BeAirAwareMN.org is a new website that distills and simplifies information about major air pollutants in Minnesota, both outdoor and indoor. It includes:
links to data on air quality and health outcomes in Minnesota
who’s most affected
tips to protect viewers and their families
actions for communities and employers
The website features real-time data about air quality conditions in Minnesota for common pollutants including fine particles and ozone, and is jointly maintained by the Minnesota Department of Health, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and their partners.
For only $70, a team of trusted energy consultants from Home Energy Squad Enhanced will come to your home, evaluate your energy savings opportunities, and install the energy-efficient materials of your choice:
Door weather stripping
A water heater blanket
Programmable thermostat
Compact fluorescent light bulbs
High-efficiency showerheads
Faucet aerators
Their team will also:
Perform a blower door test to measure your home for air leaks.
Complete an insulation inspection of your attic and walls using an infrared camera.
Safety check your home’s heating system and water heater.
Help with next steps.
TO SCHEDULE YOUR VISIT:
Call 612-335-5874
or visit mncee.org/hes-mpls
If your home needs insulation or air sealing, crews from Home Energy Squad Enhanced will provide a quote for the recommended work and connect you to a qualified contractor that will honor the quote.
The City of Minneapolis is supporting Home Energy Squad Enhanced by buying down the cost to $70. Home Energy Squad is provided by CenterPoint Energy and Xcel Energy and delivered by the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE), a Minneapolis non-profit.
Printable flyers are available at the following links in English and in Spanish:
Council Members Kevin Reich & Jacob Frey invite you to attend
Eastside Resource Fair
When: Saturday, October 3, 10 – 11:30 A.M. Where: East Side Neighborhood Services, 1700 2nd Street NE
Need funds for home improvements? Help with winter heat bills? Chore assistance for seniors? These questions and more can be answered at the Eastside Resource Fair. Attend this 1-stop shop for info about the many resources, services and assistance programs available to you and your community. From renters to homeowners, young people to seniors, this event has something for everyone.
Presenting partners include:
Center for Energy & Environment
City of Minneapolis 311, Regulatory Services and Solid Waste & Recycling
Community Action Partnership of Hennepin County
East Side Neighborhood Services
Housing Resource Center
Senior Community Services
Sustainable Resource Center
For further information or if you plan to attend the event and will need translation services or other accommodation, please contact:
When: Tuesday, July 21 or Thursday, August 6, 6-7:30 p.m. Where: Store To Door office, 1935 W County Rd B2, Suite 250, Roseville 55113
Would you like to help seniors have access to food resources? Store To Door, a nonprofit grocery shopping & delivery service, serves seniors, (60+) who wish to remain at home.
Would you like to make a difference for seniors? Volunteer Order Takers are critically needed. Order Takers volunteer about one hour each week from home, calling clients and entering grocery orders in an online system.
For more information about this valuable program, click here.
The City of Minneapolis’ demographics are changing rapidly, and it is more important than ever to ensure that the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) is meeting the needs of its diverse stakeholders. Therefore, the MPRB has embarked on a critical effort to develop a plan – RecQuest – for the next generation of recreation centers in Minneapolis. And you can be a part of it!
Applications are now being accepted for potential members of the RecQuest Community Advisory Committee (CAC) to be appointed by the MPRB Board of Commissioners. The charge of this CAC is to:
Work collaboratively and provide input toward final project recommendations for approval by the Board of Commissioners.
Become knowledgeable about the project and its scope and advise MPRB staff and consultants throughout the planning process.
Contribute to broad community outreach and engagement by enhancing the project’s interaction with a wide range of stakeholders.
Understand and represent the needs of all community members.
Apply equity principles in decision-making based on training provided by staff and project consultants
Report back to appointers or appointing bodies, as requested, on the plan process, information presented, and possible recommendations.
Evaluate potential scenarios and deliver a preferred, actionable alternative for recreation centers and programs to the Board of Commissioners.
Application deadline is Friday, July 31 at 4pm.
More information can be found here. Online application can be found here.
Store To Door is a nonprofit grocery shopping and delivery service to seniors, age 60+, delivering groceries throughout the seven county metro area. They are committed to giving seniors personal, reliable access to their choice of food and household essentials so they can continue to live in their homes. With the support of volunteer Order Takers and Shoppers they are able to provide essential services to 1800 clients per year.
Volunteer Order Takers are critically needed. Order Takers volunteer about one hour each week from home, calling clients and entering grocery orders in an online system. They are assigned four seniors and call two one week and two the next week. Order Takers use their own phone and computer/tablet to connect to our online/internet ordering system. This grocery ordering system has Cub grocery items in it and orders are entered in it while the senior tells you their grocery order over the phone. Store To Door provides online training modules. This volunteer position can be done at home or during a lunch break as you have online access. Every fall/winter we add over 200 clients which means we need 50 new volunteer order takers each year. It’s fun and rewarding. Visit www.storetodoor.org to learn more!
Volunteer Shoppers work with a Store To Door store coordinators at one of six Cub locations (Bloomington, Chanhassen, Crystal, Midway-St Paul, Maplewood, St. Anthony). Volunteer Shoppers shop individual client orders, (6 a.m. to 10 a.m.) shopping the grocery orders, checking out orders and boxing grocery orders into totes. This position does not require driving as a paid Store To Door driver delivers groceries and collects client payment for groceries.
Volunteering inquiries for both positions can be made to Carolyn Swenson, Volunteer Coordinator, via email at [email protected] or by calling (651) 642-1892 and asking to speak with Carolyn.
Maintaining a home can be very difficult for an older adult living on a fixed income. Without services from a program like HOME (Household & Outside Maintenance for Elderly), Minnesota’s largest chore services program for seniors operated by Senior Community Services, many older people may continue to live in a home that is not up to their standards or be forced to move to a nursing home. The purpose of the HOME program is to help seniors to remain independent in a clean, safe environment by providing accessible, reliable and affordable chore services.
In January 2015, Senior Community Services’ HOME program expanded to include Minneapolis, which allows the program to serve hundreds more seniors in Minneapolis, in addition to those already being served elsewhere in Hennepin County.
“Senior Community Services is pleased to bring Minneapolis seniors into our program. There is a growing need for services that help struggling and low-income seniors and caregivers maintain independence,” says CEO Deb Taylor. “Without this program, many seniors would have to trade their homes for a more structured, and more costly, senior facility. In addition, Minneapolis residents now have access to a broad array of other helpful services from us,” Taylor added.
Some of the chore services that the HOME program provides include:
The Northeast Minneapolis Farmers Market is pleased to announce the opening of a new weekday market at The Grain Belt Apartments (1215 Marshall St. NE, Mpls, 55413). As always, fresh, locally grown produce, flowers, baked goods, jam, specialty foods, and cold treats will be available from a wide variety of local vendors. There will also be food trucks and great live music, too!
Come celebrate the new expansion and community spirit of the Northeast Farmers Market.
Thursdays, 4:00pm-7:00pm
July 9th – September 24th
1215 Marshall Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
Support your local high school baseball team–The Edison Tommies–by attending the Florida Run Beer Bust and Silent Auction fundraiser. All proceeds will help the Tommies Baseball team travel to Florida in the Spring of 2016.
When: Friday, June 5 Where: Shaw’s Bar and Grill (1528 University Ave NE) Time: 4:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Suggested $10 door cover charge
In addition to the fundraiser, cash donations are also welcome and can be made directly to www.edisonsportsfoundation.org – please specify “Edison Baseball Florida Run” when doing so.
Hosted by the parents of the Edison baseball team and Shaw’s Bar & Grill
