CENTER FOR PEOPLE AND CRAFT is the recipient of a 2025 Vibrant Storefronts award from the City of Minneapolis’ Arts and Cultural Affairs Department. This $100,000 in funding covers the majority of our facility costs for two years. We have a home!

Thanks to many generous donors, we've raised over $22,000!

This amount ensured we could pay the basic bills through the end of 2025 while we continued to ramp up--including the remainder of our rent plus insurance, some basic furniture, signage to help people find our tucked-away door, and basic supplies. With this support, we started hosting a handful of pilot classes in December 2025.

We need your help to reach our next goal of $22,000.

Our first classes have begun but we still lack essential tools, furniture, and infrastructure to fully grow the program. Our volunteer team is looking to hire the organization’s first part time staff and file for 501c3 status—which alone costs up to $7000. We appreciate the community’s generosity in helping us move the ball forward on these essential growth steps toward a sustainable folk school model!