Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association

The Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association (LHENA) is a majority volunteer-led nonprofit that serves the over 9,000 residents and businesses of Lowry Hill East aka "The Wedge" neighborhood in Minneapolis. We exist to increase quality of life in the neighborhood, promoting civic, social, and cultural energy through neighbor-facing programming and support of grass-roots community initiatives. 

Our mission: to exhibit and encourage neighborhood leadership and participation from all community members, provide a forum for community participation, and to promote a vision of the neighborhood.  

2026 Highlights:

• Collaborated with teachers, parents, and social workers at Ella Baker School and Whittier Elementary to raise and distribute over $300,000 in rental support to keep families in their homes during the height of Operation Metro Surge.
• Grew our existing food security work by adding a weekly pantry for school families out of the LHENA office. Assisting over 500 families from January - August. 
• Coordinated the Wedge Neighborhood Food Share to address food insecurity by distributing tens of thousands of pounds of free groceries to over 100 households in our community on a monthly basis. This program is run entirely by volunteers. 
• The LHENA Volunteer Network, consisting of over 500 neighbors, continued to thrive. The network coordinates neighborhood socials, mutual aid programs, and community-building events.
• Partnered with the House of Possibilities to help raise nearly $14,000 (and growing) for the acquisition and development of a community-run urban farm
• Supported year two of the Uptown Farmers Market. 
• Supported year four of Uptown Porchfest. 
• Grew our Building Ambassador Program to engages renters across 2,700+ multifamily units in the Wedge
• Disbursed over $40,000 from our Commercial Grant Program to help businesses in the Wedge
• Helped students at the Ella Baker School raise over $14,000 to build an inclusive and accessible playground
• Hosted monthly neighborhood cleanups between April and November, which resulted in removing hundreds of pounds of trash and recyclables from our streets, parks, and storm drains. 
• Hosted community-bonding events such as our community potluck, neighborhood bake sale, Mega Mueller Market and Art Fair, National Night Out, monthly volunteer socials, Halloween in the Park, and the Trick-or-Treat map. 

Your donations make our work possible. 

Thank you for supporting our community!