Todd Pitman

Our Spring Newsletter brings you stories of growth, creating safety, and new beginnings. Please enjoy!

Since mid-March, Hope’s staff has been working from home. We are adjusting our work and overcoming the challenges presented, and though our work today looks much different than it has during our previous 42 years, we are still fulfilling our mission each day. We are highlighting our staff members so you can hear from us how we fulfill our mission in today’s world! You’ll hear what our work looks like, what challenges we’re overcoming, what updates we have, and our plans moving forward. Thank you for joining us!

This week, we’re putting a spotlight on our Youth and Family Engagement team, with DHop, the Director of Youth and Family Engagement, and J.T., our Best Buy Teen Technology Center Coordinator. DHop and J.T. give updates on what all of the youth programs have looked like this year so far. They explain pivots made in working with youth through virtual programs, vitrual engagement with the summer internships, connecting with youth through the uprising including the youth-let sit-in, and many more details about their work.

Since mid-March, Hope’s staff has been working from home. We are adjusting our work and overcoming the challenges presented, and though our work today looks much different than it has during our previous 42 years, we are still fulfilling our mission each day. We are highlighting our staff members so you can hear from us how we fulfill our mission in today’s world! You’ll hear what our work looks like, what challenges we’re overcoming, what updates we have, and our plans moving forward. Thank you for joining us!

Watch this week’s staff spotlight video to hear from our Art of Radical Collaboration (ARC) team, partner from Minneapolis Institute of Art, and the incredible work they’ve been doing! Olivia Levins Holden, ARC Lead Organizer, Samie Johnson, Creative Programs Assistant, and Hope’s partner Crystal Price with Mia, provide program and partnership history, updates about Art of Radical Collaboration’s programming, TRCSTR description updates, and what their work looks like this year.

Since mid-March, Hope’s staff has been working from home. We are adjusting our work and overcoming the challenges presented, and though our work today looks much different than it has during our previous 42 years, we are still fulfilling our mission each day. We are highlighting our staff members so you can hear from us how we fulfill our mission in today’s world! You’ll hear what our work looks like, what challenges we’re overcoming, what updates we have, and our plans moving forward. Thank you for joining us!

This week, we are featuring our Parks & Power team, Jake Virden and Shruthi Kamisetty! First you’ll hear from Jake, Parks & Power Lead Organizer. He describes their work in parks during the pandemic, working with the Parks Board, supporting the Minneapolis Sanctuary Movement and encampments with the parks, and navigating the challenges. Then you’ll hear from Shruthi, Parks & Power Organizer. She explains the Parks & Power values and purpose, the disproportionate impacts COVID-19 is having on the BIPOC community, the curcial need for parks, and a COVID-19 testing site at Phelps Park.

Since mid-March, Hope’s staff has been working from home. We are adjusting our work and overcoming the challenges presented, and though our work today looks much different than it has during our previous 42 years, we are still fulfilling our mission each day. We are highlighting our staff members so you can hear from us how we fulfill our mission in today’s world! You’ll hear what our work looks like, what challenges we’re overcoming, what updates we have, and our plans moving forward. Thank you for joining us!

Our first staff spotlight is Maggy Otte, our Community Development Associate. Maggy gives an update on what housing looks like today for Hope and our property management partners!

Our second Staff Spotlight is Malyun Yahye, our Community Ownership Project Coordinator. Malyun introduces our new Community Ownership Project launching this month! If you are intersted in learning more about this program, take our quick survey.

Maryan Abdinur is our Food, Land & Community Program Lead. In this Spotlight, Maryan describres her program, engagement, and policy work during a time of distancing, talks about her response to food access shortages through the supply drop, and provides updates on harvesting in the Gardens this year!