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.

Featured Stories

A Freedom Fighter in Our Own Backyard: Spike Moss

“They had to deal with my history, didn’t they,” Spike Moss said as people approached him with thanks and congratulations. Photo by Azhae’la Hanson, North News When we talk about civil rights leaders, we often think of distant figures from

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When Self-Determination Becomes a Revolutionary Act: Stokely Carmichael

Kwame Ture, formerly Stokely Carmichael, speaks at a press conference in Mississippi in 1966. Source: Wikimedia Commons History celebrates those who fight for freedom, but rarely acknowledges those who dare to define what freedom should look like on their own

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The Power of Love as a Force for Change: Martin Luther King Jr.

The civil rights leaders we honor this month understood that courage takes many forms. For Martin Luther King Jr., courage meant choosing love over hate, nonviolence over retaliation, and organizing over despair even when the threats against him were constant

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Career Pathways Program

Learn today, earn tomorrowFast-track your future with career pathways in just one year Apply Now Your tech obsession. Your passion for beauty. Your mechanical mind. Your knack for numbers. Let’s turn your interests into income. Whatever you love doing, there’s

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LEAD Minneapolis

Care for the East Lake Street CorridorA better approach to health, safety, and equity LEAD offers a better response to chronic crime and disorder, allowing community leaders, police, and prosecutors to ensure that community care and coordination form the primary

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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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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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Room Rentals

Room rentals and event space for community groups, public meetings, and more. Reservations required. Call your neighborhood center for details.

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