Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association

The Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association (LHENA) is a volunteer-led nonprofit that serves the over 9,000 residents, property owners, and numerous businesses of "The Wedge" neighborhood in Minneapolis. We exist to defend and expand the health of the neighborhood, and to secure a future for the neighborhood that reflects our highest ideals of community.

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.  

2025 Highlights:

• Coordinated the Wedge Neighborhood Food Share to address food insecurity by distributing 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 180 neighbors, continued to thrive. The network coordinates mutual aid programs and community-building events.
• Supported the reinstatement of the Uptown Farmers Market. 
• Supported the third year of Uptown Porchfest. 
• Launched our Building Ambassador Program which engages renters across 600+ units in the Wedge
• Launched our Commercial Grant Program to help businesses in the Wedge manage exterior improvement work
• 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 our FIRST EVER Art Fair, National Night Out, monthly volunteer socials, Halloween in the Park, and the Trick-or-Treat map. 
• Facilitated numerous engagement opportunities for Wedge residents to interface with their City & County government, Parks Department, and Police Department.

Your donations make our work possible. 

Thank you for supporting our community!