Welcome

St. Paul Classes & Events

To register for any course or class call Mark at 651-717-4950.

Senior Breakfast

Every Thursday, 10:00 - noon

Connect with other senior community members, find out about resources, and ways to give back to the community over a continental breakfast.

African American Heritage Keys to Self-Care

Wednesday and Thursdays

6:30 - 8:30 pm

This a nine-week course consists of consciousness-raising topics for people of African heritage concerning the interrelatedness of loss of cultural identify, economic dependency, and personal crisis.

Wisdom of the Elders

Thursday mornings, 9:30 - 12 noon

Talk to the African American elders to get advice and elder coaching.  Call Mark to schedule. 651-717-4950

Girls Group

Thursdays, 5 - 7 PM

For young African American women, ages 10 - 21. 

Financial Fridays

Fridays,  from 12 - 2 PM

A partnership between the Cultural Wellness Center and Neighborhood Housing Services to provide people with the education they need for financial stability.  Call Mark at 651-717-4950 to schedule a financial Map to Wellness.

St. Paul Public Schools

The Cultural Wellness Center's Educational Systems Navigators work with African American families with children in many St. Paul elementary schools to support the children to learn, to build a community system of support, and to connect families with their culture and heritage. 

Participating Schools:

• Maxfield Magnet Elementary
• Barack and Michelle Obama Service Learning Elementary
• Jackson Preparatory Magnet
• Benjamin E. Mays International Magnet School
• Museum Magnet 

The Cultural Wellness Center is one of many collaborating service partners within Project Voice, working together to build a brighter future for African American children and their families in the Summit University and Frogtown communities of St. Paul.  In addition , the Wellness Center's commitment is to engage families to strengthen their knowledge of and connection to culture and community as a means of creating and sustaining economic health and wellness within the family structure and beyond.

16 Elders gathered in our St. Paul Center, to discuss the economic legacy of the black community and the vision for the future.

The Computer Resource Center

Open Everyday 9:00 - 5:00

The CRC consists of computers for business-related Internet use for community residents interested in small business ownership, conducting a job or apartment search, working on a resume, or doing homework research for school.  Call Mark at 651-717-4960 for more information.

A community resident does Internet research in the Resource Center