The following organizations are a sample of Macalester community partners where students regularly volunteer, visit, and engage.
Rondo Avenue, Inc. (RAI) is dedicated to preserving, conserving and accurately interpreting the contributions of the African-American community of Rondo to the City of Saint Paul. This community was destroyed by the construction of Interstate I-94 in the 1960’s.
The St. Paul Public Library brings people together to access knowledge, information, and connection. They actively work to ensure that all people see themselves and the city’s rich diversity reflected in the library.
Jeremiah Program offers one of the nation’s most successful strategies for transforming families from poverty to prosperity two generations at a time.
CommonBond Communities was formed in 1971 with the ambition to create affordable housing options for all. With increasing racial and economic injustices, our founding members were driven by the belief that all people have a right to a place they can call their own.
Rakhma Homes has compassionately cared for those with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory related dementias since 1984, making us the first residential model for memory care in Minnesota!
Casa de Esperanza is a leader in the domestic violence movement and a national resource center for organizations working with Latin@s in the United States. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota Casa de Esperanza’s mission is to “mobilize Latinas and Latin@ communities to end domestic violence.”
