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Hey folks, we have made the decision to cancel the last day of our food drive due to the weather. We do not want to put our volunteers or our shoppers in danger by encouraging travel during the storm. The left over food we have will be donated to var
‼️ THIS SUNDAY, 10AM-1PM

This upcoming Sunday, instead of having our food drive at AIC, we are switching to packing and donating food to Pillsbury United. We still need volunteers to bring food donations and help us pack from 10am to 1pm at the Gree
Join us tonight for an important community meeting hosted by EPNI & The Little Earth Protectors as we discuss the city’s initial offer for the Roof Depot land split. Your voice matters in shaping the future of our neighborhood! Together we
Final hour. Endless gratitude. 💛
Your gifts today have been powerful — and there’s still time to double your impact.

If you’re able, this is the moment. Let’s finish strong, together.

#GiveToTheMax #OurNeighborhoodOurFuture
East Phillips — you’re incredible. Because of you, we’re closing in on our $100K Give to the Max goal. 💛
Every gift today is still being doubled, and every dollar is bringing the Indoor Urban Farm closer to reality.
Let’s fin
Today is Give to the Max Day, and we are honestly so moved.
Every single gift — big or small — has been tremendous. Your care is what makes the vision of the East Phillips Indoor Urban Farm possible. 🌱💛

We’re more than halfway to
We need the power of our community to make this happen.

Food Donations & Volunteers Needed!

Every Sunday at 1530 East Franklin Ave in Minneapolis

9AM to 11AM: Drop off food.
We need culturally diverse foods, including baby food and diapers.
Over the last 10 years, EPNI and our East Phillips neighbors and allies have been on a mission to make our neighborhood more healthy and vibrant. During this time we have achieved great successes along the way towards this mission. From Cedar Ave to
Our first food drive happened on Nov 9! We are still looking to collect more food to distribute. 9-11 am on Sundays, we will be accepting food donations at 511 East Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis, which community members can then pick up from 11am-5p
‼️‼️‼️ EMERGENCY CALL TO ACTION:

SNAP benefits will not be distributed for the month of November and very likely into December. 

Over 440,000 Minnesotans have lost access to life saving food stamps, starting on November 1st.

WHAT WE’RE
Our herbalism event was a success! Thank you to all of you who came out in support of our wonderful speakers and spent the evening with us.
We’re proud to once again take part in Give to the Max Day — Minnesota’s annual celebration of giving that gathers us. 💛

This year, we’re kicking off our campaign with a $50,000 matching gift — every dollar you give go
Come and join EPNI for our second annual autumn Herbalism workshop on Wednesday, October 29th at East Phillips Community Garden 2428 17th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404 from 5:30 - 7:30
We will be joined by eight experienced herbalists, to gather aroun
🌱 Hey, volunteers! 

We need all-hands-on-deck for composting this upcoming Saturday, starting at 11am at the EPIC Garden. Please make sure to bring water and clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty.

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East Phillips Neighborhood Institute

333 N. Washington Ave #210
Minneapolis, MN 55401


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