Community Resources

• Calhoun Area Residents Action Group
• Crime Prevention Resources
• Crime Prevention Specialist for East Harriet, Kingfield or Lyndale:
  CPS Amy Lavender • 612-673-5407
  amy.lavender@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
  For ECCO, CARAG, Linden Hills or West Calhoun: Chelsea Adams • 612-673-2819
  chelsea.adams@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
  Crime Prevention Specialists work with neighborhoods and businesses to reduce fear of crime, improve community and police cooperation. They provide educational materials and programs, develop working relationships with the business community and assist in reducing the opportunity for crime. The CCP’s offer free business security demonstrations and safety workshops. Contact Amy if you are interested in receiving information or having her come to your place of business to review crime prevention opportunities.
• Court Watch and Community Impact Statements
  Court Watch is set up to curb or decrease livability crimes within and around our neighborhood by holding criminals, police and the courts accountable. This is done by monitoring the activities of offenders in this community and following them through the criminal justice system to ensure that they are convicted & sentenced for their crimes.
  
  Residents and business owners are welcome to attend a Court Watch meeting, scheduled the third Monday of each month at 5:30 pm in the Community Meeting room at the 5th Precinct.
  
  Community Impact Statements (CIS) are extremely important as they demonstrate to the judge how a crime has affected you/the community and to influence the judge's sentence (for example, ask the judge to give the defendant the maximum jail time allowed or require the defendant to do certain things - like treatment or community service as conditions of probation).
• East Harriet Neighborhood Association
• Governor Dayton
• Hennepin County website
• Kingfield Neighborhood Association
• Lyndale Neighborhood Association
• Mayor R.T. Rybak
• Minnesota Department of Commerce (Office of Energy Security) - Working to move Minnesota toward a sustainable energy future, managing energy assistance funds, advocating in the public interest on energy utility rates and facility siting. We provide information and assistance to residents, builders, utilities, non-profits and policy-makers on home improvements, financial assistance, renewable technologies, policy initiatives, and utility regulations.
• City of Minneapolis Police Department website
• NEBHA is part of the 5th Precinct
• Sign up for the 5th Precinct Newsletter and join our quarterly email newsletter
• Crime Alert Email Sign Up (By Neighborhood)
• Crime Prevention Resources
• Graffiti – How to report, remove and prevent
• Sign up to receive emails Alerts
• Minnesota Department of Education
• Minnesota Senator Scott Dibble, District 60
• Minneapolis City Council Members
• Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) - Our MPRB park system an important component of what makes Minneapolis a great place to live, play and work. MPRB was created in 1883 as an independently elected, semi-autonomous body responsible for governing, maintaining, and developing the Minneapolis park system.
• Minneapolis Neighborhood Revitalization Program
• Minneapolis Neighborhood Profiles
• Minneapolis Public Schools
• Southwest Minneapolis City Resources
• Tangletown Neighborhood Association (includes Fuller)
• U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison, 5th District
• U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar
• U.S. Senator Al Franken

Business Resources

• City of Minneapolis Business Services - Starting or changing your Minneapolis based business? The Minneapolis Business Services pages give you quick access to zoning, licensing, permits and economic planning.
• Crime Prevention Tips For Businesses:
  - If you have an alarm, use it.
  - Review your policy with your alarm company and consider adding an audible alarm.
  - Ensure that you and/or the managers know how to use the video surveillance system if you have one, including how to burn the videos onto disc/etc. to provide to officers.
  - Consider installing security film on your windows to make them more difficult to break.
  - Consider a steel gate or some other barrier for use at night.
  - Regularly empty the cash registers. Do not leave large amounts of cash visible or in the registers overnight. Utilize secure safes and frequent bank deposits.
  - Keep an accurate inventory of all valuables.
  - Be aware of people casing the area, such as walking by your establishment several times, or carrying objects that may seem suspicious in the area such as large rocks.
  - Get to know your neighbors. Residents are often home when businesses are closed and businesses are often open when residents are gone. It can be beneficial for both parties to look out for the other.
  - Start a business watch program or get involved in your area Business Association.
  - Review the lighting around your business at night. Consider the following: Are there dark spots? Is there overgrown landscaping? Are there areas for someone to hide while breaking in ?
  - Call 911 on suspicious activity.
• Community Planning & Economic Development (CPED) - The Department of Community Planning and Economic Development works with local and regional partners to preserve and enhance our natural and built environment, plan for growth, and advance the physical and human development of the city.
• Minneapolis Regional Chamber of Commerce - Focusing on the development of existing businesses and the global recruitment of new business to the metropolitan area.
• Façade Improvement Matching Grant Program - The Façade Improvement Matching Grant Program works to revitalize and sustain the economic vitality of the City’s businesses and commercial districts through public/private investments in façade projects for commercial buildings and businesses.
• Metro MSP - A powerful resource for business development. MSP Prospector is free and available to all users. It is funded by a regional, public-private consortium convened by the Minneapolis Regional Chamber Development Foundation. It is powered by GIS Planning's ZoomProspector software. Find economic development statistics and available commercial or industrial properties. Then access site-specific demographic information, and generate instant reports.
• In a tough economy businesses need every tool they can find. The Extension Service has put together a great resource page for business owners, and their families, with practical advice and tools for getting through the recession. Learn more at: www.extension.umn.edu/toughtimes/toughtimes.html
• Need competitive research? Who is leading in your industry and how are they doing? Gain access to business market research at no cost through www.mnknows.org. Business research information is located at: www.elm4you.org/databases/business.php
• FREE Webinars. Tired of wasting your advertising and marketing dollars? Learn how to measure the ROI of marketing on-line, for free, at a Carlson School of Management lunchtime webinar. Register to view this Lunch with Sustenance event at: www.csom.umn.edu/Page10117.aspx