To bring joy and hope to our young people, we hold free community events focused on art, activism and healing, bringing our community together with food, music, dancing and give-aways. We partner with Black and BIPOC vendors and entrepreneurs to invest in our economic development and integrate local healers and organizations.
Read more about our first-ever gala and youth-led fashion show in the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder!
Upcoming events
Lynx Watch Party + Stud Budz Raffle Fundraiser
At Love First, we love the Minnesota Lynx. Sure, we’re fans of the WNBA but the franchise has also been a huge supporter of our work — including a recent donation of a signed Courtney Williams jersey and signed picture of Natisha Heideman.
We’re facing the Golden State Valkyries at 9pm but we’ll get the party started at 8pm with WNBA and stud trivia rounds. Test your knowledge for a chance to win a free raffle ticket!
Here’s your chance to cheer on the Lynx AND support Love First! Please RSVP so we can plan a great event!
Stay tuned to Instagram and Facebook for updates!
Past events
2025 Glow Up Conference: Reclaiming our Energy!
Hosted by Love First Community Engagement, the Annual Glow Up Conference builds Black girls’ identities through active workshops centered on creativity, wellness, and healing. This year, sessions will focus on reclaiming our energy and girls are encouraged to invite their mothers, aunties or other adult women in their lives to join them for the first half of the day. The conference will include a keynote address from Kinshasha Kambui, a healer and founder of the Wellness Paradigm in Minneapolis, food and more!
June Revive & Thrive Training and Community Dinner
June 6 | Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
Watch a video reel from the event!
May Community Dinner & Conversation
May 19 | Indigenous Roots
April Community Dinner
April 12 | Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
Watch a video reel from the event!
February Community Dinner
February 18 | Lutheran Church of the Redeemer
MLK Day Community Dinner
Jan 14, 2024 | Indigenous Roots Cultural Arts Center
In honor of MLK Day, Love First hosted a Community Dinner with free food, fellowship and a showing of the biopic “Rustin.” Following the film, we had a discussion about the film and how to organize with our youth facilitated by civil rights leader and youth advocate, Chauntyll Allen.
