Waite house

A long-standing pillar of the vibrant Phillips Community in South Minneapolis, our Waite House neighborhood center nurtures the health, prosperity, and social capital of over 4,500 community members each year.

A full list of resources and services is provided below. Some of these services include:

The Phillips neighborhood, home of the Waite House since 1958, is the birthplace of both Prince and the American Indian Movement and home to the largest urban Native American population in the U.S. Over 40 percent of the community is foreign born, a mix of immigrants from Latin America, East Africa and Nepal as well as African-Americans and Euro-Americans.

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Ladders to Leadership Paid Youth Internships

OCTOBER 2025 – MAY 2026, $16 per Hour Pillsbury United Communities (PUC), has 4 Community Centers and 8 social enterprises. Each school-year, PUC offers after-school jobs through paid internships for high school students to work with industry professions to learn

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Earn up to a $4k scholarship by becoming FANS scholar!

Earn up to a $4000 scholarship by becoming FANS scholar! The FANS program offers one-on-one mentoring/coaching, college tours, career exploration and more for 9-12 grade high school students! Earn gift card incentives for goal setting. Dinner provided. The goal of

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What is the benefits cliff?

As part of a year long pilot for Hennepin County, Pillsbury United Communities took a look at some of the challenges faced by those receiving social services like food stamps, housing assistance, and health care. For some, ending the cycle

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LEAD Minneapolis

Focused on the East Lake Street corridor, LEAD Minneapolis is building a better approach to the crime, suffering, and harms that can stem from unmet behavioral health needs, homelessness, and/or extreme poverty. With LEAD, stakeholders collectively ensure that long-term, community-based

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Substance Use Disorder Awareness

The Pillsbury United Communities (PUC) Community Health Program works to reduce the impacts of Opioid Overdose among its targeted community groups such as East Africans, African American, Latinos, and other underserved populations in Minneapolis, Minnesota areas. We do this by

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Youth Internships

Paid internships for young people that offer the opportunity to earn while they learn. Interns are paid to work as part of a team, often addressing an issue impacting their community. Interns also receive technical skills and workforce readiness training

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Tutoring

Homework help, tutoring, and literacy support. Days and times vary. Call your neighborhood center for details.

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Summer Youth Programs

Special interest clubs for middle school and high school aged youth that offer a safe place to learn and grow. Youth can choose to explore a variety of topics including the arts, media, agriculture, technology,  and entrepreneurship through individual and

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Special Events

Community and cultural celebrations that bring neighbors together. Dates and times vary. Check the event calendar for upcoming events.

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