Programs and initiatives

Learn about City programs and efforts to improve our City. Search by department or interest area to learn more.
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Recycling block leader yard sign

Recycling block leader

You can become a recycling block leader and help make a difference in your community.
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Transportation programs

You can learn about the transportation programs in the City.
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We Walk Minneapolis

#WeWalkMpls is about using the hashtag to show how you walk to get around the City.
sewer grate

Adopt-a-Drain

You can help keep our waterways clean by adopting a storm drain in your neighborhood.
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Test your water for lead

You can have your water tested for lead.
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Homegrown Minneapolis

We expand our community's capacity to grow and share food.
Apartment building in Minneapolis

Affordable Housing Trust Fund

We help developers create more affordable rental housing in the city.
Urban Scholars group in rotunda

Urban Scholars

This program is for college and graduate students who want to work in the public sector.
Red bus only monday - friday lane marking

Transportation evaluation

Public Works looks at how projects and programs are helping us reach City goals.
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Stable Homes Stable Schools

We offer stable housing and schooling for elementary-age students and their families.
Girl by medical equipment

Step Up

We help Minneapolis-area teens and young adults get jobs. And we bring youth, skill and diversity to the workforce.
Painted mural on the side of 927 building in Minneapolis

Ownership and Opportunity Fund

Our program offers funding for commercial real estate development in the city. We focus on economically challenged areas. Formerly called the Commercial Property Development Fund.
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