To bring joy and hope to our young people, we hold a 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 like Irreducible Grace.
Learn more about our approach in this recent article from the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder!
Upcoming events
March Community Dinner!
Activating our Power from the Statehouse to the Streets
Join Love First and Solutions Not Suspensions for a free meal and fellowship focused on civic engagement. We’ll hear from SNS about advocacy at the state capitol and share more about Love First’s direct community outreach. Register here!
Stay tuned to Instagram and Facebook for updates!
Past events
June Revive & Thrive Training and Community DinnerÂ
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.
