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October 9, 2020

A Message from the Executive Director

For twenty-one years, I’ve had the life-changing gift of filling the role of Executive Director at Urban Homeworks.  My time has come to pass the baton of leadership. The organization is in courageous, competent, and powerful hands.  The team assembled is ready.  The board of directors is engaged.  And now is the right time.

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June 15, 2020

Weekly UHW Update from Jamie McDougall | Senior Accountant

This week we have the opportunity to hear from Jamie as she reflects on 2020 and more specifically on the last few weeks.

2020 has been an overwhelming year, first with the pandemic, and now with the murder of George Floyd. In all the chaos and uncertainty, I believe truth is being exposed.

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June 3, 2020

Urban Homeworks’ Statement on the Murder of George Floyd

On Monday, May 25th, George Floyd was murdered. And since Tuesday afternoon, Urban Homeworks staff and community has been in collective grief, anger and despair. We apologize for our silence. Our silence was not out of confusion or lack of need for justice or disinterest in getting ourselves involved or taking a stance. Our silence has been reflective of a deep pain and exhaustion from the continuous disregard for Black lives by police, and the continuous apathy and silence by too many of our white-bodied brothers and sisters.

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April 30, 2020

#NorthsideStimulus: Increase Visibility of North Minneapolis Non-profits

When: Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Time: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm CST
Where: Twitter – Anywhere!
Hashtags: #NorthsideStimulus, #GiveAtHomeNorthside, #GiveAtHomeMN, #GivingTuesdayNow

The COVID-19 crisis has impacted the entire world, but none harder than low-income families of color. NAZ and Urban Homeworks are partnering to increase the visibility of families in North Minneapolis to encourage giving to our network of partners. We ask that you join us on Tuesday, May, 5th for a Twitterstorm to elevate the needs of North Minneapolis residents and the organizations that partner with them.

Twitterstorm: A Twitterstorm is an hour of focused tweets using a unifying hashtag to elevate a particular issue.

The goal of the Twitterstorm is to encourage potential donors to turn their attention North and donate to organizations doing front-line work with children and families. We’ll be asking potential supporters to use all or a portion of their Economic Impact Payment and to leverage #GivingTuesdayNow to bring more attention to North Minneapolis.

We hope to accomplish this by:
  • Using the primary hashtag #NorthsideStimulus
  • Using the secondary hashtags #GiveAtHomeNorthside, #GiveAtHomeMN, #GivingTuesdayNow
  • Sharing, following and posting the tweets below
  • Sharing your organization’s story of why North Minneapolis needs the attention of all Minnesotans
  • Encourage your leadership and influencers in your circle to participate in this Twitterstorm
Example Tweets:
  • Get a stimulus check? If you’re able to, we encourage you to donate all or a portion to Urban Homeworks or other Northside nonprofits. #NorthsideStimulus #giveathomenorthside Give today: givemn.org/organization/Urban-Homeworks
  • We are part of a network of schools & non-profits through NAZ. Spread the word to help raise support for Northside non-profits like us. #NorthsideStimulus #giveathomenorthside
  • Today we come together with other Northside non-profits for #NorthsideStimulus to encourage our supporters to consider donating all or a portion of their stimulus check to impact our community and put stimulus dollars where they are needed most.
  • Join #NorthsideStimulus by donating a portion of what you have or will receive in your stimulus check today while you #giveathomenorthside #GivingTuesdayNow #GiveAtHomeMN
  • #GiveAtHomeMN & #givingtuesdaynow are underway and we encourage you to #giveathomenorthside Donate today: givemn.org/organization/Urban-Homeworks #NorthsideStimulus
  • The economic impacts of COVID19 are challenging for most of us, and potentially detrimental to this community. Support the #NorthsideStimulus as you #giveathomenorthside today! #GiveAtHomeMN #GivingTuesdayNow
  • Did you know that we are part of a network of Northside non-profits who are part of the NAZ ecosystem? Join #NorthsideStimulus by supporting us or one of these essential organizations.
  • We know Northside is a resilient and strong community and we are grateful to be part of it! Through these ever-changing times, we need your support more than ever #NorthsideStimulus
  • Use your Economic Impact Payment to start a #NorthsideStimulus. #NorthMinneapolis families shouldn’t be left further behind. #GiveAtHomeNorthside #GiveAtHomeMN #GivingTuesdayNow
  • The gaps are widening for #NorthMinneapolis families. Bring about a #NorthsideStimulus by donating part of your Economic Impact Payment. #GiveAtHomeMN #GivingTuesdayNow
  • North Minneapolis is a thriving, diverse community! Use all or part of your Economic Impact Payment to keep it that way in the face of this crisis. Start a #NorthsideStimulus and partner with #NorthMinneapolis families this #GivingTuesdayNow
  • This #GivingTuesdayNow it has never been more clear that we are all connected. Your neighbors need you. Support Urban Homeworks and the #NorthsideStimulus by contributing all or part of your Economic Impact Payment.
  • Share your abundance! If you have funds from the Economic Impact Payment that your family doesn’t need, use them to contribute to a #NorthsideStimulus. Lift up your neighbors in N. Minneapolis. #GivingTuesdayNow
April 14, 2020

Weekly UHW Update from Lissa Grabowski | Finance Director

This week we have the opportunity to hear from our Finance Director as she reflections on the past month as well as her hope for when this pandemic subsides.

Over the past month, the words “unprecedented, uncertain, and unusual” have been used a lot. These are words that never cease to cause me to pause. Personally, I thrive in situations where the “un” has been removed from those words; I like to be certain, predict, and study the situation until I understand it. What has hit home most through my reflection of the past month is that removing the “un” is a privilege I’ve enjoyed in many circumstances, or maybe it was an illusion that I could do those things at all.

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