Whittier Alliance

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!

04/30/2026

"This is a hardworking, resilient, melting pot - I'm blessed to serve all of them"

The long legacy of business on Eat Street is facing an uncertain future. We've hit our original goal, and we're planning to write checks later this month. Every additional dollar we raise before then means more money for these businesses. These businesses are facing shortfall - this funding will make a huge difference.

Nick Nelson runs Nelson's Green Garage in a building that's been fixing cars since 1916. Born and raised in South Minneapolis, Nick rode his bike down this vibrant corridor as a kid. Now he operates a small family-owned shop serving a diverse customer base on a street that helps people with what everyone needs: good transportation, good food, a safe place. The lingering financial impact of immigration activity has been huge. People are afraid. But Nick and this whole community have proved resilient - they're still here and ready to take care of people.

SPEAK MPLS talked with Nick about continuing over a century of automotive tradition on Eat Street, what it means to serve a diverse community through uncertainty, and why this corridor remains an amazing place worth showing up for.

This is the seventh in a series of conversations with the people of Eat Street, stay tuned for more. We hope these stories will inspire you to visit, share and donate.

Show up For Eat Street | showupforeatstreet.com

📽️ SPEAK MPLS

🍽️ Visit Eat Street
📣 Share their stories
💚 Donate
🔗 showupforeatstreet.com

04/28/2026

💚 Neighborhood Day 2026! 💚

Join us for fun + food + connection
SATURDAY 5.2.26 | 12pm-3pm

🌼 Free food from Whittier restaurants!
🌸 LIVE screen printing!
💐 Free face painting!
🪻 Connect to neighborhood projects!
🪷 Learn about how to run for the Whittier Alliance board!
💮 Kids' activities with Children's Theatre Company!
🌷 Voter registration from League of Women Voters Minneapolis!

PLUS Twin Cities Really Really Free Market from 1-4pm!