of lead hazards!

🔗 https://ow.ly/szmk50ZL2g5

Life doesn't pause when someone you love needs you. 🍼 A new baby 🦽 An aging parent 🌡️ A spouse facing a serious illness....
09/15/2026

Life doesn't pause when someone you love needs you.
🍼 A new baby
🦽 An aging parent
🌡️ A spouse facing a serious illness.

These are the moments that call you away from work and toward the people who matter most.

With Minnesota Paid Leave, you don't have to choose between your family and your finances. Minnesota workers may be eligible to take up to 12 weeks of paid Family Leave to bond with a new child, care for a family member with a serious health condition, or support a loved one called to active military duty.

Paid Leave provides wage replacement and job protections, so you can show up for the people who need you without putting your livelihood at risk.

This is what it looks like when Minnesota has your back.
🔗 Find out if you qualify at https://ow.ly/WLJI50ZtF00

Every year, more than 100 children in Hennepin County are found to have high blood lead levels, high enough to damage th...
09/12/2026

Every year, more than 100 children in Hennepin County are found to have high blood lead levels, high enough to damage their health. Lead exposure is particularly dangerous for young children and can lead to brain and nervous system damage, slowed growth and development, and learning and behavior problems.

But there's good news—lead poisoning is 100% preventable.

🏠 Hennepin County's Lead Control Program offers:
✅ Free lead testing for homes built before 1978
💰 Up to $15,000 in grants for eligible families to remove lead hazards
🛠️ Expert assistance from certified lead risk assessors

To learn more and see if you qualify, contact Jacara Warfield, Community Health Coordinator Pillsbury United Communities
📞 612-453-5186

Your family's health is priceless. Let's work together to keep it safe.

https://ow.ly/Bjb750ZHngx

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3650 Fremont Avenue N
Minneapolis, MN
55412

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