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The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE),
in partnership with the Minnesota Initiative Foundations and Minnesota’s
Future, is holding community listening sessions to learn how to be more
effective in linking policies, programs and practices to ensure every child in
Minnesota has a high-quality early education.
Information discussed and themes that arise
will be documented and shared with the Minnesota Departments of Education, Health,
Human Services and the Children’s Cabinet for consideration while planning
effective prenatal through 3rd grade policies, programs and practices.
Join the discussion! Attend this session:
Monday, November 2, 6-7:30 p.m.
Conference Center A, MDE, 1500 Hwy 36 West,
Roseville, MN 55113
To register visit the Minnesota Department
of Education website.
On October 14, Minneapolis police officers
and Minneapolis Public Schools staff began a two-day training focused on
developing critical skills and response strategies for addressing predictable
behavior issues that arise when working with youth with mental health
issues. The training was part of a collaboration between the National League of Cities and the Mental Health and
Juvenile Justice Collaborative for Change. Minneapolis was selected as one of
two cities nationwide to receive free, in-depth, adolescent mental health
training for its middle and high school resource officers (SROs).
The course is built on the extensive training SROs continuously receive to
ensure that they are prepared to handle the challenging situations that can
arise in a school day. The SROs learn best practices on how to
provide safe learning environments, innovative ways to build relationships with
students, and how to approach diversity and respect the many cultures seen
throughout Minneapolis. This comprehensive training enables SROs to engage with
students on a personal level while equipping them with the necessary tools to
effectively deescalate potentially dangerous situations.
To learn more, visit the National League of
Cities website.
LeVi Boucher has been hired as the MIGIZI Financial
Literacy/21st Century Skills Trainer for the Native Youth Futures – Financially
Independent program. LeVi has been working with youth within the Twin Cities’
American Indian communities for the past five years. LeVi’s previous work has
focused on college and career readiness, student leadership, cultural identity,
and community mentoring. In addition, LeVi volunteers her time at the Hennepin
County Home School by facilitating a talking circle with the American Indian
residents and is a mentor to a youth within the community through the 7th
Generation National Tribal Mentoring Program.
Find out more about MIGIZI
Communications
If you enjoy reading about fellow youth
work professionals, please submit articles or biographies of yourself or your
peers to Pat Behrend.
On a summer morning, a gaggle of high school kids of all
races and economic backgrounds swarm onto the Augsburg College campus in
Minneapolis’ Cedar-Riverside neighborhood at an uncharacteristically early
hour.
They are here to be transformed — literally, as short pants,
long African print skirts, T-shirts and summer tops disappear beneath
maroon-colored medical scrubs. Almost immediately, adolescent antics subside
and the noise volume plummets. Looks of curiosity cross many students’ faces.
Welcome to Urban Scrubs Camp 2015, a weeklong immersion in
health-care careers attended by 76 students in early July. Fifty-seven more
students attended another scrubs camp at Saint Paul College later in the month.
At both camps, young people got firsthand experience about what it’s like to
work in the health-care field from real-life professionals and college
instructors.
Read more of this MINN POST article by Jay Walljasper here.
Learn more about Urban Scrub Camps here.
Asian Media Access (AMA) is looking to
collaborate with area Hmong American families to pilot the Bicultural Parenting
Curriculum developed by Dr. Blong Xiong, along with University of Minnesota
Extension.
Asian Media Access has produced six videos to
accompany the curriculum. They are designed to help family educators, parents,
and adolescents:
• Understand Southeast Asian family perspectives about parenting
• Understand
immigrant families and the differences among them
• Identify
and address problems of daily parenting in a bicultural context
• Address
issues affecting parent-child relationships in a foreign context
• Understand
Southeast Asian issues and family strengths
Participating parents will be compensated
for providing feedback on each training session.
Interested parents can contact AMA at
612-376-7715 or Hai Thao.
Employment and Opportunity Guide for Minneapolis Youth
Find jobs, internships, career exploration, volunteer opportunities, job search help and more here.
Kids
Build Weekend Workshops
Free, 2-hour carpentry workshop for
children ages 5-12.
Second Saturday of the month, 10 am - 12 pm
740 Olive Street, Saint Paul, MN
Sponsored by North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters
For more information and upcoming workshops,
click here.
What's
Up 612!
Find afterschool and summer activities in Minneapolis for
ages 5-21 on-line.
Urban Scrubs Camp
Scrubs Camp provides a unique opportunity for middle school and high school students to explore careers in the health sciences. A collaborative project between HealthForce Minnesota, educational institutions, and healthcare employers, Scrubs Camps are offered throughout the summer at multiple locations. Campers will experience a variety of interactive hands-on activities and special field trips to get them excited about careers in the health sciences. Sessions are led by healthcare professionals and/or faculty from several area colleges and universities.
Learn more about Urban Scrub Camps here.
Nurturing
Parenting Classes at LSS
Every Thursday, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
2400 Park Avenue, Minneapolis 55404
12 session series with free childcare
See flyer.
Lifeline
Telephone Assistance Program
Lifeline provides discounts on phone
service for qualifying low-income families. For an application or more information one
may contact their local phone company, visit the
FCC or Minnesota Public Utilities, or call the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission at
651-296-0406 or 1-800-657-3782 or by email at consumer.puc@state.mn.us.
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