The July 21 STEP-UP Worksite Walking Tour, focused on the Cedar Riverside neighborhood where 42 STEP-UP interns are working at ten organizations.
The tour kicked off at the Carlson School of Manage-ment with coffee and welcome addresses from
Minneapolis City Council member Abdi Warsame and Minneapolis Workforce Council
Chair Carolyn Roby. Then the 71 tour participants were led by STEP-UP intern guides to the
Somali American Parent Association, Riverside Plaza Tenants
Association, and People’s Center Health Services. Tour groups watched
presentations about these three STEP-UP work sites and internship positions
and spoke with the STEP-UP Interns working at each site.
After the walking
tour, participants returned to the Carlson School for lunch and a STEP-UP intern and employer
panel discussion.
See the WCCO news story about the event here.
People’s Center Health Services Director of Advancement Carrie Moore and STEP-UP intern Hadia
What’s Up 612! has launched
and is off to a great start! If you would like your youth
program(s), community event and/or youth resource featured in What’s Up 612!, or
need to update your current program information for the fall season, please
follow the format listed below.
Submit information via email to Afterschool Project Director Fatima Muhammad by Monday,
August 10, 2015 in the following manner:
To list a program in What’s Up 612!, provide the following information:
- Brief
description of program
- Activity type; health and fitness, academics, arts etc.
- Time and days offered
- Targeted
grade level(s)
- Program
cost and scholarship information, if applicable
- Location
- Contact
information and website address
- Photo
and/or video (recommended but not required)
To featured an event in the What’s Up 612! Event Calendar, provide:
- Brief
description of event
- Date and
time of event
- Location
- Direct
link to website and/or PDF, if applicable
To have a resource
featured in What’s Up 612! provide the following:
- Brief
description of organization offering resource
- Resource
type
- Targeted
audience
- Direct
link to website and/or PDF
Questions? Submit via email or call 612-673-2131. This free service is provided by
the Minneapolis Afterschool Network.
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges has hired two new staff members to address her Cradle to K effort and to focus on the city’s racial disparities.
Angela Watts, the former senior director of health prevention and
promotion for the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities, will serve as the mayor’s
senior policy aide on early childhood education and youth development. Watts will work on bringing together different
sectors to implement Cradle to K, an initiative that aims to boost the health and living conditions of babies and young
children and their families.
Phillipe
Cunningham, a former special education teacher in Chicago and member of
Minneapolis’ Executive Committee on Youth Violence Prevention, will be the
mayor’s senior policy aide for education and youth success. He will focus on addressing racial disparities and closing the
achievement gap for youth in Minneapolis. He will also work on behalf of the
city in the My Brother’s Keeper program, the effort that targets education and
employment gaps among minority boys and young men.
Read
the whole story.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Ashley
Luthern and Precious Lives producer Emily Forman visited Minneapolis to learn
how the city is handling youth violence, and what Milwaukee can learn.
Minneapolis has been following a citywide plan, the Minneapolis
Blueprint for Action to Prevent Youth Violence. The plan brings government
agencies, law enforcement, non-profits, and businesses together to look at how to prevent youth violence. The plan is framed by broad goals that drive the
work that is done. The goals include connecting every young person with a
trusted adult, intervene at the first sign of “at risk” behavior, rejuvenate kids, and attack the culture of violence.
"Minneapolis also frames youth violence as a public health issue. They actually made a resolution to declare gun violence a public health
issue in Minneapolis and I think that show of commitment from the health
department was really an important message for the community in showing that
the city cares," said Emily Forman.
Read
the whole story.
Latino Youth Council Seeks
Members
Minnesota Council on Latino
Affairs (MCLA) is seeking members for its Latino Youth Council. Latino youth will serve as Ambassadors
of Parity in Policy within the state’s legislative process. The council will
work closely with the Legislative Director, Annastacia Belladonna-Carrera, in
fostering civic engagement among Latino youth throughout the State of MN.
Contact Annastacia at (651) 284-3035 for more information.
Mazinaakizige - American Indian
Teen Photography Program
This semester long arts-based internship with the Minnesota Historical
Society provides six American Indian high school students from the metro area work
with artist mentors as they investigate American Indian representations -
historic and contemporary - and create their own gallery show at Two Rivers
Gallery in Minneapolis. Learn digital photography, get behind-the-scenes access
to artwork & objects, and build your resume.
Saturdays, 12-5 PM, Sept. 19 - Nov. 21, MN History Ctr., St. Paul
Apply by August 19. Find more information and an application here.
Youth Outdoors Is Hiring Youth
Youth Outdoors is an after-school youth job program at Conservation
Corps Minnesota. Youth must be between the ages of 15 and 18, live in Ramsey or
Hennepin County and reside in low-income households. Applications are due
August 7; the job starts on September 10.
Work up to 12 hours per week with adult crew leaders on projects in parks,
community gardens, and natural areas. Youth are also paid for education days on environmental education, civic engagement, resume building,
etc. Youth meet at rec centers in Ramsey and Hennepin County.
Youth Outdoors will work with youth to apply for PSEO and learn more about jobs at the
DNR. Youth will also have the
opportunity to continue working with the Corps in the summer.
Questions? Contact Arielle Johnson or(651)
209-9900 x15. Apply here.
What's Up 612!
Find afterschool and summer
activities in Minneapolis for ages 5-21.
Clyde Turner Basketball Camp
Phillip Community Center Camp, 2323 11th Ave. S, Mpls, MN
Aug 17-21, 11:30 AM to 5 PM Camps are open to boys and girls 9 to 17
years old (grade 5-11), $25
Aug 22, 9 AM to Noon – For boys & girls ages 6-10 (no cost)
Website.
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