Mission
We are the Central Area Neighborhood and Development Organization
(CANDO)
We Activate neighbors and leaders to build relationships across identities to mobilize collective power through:
Antiracist Organizing
Food Liberation
Environmental Justice
Vision
Organize community to build an urban landscape that heals, not harms by eliminating systemic oppression.
Hispanic Hertiage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month is observed annually from September 15 to October 15. Join us annually to appreciate and celebrate the colorful cultures, rich histories, and diversity of the Central neighborhood Latino community.
Juneteenth
Celebrate Juneteenth with the Central neighborhood!
Juneteenth marks the anniversary of the announcement of General Order No. 3 by Union Army general Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, proclaiming freedom for enslaved Black people in Texas. As formerly enslaved people migrated out of Texas, the holiday spread across the United States and beyond.
South-Central Minneapolis Anti-Racism Collective
The South-Central Minneapolis Anti Racism Collective is a partnership of Bryant, Bancroft, Central and Powderhorn Park neighborhoods, the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, and Hennepin County.
PLANT-GROW-SHARE
PLANT-GROW-SHARE (PGS) is a grassroots food justice program in Minneapolis that shows what's possible when neighbors share time, talent and land in accessible and inclusive ways. PGS focuses on investing in neighbors through gardening education and sharing food while community building.