Accessible Space, Inc. (New Beginnings)
1707 3rd Avenue South
Contact Person: Colby Tushaus, Site Supervisor
(612) 874-6758 Fax: (612) 874-0959

This program provides traumatically brain injured, mobility impaired, and physically disabled adults support services which include: case management, encouragement in the development of social, employment related and/or independent living skills, personal care services, assistance with cooking and cleaning and 24 hour staff coverage.

Best Care Home Health Assisted Living Services
3110 Blaisdell Avenue South
Contact Person: Nazneen Khatoon, Administrator
(612) 378-1040 Fax: (612) 378-2850 This is an assisted living service (program) site for frail and elderly adults. Services provided, via Best Care, include nutritionally balanced meals, weekly light house keeping and laundry service, home health aide and home nursing, (personal care at home as needed).

East Side Neighborhood Services (Senior Place)
1801 Central Avenue Northeast
Contact Person: Susan Labar, Coordinator
(612) 788-9186 Fax: (612) 788-6884

Senior Place houses a congregate dining site, has a food shelf, provides health programs, has an outreach counselor, conducts the Senior Aide Program, has a training and employment program, cooking program, exercise program, conducts recreational activities and has a transportation program. Senior Place has been designated a “Community Focal Point” for services to the elderly and is open 40 hours per week.

East Side Neighborhood Services (ESNS) located in Luxton Park
112 Williams Avenue Southeast
Contact Person: Ann Munt, Social Worker
(612) 331-8676 Fax: (612) 378-0784

ESNS provides youth and family community programs to Glendale residents. They also service Senior Services and Employment Services.

Glendale Resident Organization
92 St. Mary’s Avenue Southeast
Contact Person: Patricia Bledsoe, Resident Representative and
Shirley Davis, Food Shelf Coordinator
(612) 342-1954 Fax: (612) 342-1949

This resident council has been formed after the dissolution of the Glendale Resident Management Corporation. The resident Council was actively involved in the development of the new Head Start Facility and has committed itself to continuing support of its residents and other service providers, which benefit the Glendale Community. Services and programs include an advocacy office for residents, a food shelf, and a resident welcoming committee, and the operation of their laundry facility.

Horn Terrace Beauty Salon-- Arabia’s Garden of Beauty
115 West 31st Street South
Contact Person: Terry Jaiteh
(612) 879-8286

General array of hair salon services for all Horn Terrace/Tower residents.

Housing Link
600 18th Avenue North
Contact Persons: Colleen O’Brien, President
Donna Felix, Business Manager
(612) 520-2500/520-9227 Fax (612) 521-1577 Provides information regarding metropolitan area-wide housing opportunities to all low-income applicants for federal housing programs.

Center for Communications and Development/KMOJ Radio Station (KMOJ)
555 Girard Terrace Avenue North
Contact Person: R.C. Williams Operations Manager
(612)377-0594 Fax: (612) 377-6919

KMOJ is a community radio station whose format is designed to educate its listeners and address issues and concerns that affect the target audience from the perspective of African American and other minority ethnic groups. KMOJ is staffed by career professionals and provides hands on training for area interns and volunteers interested in the field of broadcasting. KMOJ-FM is also included as one of the FM services on Twin Cities and surrounding area cable systems, reaching more than 1.5 million people. The station provides an array of programming including: spiritual/gospel, jazz, blues, hip hop, soul and a variety of public affairs programs.

Korean Service Center
630 Cedar Avenue South
Contact Person: Yoonju Park, Executive Director
(612) 342-1344 Fax: (612) 342-1341

This center provides a variety of needed services to Korean people, particularly the elderly and newly arrived immigrants. These persons are not always well served by mainstream providers because of language and cultural barriers. Services provided by KSC include: information, referral, counseling, translation, language development and other service which assist their clients in communication and interaction with the larger culture.

Lyndale Manor (Assisted Living)
600 18th Avenue North
Contact Person: Brad Hurad, Business Manager
(612) 617-7814 Fax: (612) 331-6772

This is an assisted living service (program) site for frail and elderly adults. Services provided, via VOA Minnesota, include three nutritionally balanced meals per day in the community room, weekly light house keeping and laundry service, home health aide and home nursing, (personal care at home as needed), 24 hour emergency response and case management.

Luxton Park and Recreation Center
112 Williams Avenue Southeast
Contact Person: Kristopher Hammes, Park Director
(612) 370-4925 Fax: (612) 378-0784

This center provides supervised recreational activities and a broad range of community services.

MHRC (Rep Council) Laundry Agreement
All High-rises
Contact Person: Barbara Harris, Executive Director
(612) 342-1333 Fax: (612) 342-1351

This project lead by the Minneapolis High-rise Rep Council provides supervisory direction, administration, and coordination to manage the laundry rooms in the 39 MPHA high-rise buildings.

MHRC Office
1627 South 6th Street
Contact Person: Barbara Harris, Executive Director
(612) 342-1333 Fax: (612) 342-1351

The MHRC Administrative offices are located at 1627 S. 6th Street. The MHRC is a city-wide resident organization and provides advocacy and support to highrise residents and resident councils. In addition to the Laundry Agreement, the MHRC operates a number of programs via contracts with MPHA which include: The Project Lookout (Voluntary Tenant Patrol) Program, Diversity Initiatives, and Resident Participation.

Minneapolis Scattered Sites Resident Council (MSSRC)
555 Girard Terrace
Contact Person: Darlene Rodgers, President
c/o (612) 342-1449 (MPHA Resident Iniatives Dept.)

The MSSRC Administrative office is located at 555 Girard Terrace. The MSSRC is a newly organized resident council representing residents living in MPHA’s scattered site housing (i.e. approximately 1,000 single family homes). The MSSRC provides advocacy and support to scattered site residents, communicating with residents regarding resident activities and MPHA program/policy changes; making resident referral to MPHA as well as various social service organizations.

Parents in Community Action (PICA-Head start)
Glendale 96 St. Mary’s Avenue Southeast
Contact Person: Audrey Heavens, Director
(612) 874-7422 Fax: (612) 362-0386

This is one of at least 8 Head Start facilities that operate in the city of Minneapolis. The program offers pre school experiences for children in the Glendale community and a full range of related family services including health and dental services, social services and parent involvement opportunities.

(People, Incorporated) Search
630 Cedar Avenue South
Contact Person: Anne Barnwell, Program Director
(612) 338-9035 Fax: (612)338-1160

Search provides adults who have a primary diagnosis of epilepsy with 24 hour emergency assistance and monitoring services. Clients are also taught independent living skills and can receive individual counseling and support services necessary to attain their goals.

Rainbow Terrace (Assisted Living)
1710 Plymouth Avenue North
Contact Person: Joella Anger, Program Director
(612) 588-3346 Fax: (612) 522-9012

This is an assisted living program providing services to frail and elderly adults which include three nutritionally balanced meals per day in the community room, weekly light house keeping and laundry service, home aide, nursing and personal care at home as needed, 24 hour emergency response and case management.

Ecumen Manor (Assisted Living)
2533 1st Avenue South
Contact Person: Jill Pierce, Manager
(612) 872-7009 Fax: (612) 872-4472

Another assisted living (program) site that provides services to frail and elderly adults age 65 and above. Services include on site nursing 12:30-5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, on call nursing after hours, assistance with personal care, case management, three nutritionally balanced congregate meals, weekly house keeping and laundry, 24 hour emergency response, assistance with medications, weekly bathing assistance and planned recreational activities.

Southeast Asian Community Council (SEACC)
555 Girard Terrace Avenue North
Contact Person: Cha Lee, Executive Director
(612) 342-1530 Fax: (612) 377-2163

Provides a variety of services to Hmong persons including translation; advocacy.

VOA Minnesota-General Agreement
All High-rises
Contact Person: Bill Melton, Supervisor South Area
(612) 617-7808
Rhonda Peterson, Supervisor North Area (612) 617-7844
Fax: (612) 331-6772

VOA Minnesota Senior Services (VOA/MN) provides to residents of the high-rises case coordination services for counseling, case management information and referral, and promotes the independence general well being of MPHA resident. VOA/MN will provide group coordination services, which includes support to resident council organizations, health groups, and social and recreational activities in support of interpersonal relations and group transportation.

VOA Minnesota (Park Senior Center)
1505 Park Avenue South
Contact Person: Nadine Carey, Center Director
(612) 339-7581 Fax: (612) 339-7584

Park Senior Center has worked with MPHA for over 22 years housing programs for senior citizens in South Minneapolis and providing services for residents at 1515 Park Ave. S. since its inception. The Center hosts congregate dining, a medical clinic through Hennepin County and other programs and services, which benefit MPHA residents and their surrounding neighbors. In the past few years, Senior Resources has invited other groups such as American Indian Family Services, Minnesota Elders Coalition and Elder Ride to share space and respond to need within the community. The Center also sponsors a gift shop, social and recreational activities and has social services available to elders and residents at 1515 Park.

VOA Minnesota (Parker Sky view Assisted Living)
1815 Central Avenue Northeast
Contact Person: Brad Huard, Director
(612) 617-7814 Fax: (612) 331-6772

This is an assisted living service (program) site to frail and elderly adults. Services provided, via VOA Minnesota, include nutritionally balanced meals, weekly light house keeping and laundry service, home health aide and home nursing, (personal care at home as needed).