The Alliance
Uniting the Bloomington community and its schools to help close the disparity and achievement gaps are these partners. Click on the links to learn more about the We Believe Alliance partners.
City of Bloomington
1800 West Old Shakopee Road Bloomington, MN 55431 Phone: 952-563-8700
- Bloomington Public Health
Contact: Karen Zeleznak, Public Health Administrator
1900 W. Old Shakopee Rd.
Bloomington, MN 55431
Phone: 952-563-8905
www.ci.bloomington.mn.us/cityhall/dept/commserv/publheal/publheal.htm
- Bloomington Human Services Division
Contact: Lorinda Pearson, Manager, Human Services Division
1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd.
Bloomington, MN 55431
Phone: 952-563-8733
www.ci.bloomington.mn.us/cityhall/dept/commserv/humserv/humserv.htm- Human Rights Commission
Contact: Lorinda Pearson, Staff Liaison, Human Rights Commission
1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd.
Bloomington, MN 55431
Phone: 952-563-8733
www.ci.bloomington.mn.us/cityhall/commiss/hrc/hrc.htmBig Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities Area
Contact: Cindy Bahmer, Vice President of Programs
2550 University Ave Suite 410
St. Paul, MN 55114
Phone: 651-789-2444
www.bigstwincities.org
Bloomington Independent School District #271
Contact: Suzanne Kpowulu, Initiative for Lasting Change Program Manager
2575 West 88th Street
Bloomington, MN 55431
Phone: 952-681-6124
spkowulu@bloomington.k12.mn.us
Bridging
Contact: Fran Heitzman
201 W 87th St.
Bloomington, MN 55420
Phone: 952-888-1105
www.bridging.org
Community Action Partnership of Suburban Hennepin
Contact: Scott Zemke, Director, Program Operations
33 10th Avenue So.
Hopkins, MN 55343
Phone: 952-697-1335
www.capsh.org
Companies to Classroom
Contact: Cary Weatherby
8301 Grand Ave S #200
Bloomington, MN 55420
Phone: 952-888-7708
www.companiestoclassrooms.org
Cornerstone
Contact: Susan Neis, Executive Director
1000 East 80th St.
Bloomington, MN 55420
Phone: 952-884-0376
www.cornerstonemn.org
Education Foundation of Bloomington
Contact: Karyn J. Arazi, President
Phone: 952-854-0049
http://educationfoundationofbloomington.org
Fairview Health Services
Contact: Laura D. Beeth, System Director
2450 Riverside Avenue So, FC0-5
Minneapolis, MN 55454
Phone: 612-672-2278
www.fairview.org
Health Partners
Contact: Amy von Walter, Director of Corporate Communications
Phone: 952-883-5274
www.healthpartners.com
Normandale Hylands UMC
Contact: Pastor Otis Borop
9920 Normandale Boulevard S.
Bloomington, MN 55437
Phone: 952-835-7585
www.nhylandsumc.org
Oak Grove Presbyterian Church
Contact: Andries Coetzee
2200 West Old Shakopee Rd
Bloomington, MN 55431
Phone: 952-888-4621
www.oakgrv.org
Portland Avenue United Methodist Church
Contact: Rev. Suzanne Mades, Pastor
8000 Portland Ave
Bloomington, MN 55420
Phone: 952-888-6070
www.paumc.org
Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People - VEAP
Contact: Susan Freeman
9728 Irving Avenue So.
Bloomington, MN 55431
Phone: 952-888-9616
www.veapvolunteers.org