PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
SEE SCHEDULE O.PEOPLE - 9037 FAMILIES SERVED AND 1+ MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD DISTRUBED THROUGH FOOD SHELVES- 36,000 TO-GO MEALS SERVED- 160 IMMIGRANT WOMEN RECEIVED ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT SERVICES- 140 COMMUNITY ELDERS PARTICIPATED IN SENIOR SERVICES- $2,896,239 TOTAL SALES AT NORTH MARKET PLACE- 10,000 + HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED COPIES OF NORTH NEWS- 11,590 PROFESSIONALS TAKING PART IN COURAGEOUS WORKPLACE CONVERSATIONS WITH BREAKING ICE- 4,198 INDIVIDUALS REACHED BY VIRTUAL PERFORMANCES AT PILLSBURY HOUSE + THEATRE- 5 ORIGINAL PODCASTS BY PILLSBURY HOUSE + THEATRE PLAYWRIGHTS FEATURED IN FLIP THE SCRIPT: THE GREAT DIVIDE IV EXPLORING THE DIVIDES IN OUR COMMUNITY- 95 COMMUNITY MEMBERS SERVED AS HOSTS ON KRSM RADIO- 19 VIRTUAL YOUTH INTERNS AT KRSM RADIO, PRODUCING RADIO SHOWS, PODCASTS, AND JOURNALISM EXPLORING SOCIAL JUSTICE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE. PROSPERITY- 289 YOUNG PEOPLE (AGES 10-24) PARTICIPATED IN SUMMER AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS- 134 NEIGHBORHOOD YOUTH ENGAGED IN TECHNOLOGY AND STEM SKILLS AT THE BRIAN COYLE BEST BUY TEEN TECH CENTER- 50 EAST AFRICAN YOUNG WOMEN BUILT CAREER SKILLS AND THEIR CONFIDENCE AT SISTERHOOD BOUTIQUE- 341 UNHOUSED YOUNG PEOPLE CONNECTED WITH HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND OTHER RESOURCES VIA FULL CYCLE- 9000+ DIVERSE YOUTH EDUCATED AT SCHOOLS AUTHORIZED BY OFFICE OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLSGeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$8.5MSocial Enterprises and Community Services
SEE SCHEDULE O.SOCIAL ENTERPRISES - PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES OPERATED 8 SOCIAL ENTERPRISES AS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES THAT ALSO MEET AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY NEED. THEY INCLUDE: NORTH MARKET COMMUNITY GROCERY STORE EMPLOYING 20+ INDIVIDUALS AND SERVING 2500 CUSTOMERS WEEKLY IN AN AREA OF NORTH MINNEAPOLIS DESIGNATED AS A FOOD DESERT; SISTERHOOD BOUTIQUE RESALE SHOP EMPLOYING 25 YOUTH INTERNS AND PROVIDING HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH ACCESS TO CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE, LOW COST CLOTHING; KRSM RADIO LOW POWER FM COMMUNITY RADIO STATION TRAINING 51 HOSTS WHO PROVIDED PROGRAMMING IN 6 LANGUAGES TO THOUSANDS OF LISTENERS; NORTH NEWS COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER EMPLOYING SUMMER 13 YOUTH INTERNS AND HIGHLIGHTING UNDERHEARD STORIES OF MINNEAPOLIS' NORTHSIDE TO A CIRCULATION OF 10,000; BREAKING ICE THEATRE BASED INCLUSION AND BELONGING TRAINING EMPLOYING 40 THEATRE ARTISTS TO DELIVER PERFORMANCES TO MORE THAN 7500 PEOPLE; FULL CYCLE BIKE SHOP EMPLOYING 12 UNHOUSED YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN BIKE MECHANICS, SUPPLYING BIKES TO 200+ UNHOUSED YOUNG PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING CONNECTIONS TO RESOURCES THROUGH STREET OUTREACH TO MORE THAN 850 YOUTH; PILLSBURY HOUSE THEATRE EMPLOYING OVER 200 ARTISTS AND PLAYING TO 2500+ AUDIENCE MEMBERS THROUGH AN ECONOMICALLY ACCESSIBLE PICK-YOUR-PRICE TICKET MODEL; AND PILLSBURY EARLY EDUCATION CENTER BELOW MARKET RATE ARTS INFUSED EARLY EDUCATION FOR 12 TODDLERS AND 20 PRESCHOOLERS WITH A 100% READY FOR KINDERGARTEN TRACK RECORD.SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS - PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTING BEDROCK SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS FOR 147 YEARS TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN GAINING ACCESS TO CRITICAL RESOURCES, TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUAOLS AND FAMILIES TO DEVELOP SKILLS AND TALENTS, AND TO FOSTER CONNECTIONS AND WEAVE NETWORKS THAT BUILD COMMUNITY POWER. PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDE: FOOD SYSTEMS SERVING 1400 HOT MEALS PER WEEK THROUGH 3 CAFE LOCATIONS, MOVING 1.6 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD THROUGH 2 FOOD SHELVES, RESCUING HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF FOOD AND DELIVERING IT TO YOUTH SERVING HOMELESS SHELTERS, AND GROWING FRESH PRODUCE THROUGH A YEAR-ROUND HYDROPONIC FARM AND MULTIPLE OUTDOOR GARDENS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVING 600+ ELDERS IN THE CEDAR-RIVERSIDE AND NEAR NORTH NEIGHBORHOODS IN LIVING WELL WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS, PROVIDING NAVIGATION SERVICES IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES TO 1500+ COMMUNITY MEMBERS, IMMIGRANT WOMEN'S ADVOCACY ASSISTING 150 PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC ABUSE WITH SAFETY PLANNING AND EMERGENCY RESOURCES, ACCESS TO LEGAL AID 3 DAYS PER WEEK IN 2 LOCATIONS, LEAD INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT FOR 60 PEOPLE AT RISK OF BEING INCARCERATED DUE TO UNDERLYING CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH LONG TERM POVERTY, ALONG WITH HEALTH FAIRS, HEALTH SCREENINGS, FLU SHOT CLINICS AND OPIOID AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION; YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CAREER AND FUTURE READINESS PROGRAMS SUPPORTING 540 TOTAL YOUNG PEOPLE IN FUTHERING THEIR EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE READINESS, 62 YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE FANS PROGRAM GRADUTED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND EARNED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR COLLEGE, 112 YOUTH COMPLETED INTERNSHIPS IN 7 CONTENT AREAS, AND 171 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES THROUGH 9 PARTNER SCHOOLS; COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BRINGING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TOGETHER TO MAKE CONNECTIONS, AND DEVELOP AND MOVE COMMUNITY DEVELOPED AGENDAS THROUGH EVENTS LIKE THE CEDAR RIVERSIDE MULTICULTURAL DINNER, THE INSIDE OUT CHICAGO AVENUE BLOCK PARTY, THE OAK PARK JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION AND THE WAITE HOUSE HARVEST DINNER. SYSTEMS INITIATIVES - JUSTICE BUILT COMMUNITIES A COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE OF PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES MAINTAINED 7 PROPERTIES IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS ACQUIRED BETWEEN 2020 AND 2023 WHILE FUNDRAISING TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY DRIVEN REDEVELOPMENT. THE PILLSBURY UNITED COMMUNITIES OFFICE OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS AUTHORIZED 16 SCHOOLS SERVING OVER 9000 K-12 STUDENTS WITH INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL MODELS SUCH AS STEM AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. POLICY INITIATIVES INCLUDED VOTER EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT AND EARLY VOTING IN 2 PUC LOCATIONS, INTERVIEWS WITH 20+ COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PRODUCTION OF AN EDUCATIONAL VIDEO AS PART OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY TO BETTER UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF THE 'BENEFITS CLIFF', AND PARTICIPATION IN 8 CROSS-SECTOR COALITIONS COLLABORATING TO ADDRESS ISSUES SUCH AS HOMELESSNESS, THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC, SEXUAL ABUSE, ETC...GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$10.6M
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