Longfellow Rising

What happens to Downtown Longfellow matters.

The businesses, gathering spaces, housing, and community assets that take shape here will influence this neighborhood for decades to come.

We believe those decisions should stay in the hands of the people who live, work, create, and invest in this community every day.

Longfellow Rising exists to advocate for a future shaped by neighbors, not outside interests. A future built around what this neighborhood actually needs and wants.

Your support allows us to continue bringing people together, advancing redevelopment conversations, supporting local businesses, and pushing for thoughtful investment in Downtown Longfellow.

Because rebuilding isn't something that happens to a neighborhood.

It's something we do together.

If you believe community should have a voice in what comes next, consider supporting our work.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/downtown-longfellow-build-what-the-city-wont

Downtown Longfellow is more than vacant buildings and stalled projects.

It's the small businesses opening their doors every morning.
The artists creating.
The musicians performing.
The neighbors showing up.

The moments that bring people together and remind us why community matters.

This neighborhood still has heart.

It still has creativity.

It still has people willing to invest their time, energy, and care into making it stronger.

That's worth fighting for.

That's why Longfellow Rising exists.

If you believe in a future rooted in equity, sustainability, and belonging, please consider supporting our work. Link is in our bio.

Together, we're helping keep Downtown Longfellow's future in local hands.

There are still too many empty buildings sitting in Downtown Longfellow.

And every empty storefront affects the people around it.
Less foot traffic.
Less connection.
Less energy.
Less opportunity for small businesses trying to survive here.

But this neighborhood is not empty.

People are still choosing Longfellow every single day.
Still opening businesses.
Still creating.
Still showing up for each other.

Longfellow Rising exists because communities don’t rebuild themselves automatically.
It takes organizing.
Advocacy.
Collaboration.
And people willing to keep showing up even when progress feels painfully slow.

We’re working to rebuild Downtown Longfellow with equity, sustainability, and belonging at the center of that work.

That means supporting small businesses, bringing people together, advocating for better development, and helping shape a future built with the community, not around it.

But we can’t continue this work without funding.

If you believe Downtown Longfellow deserves investment, connection, and a future shaped by the people who actually live here, we’d love your support.

Build what the city won’t.
Help us keep this work going.
Link is in our bio to show your support!