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Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization (CANDO)
P.O. Box 8735
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Contact: Jim Parsons, Director
Phone: (612) 824-1333
Email: mplscando@gmail.com

Website: CANDO

The CANDO Board meets the 3rd Thursday of the month at Sabathani Community Center, 310 E 38th Street, 3rd Floor, Room J, 6:15 pm.

Richard R. Green Central Park Community School
3416 Fourth Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Phone: (612) 668-3730

Central Weed and Seed is an organization, serving the Central neighborhood, to prevent and control crime and improve quality of life. Weed and Seed membership is open to all who live and work in the Central neighborhood.

Central Weed and Seed meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at Green Central Community School, 3416 – 4th Ave South, 5:30 pm

Central Business Resources

Chicago & Lake Business Association
Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month, Sheraton Hotel (by Midtown Exchange), at 12 pm.

38th and Chicago Business Association
Meets 1st Wed of the month, call 8th Ward for location at (612) 673-2208.

Central Crime and Safety Resources

• Minneapolis Police Department
• Central is served by the 3rd Police Precinct
• View Central’s neighborhood policing plan, developed with the MPD
• 3rd Precinct Advisory Council Meetings (3-PAC) are held every 4th Monday, 6:30 pm, at 3000 Minnehaha Ave S
• Your MPD Crime Prevention Specialist, in cooperation with your sector Lt., works to enhance livability and safety and build stronger police-community relations.

• Crime Prevention Specialist Karen Notsch, (612) 673-3856
• Sector Lt. Wes Ostland, (612) 673-5787