Whittier Alliance

08/21/2026

Our friends Lyndale Neighborhood Association (LNA) have officially launched their South Central Neighborhood Swigs & Swag Passport!

This year’s passport features deals and discounts from 60+ small businesses across Whittier, Lyndale, and Kingfield.

Think delicious eats, vintage + thrift finds, health and wellness offers, and plenty more. There’s truly something for everyone!

You can buy the passport online and get it shipped to you, or pick up in person at the Lyndale Neighborhood Association office (3537 Nicollet Ave).

Your passport deals are valid at participating businesses September 1–November 30, 2026.

Grab your passport, shop local, and support the amazing small businesses that make our neighborhood special 💚

Buy your passport here: https://www.lyndale.org/swigs-swag-passport

08/19/2026

Whittier Alliance is partnering with Monarca for a Democracy Defense Training!

Monarca trainers will walk through how to support democracy in our elections + build connections with neighbors.

Registration link: https://secure.ngpvan.com/836nZjmOmk2dbyAWEyj97A2

⏰ WHEN: August 31, 6pm
📍 WHERE: Calvary Church

08/12/2026

06/29/2026

We love Whittier. We want to see a safe, thriving neighborhood for everyone.

We think that takes EVERYONE responsible working together. Our piece of the puzzle is neighbors.

We hope you'll join us for a community safety meeting to hear what's happening, share experiences, meet neighbors, and talk through what we can do as a community to support the neighborhood that we love.

💚 Tuesday, July 14
💚 6-8pm
💚 Whittier Elementary (325 W 26th St)

06/24/2026

🛝 What’s happening: Our first Whittier Play Date! This is a casual opportunity for neighborhood caregivers to meet each other, eat some sweet treats from , and enjoy the wonderful new playground at Whittier Park.

⏰ When: Saturday, June 27, 9-11:30am. We’ll also have a July Play Date on July 11th from 2-4pm (save the date!).

📍 Where: Whittier Park (425 W 26th St)

🌧️ Rain plan? If it’s raining hard, we’ll cancel—we’ll make a call at 8am.

06/10/2026

We are glad to see the suspect at the 28th & Nicollet standoff was apprehended, and no one was injured or killed.

We are also deeply hoping to see less violence and fear in our neighborhood.

If you are an affected resident, you are welcome to email Anna, Whittier Alliance's Executive Director, about any needs you have ([email protected]). We will do our best to help you.

If this event has been challenging for your mental health, we encourage you to call the 988 Minnesota Lifeline.

We will touch on this event at the Annual Meeting tomorrow (6/10) at 6:30pm at Whittier Elementary.

We love you, Whittier 💚

06/03/2026

If you have IDEAS about what you want to see in Whittier, this meeting is for you! 💡

Join us to reflect on the past year + plan for what’s to come for Whittier Alliance.

Free dinner from Channa Kitchen and Krishna's Delight!

Our Annual Election will kick off following the Annual Meeting. Our Annual Election includes board elections and, this year, proposed changes to our bylaws. Read more here: https://www.whittieralliance.org/annual-meeting-2026

MEETING INFO 📝
Where? Whittier Elementary (315 W 26th St)
When? Wednesday, June 10, 6:30-8pm

05/27/2026

If the past six months have shown anything, it's that there are SO MANY amazing organizers in Whittier.

💚 Did you help make your block more connected?
💚 Create a new volunteer structure?
💚 Build a little free food shelf?

Then we want you on our board of directors!

It's a commitment of about five hours a month, and we're looking for folks ready to dive in and be active participants in the neighborhood and organization.

More info + application here: https://www.whittieralliance.org/annual-meeting-2026

If you have questions, we're here to answer them! Drop them below and we'll answer here.

05/12/2026

Looking for help with rent? We dug through the application links and requirements so you don't have to.

If you live in Minneapolis, you have options:
🏠 emergency rent funds in partnership with
🏠 emergency rent assistance
🏠 .news Stable Homes Stable Schools program
🏠 Community rent funds

Links + more info at whittieralliance.org/housing-help

05/05/2026

NEIGHBORHOOD DAY! 💚🌷✨

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to celebrate Whittier this Saturday! We had so much fun + can't wait for next year.

Big recommendation for letting neighbors fill in "Talk to me about..." name tags, because then you might have a 6-year-old girl with a name tag that says "Talk to me about... gatitos" 🥹

Special thank you to , , , the Minneapolis First SDA Church, and Whittier Community Ed for providing such wonderful activities for neighbors!