Welcome to Banyan Community

Banyan Community is a Family & Youth Development Center in the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis, MN. We offer youth development and support programs like after-school groups, summer camps, and early childhood education. We expand further into family and community programs like parent development classes, high school tutoring programs, and senior social clubs.

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Give to the Max is November 21

If each of us gives what we can then together our gifts can be transformative. Celebrate the power of community with $5 High Fives during this year’s Give to the Max.

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Prioritizing Social Emotional Learning
Prioritizing Social Emotional Learning

Prioritizing Social Emotional Learning

Being Intentional

Everyone knows that education is important, but do we unintentionally undervalue the importance of social emotional learning (SEL). In the last four years American society has seen the negative effects of a deficit in interpersonal social emotional relationship skills. SEL helps youth identify their feelings, understand and communicate with others, build strong relationships, and make good, empathetic decisions. But who is going to complete this vital education? After school programs!

After school programs are the best location for SEL to occur, according to the 2022 report from The Harvard Graduate School of Education. After reviewing in-school […]

November 15th, 2024|

Developing Community Since 1998

Banyan Community is rooted in the Phillips Neighborhood to transform lives by developing youth, strengthening families, and creating community. As a community development organization, Banyan believes that when youth, family, and community are synchronized the greatest progress is made on education and poverty.

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