In the Standish-Ericsson neighborhoods, 20% of our housing is occupied by renters. SENA works with Standish-Ericsson tenants to advance their immediate demands on repair needs, affordability, and management practices. We work with governmental and nonprofit partners to improve and protect multi-family housing and renters rights through grassroots organizing, and to involve more residents who rent…
Neighborhood Description The Standish & Ericsson neighborhoods are in south Minneapolis. The Standish & Ericsson neighborhoods are bound on the north by 36th Street, on the east by Hiawatha Avenue, on the south by Minnehaha Parkway and on the west by Cedar Avenue. The area was considered the outskirts of the city until immigrants, mostly…
2023 Elections are coming up! SENA wants to provide our community with some general information and resources to ensure your voice is heard. First, learn about voting in the state of Minnesota (both local and statewide elections). https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/how-elections-work/minnesota-elections-facts/#share Next, learn about City Council candidate positions for Ward 12. We asked each of the four candidates…
Everything must go! With the upcoming closure of our brick-and-mortar location, we have quite a few items available for sale. If you are a small nonprofit with an annual operating budget under $75,000, you can request we donate items to your organization. Must be located within the City of Minneapolis. Please contact us at office@standish-ericsson.org…
Purpose This policy’s purpose is to provide a process for the good faith review member complaints, promoting the resolution of disputes, and protecting the integrity and openness of the Organizational community. Conflict, while often avoided, is not necessarily bad. In fact, conflict can encourage diversity of viewpoints, provide valuable feedback, or clear a path for…
