Capacity Building grants are offered to build the capacity of
organizations to participate in out-of-school time/expanded learning systems
(OST) and youth engagement. These are one-year grants to small and mid-size
nonprofit youth-serving organizations with operating budgets of less than $2
million. The average grant award will be $25,000.
Youth Participatory Action Research Challenge Grants, new this
year, are available for programs that use approaches for youth participatory
action research. Youthprise is seeking host sites that can help expand its
youth philanthropy initiative, YouthBank, in 2016. Challenge grants require a
1:1 match from grantees. Youthprise will provide matching grants ranging from
$5,000 to $20,000 for Youth Participatory Action Research projects conducted by
youth-serving organizations.
The deadline for both grants is July 10, 2015.
Find more info and applications at the Youthprise website.
The Minneapolis City Council is considering an ordinance to ban
the sale of flavored tobacco products from convenience stores, grocery
stores and drug stores and would restrict these products to adult-only tobacco
stores. The ordinance would also raise the minimum price of cigars and
cigarillos to make them less affordable for kids.
Anti-smoking advocates say the products are aimed at hooking teens on
tobacco and local young people set out to prove it.
The Minneapolis Youth Congress, high school students formed to advocate
for real changes in their community, teamed up with Breathe Free North, an
anti-smoking youth group based in north Minneapolis, to collect data on the products from their
peers and from convenience stores. They found flavored
tobacco and cigarillos are often the first tobacco products teens try.
The teens presented their data to Minneapolis City Council members.
Council Member Cam Gordon remarked that the council was very
impressed with the young people’s testimony and thinks the ordinance will pass
later this summer.
View the KARE 11 story here.
The City of Minneapolis
youth employment program, STEP-UP, kicked off its 12th summer this
week with 1,600 Minneapolis youth and young adults ages 14-21 starting their
paid summer internships at 230 participating government agencies, nonprofits
and corporations throughout the Twin Cities metro area.
Created in 2004,
STEP-UP serves Minneapolis young people who face some of the greatest barriers
to employment, including youth from families of lower economic backgrounds,
youth of color and youth with disabilities. Since the program was launched in
2004, it has provided nearly 20,000 internship opportunities.
STEP-UP interns
explore career interests, gain valuable on-the-job skills, make strong
professional connections, and prepare for meaningful careers. Before being
placed into their internship, most STEP-UP participants receive between 7-14
hours of work-readiness training and complete a mock interview that prepares
them for their experience.
Participants will
complete their internships on August 14. Workdays and experiences vary site to
site; on average youth work from 20-32 hours per week. A job site supervisor, and often times a mentor, guide the youth through the internship over the
summer. Many times these relationships continue for months or years beyond the
internship.
Minneapolis Public Schools, in partnership with the Minneapolis Police
Department (MPD) and the Mayor's Youth Violence Prevention Blueprint, has
launched an anonymous youth tip-line called "Speak Up Minneapolis."
This tip-line allows youth from across the city to phone or text reports of
potential violence including weapons in schools, parks, libraries or other
locations. Trained counselors are available 24 hours a day to take detailed
summaries of the potential threat and will then phone and email a complete
report to MPD and district Emergency Management and Safety & Security
staff.
CALL 1-866-SPEAK-UP or text MPLS to 847-411.
North Community YMCA Free Dinner and Activities for Teens
Teens ages 13-18 who are enrolled in school can come to the North Community Y from 5:30-9 PM, Monday-Friday, for a free dinner (served
everyday at 5 PM) and activities designed for them.
No membership is required for
this program.
Education Funding Watch
This Foundation Center newsletter is devoted to education-related
topics, and includes links to education-related news, resources, funding opportunities
for individuals and organizations, and job listings. Link.
Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities Viewbook
A guide to all Minnesota State Colleges and Universities containing information
about affordability/financial aid, Post-Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO) and
a chart listing comprehensive program offerings. This publication was formerly known as ‘Go
Places’. Link
Spokes Open Bike Shop
For anyone who rides a bicycle that needs some repairs. Just show up at 1915 East 22nd Street, Minneapolis on June 20 any time between 1-5:00 PM. Cost: Free. Teens:
Need some bike repairs? Use our tools to fix your bike. Friendly bicycle
mechanics.
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