Phyllis Wheatley Earns Charities Review Council's Meets All Standards Seal

Phyllis Wheatley Community Center has been awarded the Charities Review Council “Meets All Standards” Seal indicating that it meets all sixteen rigorous Accountability Standards.

            Nonprofit organizations such as Phyllis Wheatley Community Center earn the Seal by voluntarily participating in the Council’s online Accountability Wizard. The Accountability Wizard is available to all nonprofit organizations in Minnesota and addresses a nonprofit organization’s performance in four critical areas: Public Disclosure, Governance, Financial Activity and Fundraising. By participating in the Accountability Wizard, nonprofit organizations can demonstrate responsibility, integrity, and transparency to their constituents.

New Mentoring Program at Phyllis Wheatley Provides Opportunity to Youth and Adults

Phyllis Wheatley Community Center, a cornerstone of the Minneapolis community since 1924, is beginning a school/community center based, one-on-one mentoring program for children in our surrounding community.

Research has shown that pairing youth one-on-one with caring and responsible adult mentors greatly increases the child’s chance of developing the social and academic skills needed to succeed in school and in life.

Phyllis Wheatley and Hallie Q Brown Centers Recognized in Minnesota History Center's MN150 Exhibit
What do Phyllis Wheatley Community Center, Hallie Q. Brown, Prince, the GPS system, Hubert H. Humphrey and the 1980 Olympic Hockey Team have in common? They all changed Minnesota. They’re among Minnesota’s treasures featured at ‘MN150’ exhibit that opened at the Minnesota History Center October 13. ...more

Phyllis Wheatley's Men's Program Strengthens Skills to Resolve Problems Without Violence
A recent search of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) database indicted that of a sampling of 147 men who completed the Men's Anger Management Program at Phyllis Wheatley Community Center, 96% had no reported incidients of domestic violence 10-18 months after graduating from the program. ...more

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