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This is the last issue of the NEWS for Youth Work Professionals newsletter for 2015. In 2016, the NEWS will come out the 2nd and the 4th Thursdays of the month. The next issue will be January 14, 2016.
We are always looking for newsletter content so please send us your success stories, program information, resources, upcoming events, training and job announcements, and other news to share.
 Pictured L to R: Tyler Olson, Minneapolis Workforce Council; Deb Bahr-Helgen, City of Minneapolis Employment and Training; Jane Samargia, Jan West, and Kelley Eubanks, HIRED; and Carlye Peterson, Minneapolis Workforce Council
HIRED was selected for the fifth time as City
of Minneapolis Youth Service Partner of the Year. In 2015 HIRED provided 112 Minneapolis youth,
ages 14-21, with comprehensive, individualized education and employment and
training services. HIRED also operated a
high quality internship project that provided 65 Minneapolis youth with
valuable work experience and skill enhancement.
A north Minneapolis high school, where 89
percent of the students are minorities, is making headlines this week. The
students and teachers were ranked the 3rd best in the state by US
News and World Report.
The report examined student performance on
state required tests and also measured the way schools prepare students for
college. Fifty-two percent of Henry students take
International Baccalaureate course work and exams. Students can also participate
in after-school college prep programs. Patrick Henry officials say last year,
98 percent of students applied to a college or university and 78 percent of
them enrolled.
Read
the rest of the story.
Cookie Cart was selected by The Today Show
after receiving a large number of nominations to be featured on the program's
Holiday Cookie Swap. Dominique Nelson, formerly a teen of the youth program and
now production manager of the bakery joined the two hosts for cookies and a
presentation of Cookie Cart's work.
See
the story.
Conservation
Corps Youth Positions
For youth ages 15-18
Youth Outdoors Crew Member
Summer Youth Corps Crew Member
Application Deadline: February 2, 2016
Learn more and apply here.
Trading
Up
Trading Up is a free construction prep
program for low-income individuals that provides participants with career
counseling, classroom instruction, and hands-on learning opportunities to help
them find their path to a career in the building trade.
Attend an Orientation Session:
January 12, 2016, 5:30 - 9:00 PM
St. Paul College, 235 Marshall Ave, St Paul, MN 55102
More information and
application.
MPR Young
Reporters Series®
The Young Reporters Series pairs high
school and college-age reporters with an experienced
MPR producer to create compelling stories for MPR News. Participants gain
experience in research, interviewing, field recording, writing for radio,
digital editing and voicing.
If you are interested in participating,
please contact Toni Randolph or call 651-290-1223. Link
to MPR website.
YouthLink Youth Opportunity
Center Calendar
STEP-UP Applications Are Open
The STEP-UP online application for summer 2016 is available here. After STEP-UP interns complete
training, they are eligible to work for pay at Minneapolis businesses and
nonprofit organizations to gain job experience, explore career interests, and
build professional skills.
To be eligible, youth must:
- live in Minneapolis
- be 14-21 years old on June 1, 2016
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not be currently enrolled in college (PSEO is
okay). Current college students may consider the Urban Scholars Program.
- meet income guidelines or have a substantial
barrier to employment including students with disabilities, IEPs, English
language learners, or pregnant and parenting teens. If you are unsure if you
qualify, please apply.
- applicants must be eligible to work in the US
(by June 1, 2016) and have proper documentation
Application Deadline: February
5, 2016
Employment and Opportunity Guide for
Minneapolis Youth
What's Up 612!
Find
afterschool activities in Minneapolis for ages 5-21 on-line.
YouthLink Youth Opportunity
Calendar
StreetWorks
StreetWorks, a program of Lutheran Social
Service of Minnesota, is a collaborative of 12 youth-serving nonprofits that
provide street-based outreach to youth experiencing homelessness in the Metro area. Outreach workers provide young people with connections to housing
stability through referrals to life skills training and food resources, family
reunification and safety planning, emergency shelter, and basics necessities. Learn
more.
A
Good Question
A good survey depends on asking good
questions—particularly when you're asking about abstract or subjective
experiences, skills, or priorities. What makes a question good? Find out at the SEARCH Institute.
MDHS
Commonly Used Application Forms
Commonly used application forms and
application information for human services can be found here.
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