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Sabathani Community Center

310 East 38th Street
Minneapolis, MN  55409
Phone:  612-827-5981
Fax: 612-823-7998
www.sabathani.org

Sabathani is a community center located in a former junior high school.

Services/Programs

family resource
resources to families in need (food, clothing, furniture transitional housing)
income tax assistance, holiday food baskets, back-to-school supplies.
horizon youth program
life skills program
GED and college/trade exam preparation
tutoring in math and reading
computer skills
English as a Second Language
citizenship classes.
senior center
Congregate Dining
Transportation
legal referrals
health information
field trips
volunteer opportunities

Facilities

Sabathani is in south Minneapolis in the Bryant / Central neighborhood, three blocks southeast of Highway 35W and the 35th/36th Street exit. Look for the tall, brick chimney of a 3-story former junior high school next to Fire station 17 on 38th Street. Includes Conference Center, 450 seat auditorium, large gymnasium, banquet center, dance studio, patio, field, and community garden.

History

Sabathani Community Center was founded in 1966 as a small grassroots organization focused on serving African American youth in South Minneapolis since there were few and inadequate facilities to meet increasing recreational needs. Within a short time, the organization was overwhelmed with requests from residents for broader, more direct services, especially those addressing basic needs and necessities of life. Recognizing that meeting basic needs is a temporary solution, Sabathani developed empowerment programs that focus on skill development, which teach people not only how to survive, but also how to thrive. These programs have continued to evolve and expand to meet the needs of multi-racial, multi-cultural people in surrounding neighborhoods while preparing them to become self-directed and self-sufficient. Sabathani is a modern-day settlement house for the area's most-recent immigrants and refugees, which includes Somalis, Chicanos/Latinos, Southeast Asians, and Russians, and is truly the hub of the community.

Mission

Sabathani's mission is to strengthen youth, children and families and to build the capacity of the community that Sabathani serves.