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The 6th Annual Minneapolis PARNTERS with Youth Conference will be held Friday,
September 16th at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Next week, invitations to the conference will be sent to
all who receive this NEWS for Youth Work Professionals newsletter.
The conference will bring together
youth-serving practitioners and community leaders to learn and engage around topics
that address Quality Afterschool Time, Social Emotional Learning, Racial
Equity, Youth/Adult Partnerships, and Violence Prevention.
The PARTNERS with Youth Conference is sponsored by Minneapolis Employment
and Training, the Minneapolis Health Department, the Minneapolis Youth
Coordinating Board, Youthprise, and the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).
It’s a sad fact of life that children experience grief. It is also a
sad fact of life that there are few support resources available for kids who
have lived through the death of a loved one, especially resources tailored to
the unique needs of children of color.
This summer, in response to this care gap, Fairview Health Services
expanded its Youth
Grief Services program into north Minneapolis with the intent of offering
more conveniently located mental health services to the city’s African-American
community. The program, which was funded by a Grief Reach grant from the New
York Life Foundation through the National Alliance for Grieving Children, is
also being supported by several north side nonprofits, including the Stairstep
Foundation, His Works United, and Shiloh Temple International Ministries. Read
the whole story.
On Saturday, October 1st, 2016 there will be a free day-long grief camp
at Camp Lift for 6-18 year olds who have experienced the death of a loved one.
Priority will be given to youth from North Minneapolis but anyone can apply. Information
about the camp will be on the Youth
Grief Services soon.
Share your innovative ideas and help shape
the direction of environmental education for youth in Hennepin County and network
with others working to engage youth in protecting the environment.
Meetings are being hosted by the Hennepin
County Environment and Energy youth outreach team. The ideas gathered from these meetings will also be used in a Master’s of Environmental Education thesis project for Hamline
University. Results, conclusions and next steps from the research project will
be shared with partners once the study is complete in spring 2017.
Anyone interested in providing programs or
services to youth, preparing them for the future, or protecting the environment
is encouraged to attend.
More info and registration.
The City of Minneapolis was recently awarded $500,000 from the
Department of Labor to implement a Justice and Emergency Services Pathways
Project.
Over the course of the project, 125
Minneapolis youth (juniors and seniors) from North Minneapolis, Phillips, and Cedar Riverside will
have work experience-based opportunities to learn about careers in
justice and emergency services. Youth will participate in industry sector
mini-academies and summer internships in the targeted sectors.
Participants
will largely be opportunity youth with risk factors or
previous exposure to the justice system. Each youth will have a Check and
Connect case manager that will meet with them weekly to keep them on target
toward high school graduation and help them gain access to resources they need
to be successful. Youth will also be matched with mentors in the justice and
emergency services sectors.
Partners on the grant are Hennepin County,
Minneapolis Public Schools, Minneapolis Workforce Centers, Hennepin County
Medical Center, and city departments including Fire, 911, Police, and the City
Attorney’s office.
Keep your eye on this newsletter for
updates.
Currently, the City of Minneapolis has a
job posting for a Program Manager
for Pathways to Justice Careers Grant (Family Support Specialist II). The application deadline is August 21, 2016.
What’s Up 612! is an online
resource of things to do in Minneapolis. The program finder is a citywide
resource where youth, parents, educators, youth workers and persons who know
young people can find afterschool and summer activities for children and young
adults ages 5-21.
Fresh Start Program at Resource,
Inc.
Fresh Start provides comprehensive education and employment services
for young adult ex-offenders (with juvenile records/court proceedings), ages 14
to 24, who live in Hennepin County and Ramsey County. Some of the supports the program offers
include:
- GED preparation and/or post-secondary education planning
- Short-term training opportunities
- Meaningful service learning activities
- Employment placement services
- Intensive case management
- Mentoring
- Expungement services
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On-going support, up to one year
Fresh Start is accepting enrollments through September 30, 2016.
South Minneapolis: Contact Carla McPipe at 612-752-8804
North Minneapolis: Contact Melody Perkins at 612-752-8548
Flyer
Youth Outdoors Is Hiring Youth
for Afterschool Jobs
Youth from low-income households, ages 15 - 18, who are living in
Hennepin and Ramsey counties can now apply for after-school jobs with
Conservation Corps. Those hired will earn $9.50 per hour and work 12 hours a week from September 8 -
November 15, 2016. Learn more and apply online by August 15 here.
YouthLink Opportunity Center Calendar
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