To all our supporters,
There are so many incredible organizations in the Twin Cities doing powerful work to keep people safe in the streets, defend Black, Indigenous and other targeted communities from the police and white supremacists, feed people, offer healing support, build long-term infrastructure for responding to emergencies or conflicts without the police, and so much more.
Since Brooklyn Center Police murdered Daunte Wright, community members and organizations have stepped up - like they always do - to make sure people have the support they need.
Reclaim the Block is not currently accepting donations. We are continually updating a list (written below) of places in the community that do need donations of money or supplies. Please donate to these organizations instead and share their work! Follow their social media presence or email lists to learn more about what they’re doing long-term and right now.
We are grateful for the support & donations we received last summer. That support has strengthened our efforts to defund police in Minneapolis. We have redistributed much of the money that came in to us through the Transformative Black Led Movement Fund.
If you’re connected with a group on this list and we should edit or remove your group, please email us at reclaimtheblock@gmail.com. If you know of a group that should be added, please email us the donation link and a brief description, and we’ll add it here.
(April 2021)
612 M*A*S*H - 612 MASH medics have been directly supporting protestors in Brooklyn Center. Cashapp: $612MASH; Venmo: @MedicalBus; or at GiveMN. (added 4/14/21)
African Career, Education, and Resources, Inc. (ACER) : A nonprofit organization that engages African immigrants living in the north and northwest suburbs of Minneapolis. Currently supporting small businesses in Brooklyn Center affected by closures and disruption with microgrants. (added 4/14/21)
Black Table Arts : a community driven arts cooperative located in Minneapolis, Minnesota gathering black communities through the arts toward better black futures. Currently fundraising to buy gas masks for Black organizers on the ground. (added 4/14/21)
Brooklyn Center Kids and Families : Organized by a community member to support Brooklyn Center High School’s ongoing mutual aid efforts housed on-site. Funds will help purchase supplies and provide services that kids and families will need this week and in the weeks to come. (added 4/14/21)
Brooklyn Center Mutual Aid Facebook Page : community-led Facebook page established in response to the murder of Duante Wright. Find updated information about needed supplies and sign up for volunteer shifts at mutual aid sites. (added 4/14/21)
Brooklyn Center Mutual Aid: Support Our Community : GoFundMe page for PPE, medical supplies, food and household items for neighbors. (added 4/14/21)
Brooklyn Center Schools–Student and Family Support : Organized by a teacher at Brooklyn Center High School to support the school’s ongoing mutual aid efforts housed on-site. Funds will help purchase supplies and provide services that kids and families will need this week and in the weeks to come. (added 4/14/21)
CAPI USA : a Brooklyn Center nonprofit focused on serving immigrants, refugees, and people of color, partnering with Cross of Glory Lutheran Church for a supply drive to collect and distribute items from the church at 5929 Brooklyn Boulevard, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota 55429. (added 4/14/21)
Hours will be Tuesday, April 13 through Friday, April 16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Needed: toilet paper, laundry detergent, diapers (all sizes), wipes, baby formula, feminine hygiene products, bath soap, canned goods, rice, pasta, and beans.
Documenting MN is a community-led journalism project that is distributing food, hygiene and safety supplies in Brooklyn Center. (added 4/14/21)
George Floyd Global Memorial - The George Floyd Global Memorial is established to bring together members of George Floyd's family and the local community to preserve these creative expressions of pain and hope of the people for the people. Our work is to ensure that the stories of the community are told and used as educational resources for generations to come. The George Floyd Global Memorial is and will continue to be a living memorial that inspires all people to pursue justice. (added 4/14/21)
George Floyd Square Operations - Support the community-run autonomous zone at George Floyd Square - 38th & Chicago. Funds go directly to pay for supplies and safety needs at the Square. Venmo @marciahoward38thstreet. (added 4/14/21)
Little Earth Protectors - A community-run patrol keeping the Little Earth community safe. CashApp: $JacquelineNeadeau (added 4/14/21)
Near North Encampment Mutual Aid: Northside Mutual Aid is people living in North Minneapolis supporting one another in this time. We are housed and unhoused, and are all volunteers working together to ensure all residents have basic needs met throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis. (added 4/14/21)
Sahan Journal has a list of places that are taking donations and distributing resources. (added 4/14/21)
Sahan Journal: How you can help people in Brooklyn Center right now, in the aftermath of Daunte Wright’s killing (Sahan is updating this list frequently as of the time we've posted it)
Unicorn Riot - A decentralized media organization that has been live-streaming uprisings. (added 4/14/21)