PPL Locations

Programs are offered from four general service locations — the Loring Nicollet Community Center, the Bethlehem Community Center, and the PPL Service Center and the Learning Center.

PPL also maintains direct employment business locations and owns and/or manages 766 affordable housing units throughout the Twin Cities. Many PPL programs and services are offered in community rooms at our housing locations.

PPL Service Center

The Service Center is home to:

Furnish Office & Home

Furnish Office & Home (formerly PPL SHOP) Furnish is a nonprofit store where you can find great deals on an ever-changing selection of used and new office and home furnishings.

Your purchases support on-site job training for our trainee employees. Furnish has one of the largest selections of used office furniture in the Twin Cities. Shopping for used office and home furnishings at Furnish keeps them in service and out of the landfill.

Hours: T-F: 10:00 am – 7:00 pm, Sat: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Website: www.furnishofficeandhome.org Location and contact information

PPL Industries

PPL Industries contracts with metro businesses to do labor intensive handwork and teach basic employment skills to adults with social and economic barriers to steady mainstream employment. Volunteers assist in GED classes and career development efforts with trainees, bringing real world experience to the exercise.

Manager: Doug Jewett

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PPL Industries Website Location and contact information

Partnership Academy

A PPL-sponsored charter school, serving grades K-6. A PPL Scholars site and two in-school one-to-one programs: Reading Listeners and Lunch Buddies. Location and contact information

Early Wonders Preschool

A small full-day preschool serving children and their families who are at least 2 years and 9 months to their first day of kindergarten – located inside the PPL Bethlehem Community Center. More Location and contact information

Center for Working Families

Services designed for low-income families to better manage their money and create wealth. It is one of many Centers in the nation that represent a new framework for neighborhood service delivery developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. More

Send mail to: 1035 East Franklin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55404Location and contact information

PPL Loring Nicollet Community Center

Home to:

  • Loring Nicollet Alternative High School (LNAS)
  • Expansion of PPL’s Education Initiative. PPL expects to receive approval to launch an exciting new education initiative in 2010 to build on the work of our successful alternative high schools. When realized, the program will be located at LNCC. Look for more information in the coming months!

  • PPL Employment Skills Training is on the Move
    (December 18, 2009) To improve our impact and make more resources available, PPL is consolidating our employment training services and resources into one central location at the “Emma B.
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PPL Bethlehem Community Center

Home to:

  • MERC Alternative High School
  • Early Wonders Preschool
  • Homework ‘n’ Hoops elementary tutor program
  • SEED Camp
  • STEP-UP youth employment.
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PPL Learning Center

PPL Emma B. Howe Learning Center

Home to

  • Computer Access Lab
  • Computer Skills Resources and Workshops
  • Technologically sophisticated classrooms for employment training programs.
  • Offices for Train to Work, Health Careers Partnership, Progress in you Career, and Digital Inclusion initiatives

Hours: M-F: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Location and contact information

Village House

2101-2109 Elliot Ave

Three units – side-by-side, tri-level townhomes, housing up to 18. The Village College House opened in fall, 2007. Each unit has living room, dining room, kitchen, 4 BR, 2 bath. On bus line.

All sites are $225/month for double $255/month for single. Free Laundry & WiFi 9 Month Lease! Location and contact information

Jeremiah's Porch

Classic 4-plex! 12 women share two 4 BR/2 bath units.4 men share one 2 BR/1 bath unit.Each unit has dining room,living room, kitchen, walk-in closets.Lots of parking,big porch,garage for bike storage.On bus line. Includes utilities

All sites are $225/month for double $255/month for single. Free Laundry & WiFi 9 Month Lease! Location and contact information

Hope House

Five women share this big, beautiful 3 BR single family house, off-street parking, big living room, dining room, community playground in backyard, 2 big, comfortable porches, bike storage. On bus line.

All sites are $225/month for double $255/month for single. Free Laundry & WiFi 9 Month Lease! Location and contact information