A Northside Newsletter: W5
From Ward 5 Minneapolis City Council Member, Jeremiah Ellison.
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Northside Roundtable Discussion
Black Business Week is right around the corner and we have an exciting announcement...
There will be a Northside Roundtable Discussion on next Tuesday on July 26th at 1007 West Broadway Avenue where our community can connect with Northside business leaders, councilmembers, and city staff about economic development and entrepreneurship on the Northside. We hope you can join us for this wonderful event.
For reasonable accommodations and alternative formats, please contact 311 at (612) 673-3000.
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Open Coffee Hours with Jeremiah!
Join me from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM every Monday for Open Coffee Hours! These are informal and a chance for me to hear directly from you while we share coffee or a meal (virtually).
Office hours is on a first come first served basis. Please try not to call in past 12:50 p.m. as we want to leave enough time to chat about what you'd like to discuss.
Please RSVP below, and my staff will follow-up with the call-in details. If you have any questions or concerns, reach out to Policy Associate Dieu Do at dieu.do@minneapolismn.gov.
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Minnesota's Frontline Worker Bonus Pay
Have you been on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic? You can apply online through July 22 for the State of Minnesota's bonus pay for frontline workers. The funds will be divided evenly among eligible applicants for up to $1,500 each.
Eligibility includes:
- The dates the applicant worked on the front lines.
- The nature of the person’s work: the applicant couldn’t telework and was put near people outside their household.
- Income.
- Job sectors such as child care, health care, food service, transportation, retail and schools.
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Minnesota Rolling Out Three-Digit Number for Mental Health Crisis Support on July 16th
Starting Saturday, July 16, people facing a mental health crisis can dial 988 to connect to support. The State of Minnesota’s change is part of a nationwide effort to transition the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to a phone number people can more easily remember and access in times of crisis. The shift also includes an online chat feature and new texting option.
Interpretation services are available through calling the number. Currently, chat and text are only available in English.
The new 988 dialing code will serve as a universal entry point, so people can reach a trained crisis counselor who can help wherever they live. Anyone can dial or text 988 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to reach crisis support or to use an online chat feature to connect with crisis support. People can also dial 988 if they are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support.
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Minneapolis Wins Support for Innovative Climate Change Project
Minneapolis and six other cities from Europe and the U.S. will receive technical support from Bloomberg Philanthropies and $400,000 to adopt Stockholm’s 2014 Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Mayors Challenge Winning Biochar Project.
Minneapolis’ winning proposal includes building a local biochar production facility that will turn local wood waste into biochar using clean, carbon-negative technology.
Minneapolis is recognized as an early leader in this field, incorporating carbon-negative biochar into the climate fight with more than 20 demonstration projects to date.
Read more about Bloomberg Philanthropies investment in this work.
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Free & Affordable Food Resources
Minneapolis has many places to get local, affordable or free emergency food.
Emergency Food
Free meals for all youths (18 and under)
Farmers Markets
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Employment Opportunities for Adults & Youth
There are tons of job opportunities available at the City of Minneapolis. View and apply here.
Here is a list of full-time and part-time advocacy and organizing jobs in the Twin Cities area:
If you are interested or know someone who may be interested, please apply and share with your communities.
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Resources for Housing and Benefits
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Free COVID-19 Vaccine Shots & At-Home Tests
COVID-19 vaccines dramatically reduce the likelihood of serious complications from COVID and have been shown in recent studies to reduce spread by people who don’t have symptoms.
How to Get Your Free Shot:
- Use the State’s Vaccine Locator Map to find a vaccine provider near you.
- Check for vaccine appointments at Vaccines.gov, where you can search for appointments by vaccine type (e.g., Pfizer).
- Contact your primary health care provider or a local pharmacy.
- Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 Public Hotline at 1-833-431-2053 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays.
You can now request free at-home COVID-19 test kits from the federal government at covidtests.gov.
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Jeremiah Ellison is the Minneapolis City Council Member for Ward 5, which includes the neighborhoods of Harrison, Hawthorne, Jordan, Near-North, North Loop, Sumner-Glenwood, and Willard-Hay.
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