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‘Response Team’ forms to help North Side through COVID-19

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A collective of African American organizations and leaders in North Minneapolis have joined together to form the “Northside Community Response Team 2020” to identify immediate, mid- and long-term strategies to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.

The mission of the committee is triage and intervention to keep and create employment in the African American community during these uncertain times.

The economic impact of this pandemic has the potential to be particularly detrimental in the Black community. Even during the recent economic boom in Minnesota, unemployment in the Near North neighborhoods was 21%.
Many are employed in the service-sector industry and low-wage occupations. Many Northside residents have lost their jobs in the past two weeks. The time for action is now.

This group of experienced leaders, alongside new community leaders, businesses owners and advocates, are identifying strategies to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The Northside Community Response Team brings together faith-based institutions, education and training institutions, businesses, and civic leaders uniting to take advantage of the leadership, infrastructure, and existing capacity to mobilize into action—strategically, operationally and tactically.

Eight key working groups have formed to address the feeling of isolation and despair in the African American community during this period of social distancing, to include: Continuation of critical services such as mental health; Acquisition of technology and resources needed to minimize education disruption; Spirituality services so needed during this unprecedented time; Supporting businesses and identifying funding resources for them as soon as possible; STEM activities for children;

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