Cultural Wellness Community Health Hub

Cultural Wellness Community Health Hub The Cultural Wellness Community Health Hub leverages connectedness and cultural practice to better serve our communities. The Cultural Wellness Center.

The Backyard Initiative (BYI) is a partnership between residents of South Minneapolis and Allina Health. with a goal to improve the health of residents living in the seven neighborhoods of the area called the Backyard, through the work of Citizen Health Action Teams (CHATs) formed and operated by residents in the Backyard.

02/22/2026

✨ Melanin In Motion (MIM) is excited to offer Introductory & Progressive Nordic (XC) Ski Lessons created specifically for the BIPOC community — centering joy, safety, culture, and connection in the outdoors.

Through our partnership with the Loppet Foundation, we’re able to offer this experience for just $11, which includes:

✔️ Equipment rental
✔️ Trail pass
✔️ Progressive instruction at every session

Because access to nature should never be a barrier 🌲✨

👇🏾 Registration link in the comments!

🖤 Participants will:

• Learn Nordic skiing from the ground up
• Build skills through a supportive, progressive program
• Grow confidence navigating winter environments
• Experience the mental, physical, and spiritual benefits of outdoor movement

📍 Location:
Battle Creek Recreation Center
75 Winthrop Street South
Saint Paul, MN 55119

🗓️ When: Tuesdays | 5:30–8:00 PM
👨🏾👩🏽👧🏿 Who: BIPOC individuals & families
❄️ No experience needed — just come as you are.

✨ Tag someone who needs this.
✨ Share with a family who should be outside with us this winter.
✨ Let’s move, breathe, and thrive together.

Please join DCYF and CWC in Saint Paul at Wilder for a meal and an opportunity to share your thoughts about child safety...
02/20/2026

Please join DCYF and CWC in Saint Paul at Wilder for a meal and an opportunity to share your thoughts about child safety and permanency (child protection) and the new Department of Children, Youth, and Families.
We will spend time discussing your ideas for supporting children and families and improving child welfare systems.
Space is limited. Registration is required to obtain a gift card, only those who register and attend will receive a gift card.
• Dinner provided
• Childcare provided
• Up to 85 participants will be compensated for their time and expertise
• Registration is required, and the link is in the comments.

02/19/2026

🚨❄️ BIG NEWS ON THE SLOPES! ❄️🚨
Melanin in Motion, Cultural Wellness Center, and The Loppet Foundation are bringing the heat to winter with I BOARD! – 2026 🏂🏾🔥
A woman and girl-led community snowboarding program designed especially for girls ages 8–14!
✨ FREE equipment
✨ FREE coaching
✨ Helmets provided
✨ Real community support

📍 Theodore Wirth Park
🕠 Thursdays | 5:30–8:00 p.m.

And for those who want to take it to the next level, participants may have the opportunity to compete in USASA regional events right here in Minnesota!
Snowboarding - building confidence, courage, and community in motion. 💜
Registration Info is in the comments:

02/15/2026

Join Melanin In Motion at 10:00 am this Sunday Morning (February 15, 2026) for the Family Fun 5K and Nordic Adventure. We are practicing what we have learned - no lessons today! All are welcome. Come out and enjoy the fun! Be sure to pick up your $28.35 pass at Hyland Lake Park Reserve Cross Country Ski Center in Bloomington. The registration link is in the comments.

02/10/2026

✨ You are invited into a POWERFUL National Conversation.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!!!

The Cultural Wellness Center invites you to join us for the 2026 Cultural Conclave: Health & Alchemy of Spirit - A Historical Knowing. This two-day intergenerational gathering brings together organizational leaders, educators, elders, health practitioners, and community members to engage in meaningful intercultural dialogue. Together, we will explore a collective self-study examining the international impact of racism and white supremacy while deepening our shared commitment to advancing Cultural Wellness as a vital field of study and practice.

🌿 Creating a psychological, spiritual, and intellectual safe space where cultural identities are honored and engaged in intercultural dialogue.

📅 March 27–28, 2026
📍 Minneapolis, MN

Sponsorship is available. The links are in the comment section.



02/03/2026

The Cultural Wellness Center is committed to supporting the community and believes in economic stability.

01/31/2026

THROWBACK HEALTH & WELLNESS > LINEDANCE
YOU CAN LEARN BY ALVENA
CALLED > THE WOODY SHUFFLE
* HELP YOUR SELF *

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Minneapolis, MN

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
6pm - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm
6pm - 7pm

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(612) 353-6211

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The Backyard Community Health Hub is a program of the Cultural Wellness Center that emerged from the 10-year Backyard Initiative, a former partnership between South Side Minneapolis Community Residents, Allina Health, and the Cultural Wellness Center.

Our work unleashes the power of citizens to heal themselves and to build community. Through work with individuals, communities, families, academic institutions, government agencies, philanthropists, and other non-profit organizations, we build a web of relationships that support community engagement, intercultural communication, and personal responsibility.