Lutheran Social Services helped me with my Student Loan Repatriation to a DOE loan resulting in a…read moremandatory recalculation of time in loan. This saved me tens of thousands of dollars. LSS rocks.

I had a Special Needs Trust which was overseen by Lutheran Social Services. My trustee at Lutheran…read moreSocial Services did not know that payment of phone bills, internet services and the use of a True Link Debit Visa would be counted as income by Section 8. This meant that my rent for this year was raised. A trustee of a Special Needs Trust should know how the actions they take on behalf of the beneficiary, will effect the government programs the beneficiary of the trust depends on.

It is a GLBT ‍ plus center in Uptown. This a community resource, valuable help with connecting to…read moreresources for all ages. A restaurant and library room plus other spaces for meeting and counseling. Friendly for all drop in center. Check their website for activities.

What an incredible space for Uptown to get--I wish this was around when I lived in the area! It…read morejust opened last week, but Queermunity is a community gathering place and resource, coworking space, cafe, and events hub dedicated to creating space for the LGBTQ+ community in the Twin Cities, but it stands out from similar places by being free! They have optional paid membership tiers for extra perks like discounts on cafe purchases, events, rentals, etc., but anyone is free to visit and gather in the common spaces, which I think is so important. Aside from providing a welcoming gathering space, they provide a ton of free resources--they host monthly programming like movie screenings, discussions, wellness events, and beyond; they have a free resource wall (available for checkouts on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 4-8pm) with things like canned goods, hygeine supplies, sexual health supplies, etc. available to community members in need; and they also have gender-neutral single-stall bathrooms, one of which has a shower available to use if needed, too. They've got a ton of just for-fun stuff too--craft tables, a library, a ping-pong table, and a small market area with goods by local queer makers. There's free parking on some side streets nearby, but you can also purchase discounted validated parking for the Seven Points ramp at the front desk. It seems to be almost entirely volunteer-run, so I'm definitely going to be looking into how I can get involved with the awesome work they do!

I was out on my bicycle and saw a Fish Fry was being held during lent here. We go as a family to…read morefish fries on Friday nights and this one seemed to draw us all in. It supports a cause. We got to the community center around 5:20 and the line was outside and on the sidewalk. No issue, it was a beautiful evening and we were with family. The line moves relatively quickly, they had a lot of volunteers helping and when you get inside and pay you can experience some live music and dancing. They have a bar while you wait and in the dinner hall. The Fish Fry was very good along with the, fun addition, of pierogies. Which was very good. You get two pieces of deep fried fish, 3 or 4 pierogies, a handful of fries and coleslaw. The quality was good, flavorful and filled you up. My family had good reviews of the food, one even said it was their favorite this year. With over 1000 people attending each week, during lent, expect to wait, it's worth it. It's all about community, friends, relatives, the cause and the food.

Get here for the Friday Fish Fry and Pierogi dinners!!…read more You can access their website (here on their Yelp page), follow the links for Events and sign up for their awesome Friday holiday dinner between now and 08APR2022. All tips go to their Ukrainian Support foundation, so you are doing good while you are eating well AND staying out of the kitchen! For $14 dollars you can have a platter of pirogi (yum!) or a combination of fried fish and pirogi. You also receive coleslaw, fries and dessert! The pickup is safe - you stay in the car - and their helpful runners will bring it out to you. Check out my pictures, this adorable pirogi character sold me a commemorative pin (only $5!) to show my support for Ukraine. Very yummy, super heart-warming and the most fun I've had in my car in years; get here, the event only runs a few more weeks!

This "Community Center" has gone downhill since I moved here 13 years ago. They used to have after…read moreschool programs in the big, grassy play area in back. They also used to have free hair cuts and backpacks for kids in the fall. Since Pillsbury took over (I think), they put up which was first called a "community" garden, but then neighbors were told we could NOT, in fact, have any of the vegetables. People from outside of North come in to work on the garden, play loud music and leave garbage from their meals to blow around. They used to have a really good groundskeeper who took pride in the appearance of the grounds. There has been a TV sitting on their boulevard and garbage in their back alley for about three weeks. Garbage is strewn around the inside of the fence. Their number listed goes unanswered. One good thing--thus, one star: they provide pretty good food to neighbors in need, which is truly amazing. They just need to step get back the programs for kids, lose the "non-community" garden and start picking up their garbage.

We had my nieces birthday party at this venue, and will NEVER have another birthday party here ever…read moreever ever again. We WILL take the children swimming here, but this is not CURRENTLY the place to have a birthday party. Ambiance: Everything was looked fine, clean, put together... I had no issues with how the place presented itself. I honestly thought their bathrooms were pretty clean and appreciated it as my Goddaughter changed in their stalls for the swimming portion of the party. Service: Here's where the issues begin. My nieces mother had requested a bday party for a group of 30, that dwindled down to about 15 or 16 children. If my memory serves correctly for what she was charged, you are provided hot dog, chips, kool aid/juice and bday cake. She was asked by MANAGEMENT if she wanted balloons and confetti, to which she enthusiastically said, "Yes!" Only to enter the room and it was empty and asked about her balloons and confetti and was provided an, "Oh, I was talking about on the cake." #wompwomp Upon her arrival, any question she asked the young lady at the front desk was met with an idk and/or irritation. We asked for a mop for the room, so that kids didn't fall upon coming into the party room from the pool, since there was a ton of water in there, we didn't get it for quite some while. Upon my nieces mothers arrival, not the kids attending the party arrival, the staff tried to bring in the hotdogs, so that they could eat cold hot dogs after swimming. LOL When she suggested that they wait to bring them out, she was met with irritation.. yet again. HERE'S THE KICKER! When it was time to go, we packed the room up and tried to downsize the trash for them and put all of the remaining birthday cake (a personalized cake and A LOT of cake left at that) and juice/kool aid to the on a table in the room and went to the pool to let the kids finish swimming. We came back and guess what? The staff came and ate the cake and finished the juice. #gasp whaaaah the heck! Their response: We thought you were done. No apology. Nothing. Do NOT HAVE A BIRTHDAY PARTY THERE. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED