THE SEWARD NEIGHBORHOOD

Visitors to Minneapolis's Seward Neighborhood are often struck by its intimacy and relative compactness, and in fact the neighborhood has been described as a small town surrounded on all sides by a big city. One reason for this strong sense of community independence is that the neighborhood's boundaries are well-defined, literally setting Seward apart from the rest of the city. The neighborhood's eastern border follows the Mississippi River to the Soo Line Railroad, which traces the southern boundary as it moves away from the river to the west. In the west, the boundary is marked by Hiawatha Avenue, and to the north is Interstate Highway 94.

The Seward Neighborhood Group
The Seward Neighborhood Group (SNG) is one of the oldest neighborhood organizations in Minneapolis. SNG was established in 1960 to make Seward a better place to live, work, and play and is recognized by the City of Minneapolis as the official citizen participation organization within the boundaries of the Seward neighborhood.

SNG is a volunteer-driven organization with an elected Board of Directors and these currently active committees:

    * Community Development
    * Crime and Safety
    * Environment
    * History
    * Restorative Justice

Block Clubs: Seward is very well organized with nearly 50 block clubs in place throughout the neighborhood.  Block clubs help all neighbors get to know each other and establish relationships so that they are able to communicate effectively with one another should problems arise (and even if they don't).