Programs
Longfellow Community Council offers various programs aimed to support and engage residents of Greater Longfellow.
LCC Programs
Volunteer Shoveling & Weed Wrench Rental Program
The Volunteer Shoveling Program and Weed Wrench Program provide community members with services and tools needed to care for their property in every season.
Community Clean ups
Community Clean ups provide Greater Longfellow residents the opportunity to help maintain & revitalize our neighborhood together through trash removal in public and environmental spaces throughout the year.
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Free the Deeds
Free the Deeds provides lawn signs and posters made by local artists to homeowners who have removed racial covenants from their deeds to encourage conversation around racial covenants and their removal as an integral step toward racial equity.
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Building Ambassador Program
The Building Ambassador Program recruits renters in properties in Greater Longfellow to work with us handing out flyers in buildings, sending emails, or coordinating with other tenants.
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Technical Assistance for Community Initiatives
Longfellow Community Council provides technical assistance to community members, which includes funding and communications support, connection to community partners or government agencies.
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Home Improvement Program
The Home Improvement Program provides rebate assistance for improvement projects for residents and property owners living in Longfellow, Cooper, Hiawatha, and Howe. Program is no longer accepting applications.
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Reclaim the Outdoors
Longfellow Community Council and community partners collaborate to create experiences for all neighbors to get outdoors through bench building, painting, and bird walks. This program ended in the Summer of 2023.
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Rental Assistance Program
The Renter Support Fund is a rent assistance program that seeks to aid cost-burdened Greater Longfellow renters in a low-barrier way. Through this program, renters received financial assistance, no strings attached. The program is currently closed. Read the program report.
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