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Featured
Program
Home Energy Career Training
Next Session Begins June 5
Join us for a paid 4-week training session and open doors to high-demand careers in the green economy. Learn more.
Sabathani Stories
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An Earth Day to Remember: Making Real Progress for Climate Justice
Sabathani Community Center celebrated Earth Day in a very meaningful way this year. We welcomed U.S. Senator Tina Smith and U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar for a tour of our facilities
Upcoming Events
Join Us in the Heart of South Minneapolis
10:30am to 1:00pm
.310 East 38th Street, Minneapolis MN 55409
11:30am – 3:00pm
.310 E 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55409
1:00pm to 3:00pm
.310 East 38th Street
Community Energy Project
making climate justice a priority
Our Programs
PROVIDING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES
From Surviving to Thriving
CREATING LASTING CHANGE FOR SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS
Mission
Our mission—grounded in our engagement with, service to, and advancement of the South Minneapolis community—is to provide people of all ages and cultures with essential resources that inspire them to improve their lives and build a thriving community.
Vision
Our vision is to be a vibrant leader with strong partnerships in a community where people of all ages and cultures can live, learn, work, and play in a healthy and safe environment.
Partnership
Hope is alive at Sabathani, feeding and fueling the hearts and minds children and families, and individuals across Bancroft, Bryant, Central, Kingfield, Lyndale, Phillips, and Powderhorn neighborhoods. We invite you to partner with us.
Together, we can do Greater Good.
50899
people served through our Food Distribution Center in 2023.
574566
pounds of food distributed in 2023.
25899
pounds of clothing distributed in 2023.
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We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to define a new paradigm for our community that addresses systemic racism, rights historical wrongs, closes racial gaps in income, and wealth, and boldly meets the climate moment.
Scott Redd
, CEO
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Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.
Martin Luther King
, JR
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Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth.
Shirley Chisholm
, Activist
Our roots run deep and wide.
Founded in 1966, Sabathani Community Center is one of Minnesota’s oldest African American nonprofits. We’re grounded in engaging, serving, and advancing the Black community, while providing people of all ages and cultures with essential resources to improve their lives and help build a thriving South Minneapolis.
Feeding Hope, Fueling Community
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