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Find out what's going on in the network, check out upcoming trainings, and mark your calendars for the next Neighborhood Network Team meetings!

Shout-out to Sprockets Activators at the Library!

Marika Staloch and her team at Libraries worked hard this year to set measurable goals and targets to improve programming at Createch, using quality data collected from the YPQA and attendance data from the Sprockets Shared Database. But how do you measure a goal like "increasing teen sense of belonging?" Read about their journey through the Sprockets Activator Improvement Cycle and how they're going to measure success at Createch!

Congrats to all 34 organizations who completed the Activator Improvement Cycle! Thank you for all you do to support youth success!

Apply to the NorthStar Youth Worker Fellowship!

Are you a youth worker looking to grow professionally by learning and sharing with a cohort of peers? Are you passionate about youth organizing and how it applies to your work? Apply to be a NorthStar Fellow! Applications are due June 30.

Fellows will frame an inquiry question and spend the year reviewing relevant research and writings; tapping the local wisdom of their professional network; engaging in conversation with local and national leaders in the field; and writing a position paper that will inform systems development and field advancement in Minnesota.

Find out more about the North Star Fellowship and how to apply!

Taking a Systemic Approach to Access and Equity in Afterschool

Sprockets is proud to be one of the nine cities involved in The Wallace Foundations's initiative exploring how citywide OST systems can address the opportunity gap and support youth success.

Four key elements for a strong, successful system include:

Strong leadership from major players,
Coordination that fits the local context,
Effective use of data,
A comprehensive approach to quality.

Read this article for more detail and to find out what's ahead for the field!

Thanks to The Wallace Foundation for supporting Sprockets!

Upcoming Trainings

Quality youth programs are the intersection of quality program features, engaged youth, and youth worker expertise. Professional development brought to you through our network partners are designed to support these three elements. Register for these upcoming opportunities!

Summer Institute 2016
June 16, 8:45am-3pm
Wellstone Center
179 Robie Street E.
Register here! Registration closes June 10.

Quality Coaching
June 16, 9am-3pm
Wellstone Center
179 Robie Street E.
Register here!

Neighborhood Network Team Meetings

Join one of our Neighborhood Network Teams to network with other youth workers and connect with resources to support youth success!

Mark your calendars for our summer meeting schedule. Please note that there are no Neighborhood Network Team meetings in June.

East Side Network Cafe
Monday, July 11, 10-11am
Arlington Hills Community Center
1200 Payne Ave

Neighborhood Learning Community
August 9, 10-11am
Baker Center
209 Page Street W.

North End and Friends
Thursday August 11, 9-10am
North Dale Rec Center
1414 St. Albans St. N.

Leap Forward Collaborative for Youth
August 16, 10-11am
St. Clement's Church
901 Portland Ave

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