MINNEAPOLIS — Christmas came a few weeks early this year for residents on the south side of Minneapolis.
Southside Community Health Services announced it was awarded $2.6 million to put toward a new health center in the city's Phillips neighborhood, which organization officials said will help serve more than 18,000 people.
And it's all thanks to philanthropist MacKenzie Scott.
“MacKenzie Scott’s investment will help us grow from serving 11,000 people per year to more than 18,000,” said Ann Cazaban, Executive Director of Southside. “Locating these much-needed services under one roof will alleviate barriers for families and provide a trusted place where they can get the high-quality care they deserve. We are deeply grateful for MacKenzie Scott’s investment in our vision.”
The new 30,000-square-foot facility, dubbed One Southside, will offer medical, dental, vision and behavioral health care all in one place to members of the community who otherwise lack access to primary care, according to a press release from the nonprofit.
The new building at 1000 E. Lake St. will take the place of a dollar store that was set ablaze and destroyed during the civil uprising following George Floyd's murder in 2020. Southside officials said they'll break ground next year, using the money allocated by Scott, in addition to other government and nonprofit funding contributions.
Scott is no stranger to Minnesota's foundations in need, as she's already pumped millions of dollars into organizations like Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity; Big Brothers Big Sisters Twin Cities; Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys; and Junior Achievement North.
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