The 6th Annual Minneapolis PARTNERS with Youth Conference will be held Friday, September 16th at the Minneapolis Convention Center. This conference will bring together
nearly 300 youth serving professionals for a great learning experience and the
opportunity to share knowledge and network.
The following workshops will offer inspiration and information:
- Reframing Family Engagement: A Relationship-Based Approach
- Leading and Working with a Racially-Conscious Lens
- Social and Emotional Learning:
Applying the Ways of Being Model
- Safe Harbor/No Wrong Door to Services for Sexually Exploited Youth
- Blueprint Approved Institute- Capacity Building with a Focus on Youth
Violence Prevention
- Collecting and Organizing Data for the 2017 M3 Huddle
- The Trauma App
- Providing High Quality Work Experiences for Minneapolis Youth
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).
Tickets are $10 and include lunch. To register, click
here. The RSVP deadline is September
9, 2016.
(Top) Employer of the Year award
winners Jennie Carlson of U.S. Bank and Matt Halley of Cookie
Cart. (Bottom Left) Supervisor of the Year presenters and winners from left to
right: Former Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak, Christine Kim of Briggs and Morgan,
Anthony Emmanuel of Hope Community, Meghann Gordon of Commonbond Communities,
Allison Berg of Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, and Richard
Davis of U.S. Bank. (Bottom Right) Mayor Betsy Hodges
On Thursday, August 18, STEP-UP hosted its 13th annual End of Summer
Celebration at the Guthrie Theater. Over 800 STEP-UP interns, supervisors,
employers and supporters gathered and filled the room with excitement as they
celebrated nearly 1,700 internships!
At the event, Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges and STEP-UP co-chairs former Minneapolis mayor R.T. Rybak, now President and CEO of the
Minneapolis Foundation, and Richard Davis,
Chairman and CEO of U.S. Bank announced the 2016 Employer, Intern and
Supervisor of the Year awards.
The Employer of the Year award winners are Cookie Cart, a STEP-UP
partner since 2010, employing over 200 STEP-UP interns to date, and U.S. Bank,
a STEP-UP partner since the program’s founding in 2004, employing 346 interns
during that time.
The event was hosted by a STEP-UP Alumnus Aajaze Davis, with reflections
from two current STEP-UP interns. The celebration featured performances by
Intermedia Arts and the Patrick Henry High School Elite Step Team.
Learn
more about STEP-UP.
A coalition of residents, community organizations, civil rights groups and local businesses have organized the first annual Win Back the Community Summer Festival to celebrate their youth and showcase local art, culture and businesses in north Minneapolis. The event will take place on Aug. 27 at Harrison Park in north Minneapolis and will include a showcase of north side artists, a variety of local vendors, a chalk-art competition, yoga sessions, a basketball tournament and a limited supply of free food and drinks.
There will also be a school supplies giveaway thanks to the generous donations of local organizations like Metro Transit, Cookie Cart, the Minneapolis NAACP, and Bobby & Steve’s Auto World.
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.
YouthLink Opportunity Center Calendar
Fall into Fun in Minneapolis
Parks
Stay busy and active this fall with the help of Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board's (MPRB) latest Park Highlights brochure. The publication
features a sampling of MPRB activities, programs and events, fall foliage
viewing locations, upcoming park improvements and long-term projects underway,
registration dates for upcoming sports leagues, volunteer opportunities, and
everything else the parks have to offer between September and December.
You can find the brochures at MPRB buildings (including recreation
centers), Minneapolis libraries, coffee shops near parks and other Minneapolis
locations. The brochure is also available on the MPRB website for online viewing and downloading.
Coping with Grief after
Community Violence
Witnessing community violence and death can be traumatic experiences
that can lead to negative mental health outcomes. SAMHSA's fact
sheet, Coping With Grief after Community Violence, introduces some of the
signs of grief and anger, provides useful information about how to cope with
grief, and offers tips for helping children deal with grief.
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