OPPORTUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD
TOP-RATED 2012
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Target demographics: Children and families living in affordable housing communities throughout the Minneapolis/St.Paul metro.
Geographic areas served: Ames Lake Neighborhood, St. Paul's eastside
Eden Park Apartments, Brooklyn Park
Garden View Apartments, New Brighton
Mission:
Opportunity Neighborhood supports people and strengthens neighborhoods within affordable housing communities through cooperative partnerships.
Results:
2011 Accomplishments
Courtesy services expanded to serve 5 sites.
Over 250 children were served through early childhood and youth development programming.
Decreased crime calls at all three properties to their lowest levels in 7 years.
82% of parents agreed the programs provided support them as a parent.
Courtesy services expanded to serve 5 sites.
Over 250 children were served through early childhood and youth development programming.
Decreased crime calls at all three properties to their lowest levels in 7 years.
82% of parents agreed the programs provided support them as a parent.
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Scott Beaty
11/28/12
What a great organization doing something very unique. They provide youth intervention services (mentoring, counseling, education, school help, etc.) with youth and families in low income housing situations. This is a great way to reach our most at-risk youth...keeping them at home, in school and ...
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KB63
11/02/12
From the first time that I met with Perry Lofquist, and learned about Opportunity Neighborhood’s charter as a nonprofit, I knew that this was the organization that I wanted to be involved with. With its focus and dedication to providing unique innovative tools and solutions that builds and ...
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Suew
11/01/12
Several years back, I was looking to get involved in supporting a nonprofit. When presented with the opportunity to work with Opportunity Neighborhood, I took it because I liked it's focus on foundational elements of safety, education and community building. All things that any of us want, ...
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