Pillsbury United Communities

See schedule o.people: - north market, a social enterprise of Pillsbury United employed 25 individuals paid an average of $15.17 per hour with 76% from north minneapolis; yielded nearly 2,500 weekly transactions totaling more than $2.6m in sales; generated $175,000 in retail sales for 26 black, brown, and northside small businesses; and fresh produce accounted for 25% of sales through weekly produce discount- within food systems impact area, over 1.8m pounds of food distributed through culturally specific food shelves; nearly 1,000 meals served per week at oak park and waite house community cafes; and generated $11,000 in produce sales through Pillsbury United farms' indoor hydroponics- within community health impact area, over 800 senior clients age 60+ served through individualized health and social services; 500 clients received rent assistance; 389 clients vaccinated or screened for health conditions; and 8,437 individuals reached by health messaging on social media and culturally-specific media- 25 adults with disabilities exceed social-emotional goals through community accessibility programming- 132 women and families equipped and empowered to survive domestic, sexual, and gender-based violence through the immigrant women's advocacy program- established paid community advisory committee to inform the development of regional twin cities community health worker hub, led by Pillsbury United in development for 2022 launch place: - 6,000 Pillsbury house + theater patrons accessed professional theater through "pick your price" tickets- returned to live theater with sold out production of what to send up when it goes down- 300 artists supported to create transformative art through Pillsbury house + theater- 50 kids exceeded their own expectations of themselves through the chicago avenue project- 10,000 corporate employees committed to building equity and inclusion in their workplace after a performance by breaking ice, a social enterprise of Pillsbury United- premiered and hosted 16 episodes of power perspectives, a new radio show interviewing candidates and discussing policy on krsm, a social enterprise of Pillsbury United- 40 community leaders' voices amplified as volunteer hosts of krsm radio programs- monthly circulation of 10,000 newspapers to north minneapolis homes and community locations by north news, a social enterprise of Pillsbury United- 400 cedar-riverside community members attended the coyle cup at brian coyle center, a youth basketball tournament in partnership with several neighborhood organizations and businesses prosperity: - acquisition of 3 historically disinvested sites in emerging cultural and economic corridors in minneapolis for future community-led redevelopment by justice built Communities- 161 paid youth ladders-to-leadership interns during summer 2021 focused on soft skills, technical skills, networking, and support services including basic needs and college preparation- 82 youth served through youth & future focus tutoring, paid internships, and place-based programming during the 2020-2021 school year- 851 youth experiencing homelessness or at risk for homelessness received supplies and resource referrals through street outreach; 183 free bikes distributed; and 416 bikes sold through full cycle, a social enterprise of Pillsbury United- 53 youth clients received culturally-relevant training, tutoring, and individualized support through paid internships at sisterhood boutique, a social enterprise of Pillsbury United- 32 children ready for kindergarten through Pillsbury early education center programming- approximately 9,400 students attended 20 innovative charter schools authorized by the office of public charter schools during the 2020-2021 school yearpolicy- secured $1m state cash appropriation for college and career readiness program career pathways, in development for 2022 launch in partnership with dunwoody and minneapolis college- attended 20+ coalition meetings with the Minnesota community health worker alliance to expand the scope of medicaid reimbursement and sustainability- cultivated hennepin county partnership to guide over $1m annual budget designated for efforts to reduce the homeownership racial gap- secured $3m program related investment from hennepin county for our community development corporation, justice built Communities- served as backbone agency of the metro food justice network, a broad coalition of partners in the 7-county metro area- 600+ voters engaged at minneapolis community events, including voter education and onsite voter registration- co-developed voter guide and voter education campaign for 2021 local minneapolis elections in partnership with sahan journal and pollen