Who are we?

Whittier Alliance works to help neighbors make connections with services, government, and each other. We plan free community events, organize around housing issues, provide a platform for voicing ideas and concerns to elected officials, administer community grant programs, build neighborhood coalitions, support small business initiatives, and serve as a resource hub for all things Whittier. We are one of the 70 neighborhood organizations officially recognized by the City of Minneapolis.

Incorporated in January 1977, the Whittier Alliance first formed as a coalition between residents, property owners, places of worship and local businesses when the neighborhood was suffering through a period of high crime, decaying housing and vacant storefronts. Over the intervening decades the neighborhood has grown to be one of the most interesting, diverse and popular places to live, work or eat in Minneapolis.

You can read our bylaws here, and our Board meeting minutes are available here.

Where are we?

The Whittier neighborhood is 81 square blocks one mile south of downtown Minneapolis. Whittier is bounded by Franklin Avenue to the north, Interstate 35W to the east, Lyndale Avenue South to the West and Lake Street to the South. Approximately 14,000 people live in Whittier.

The map to the left shows the boundaries of Whittier and the parks and bike trails that help to green our neighborhood.