 The Minnesota Fathers & Families Network is an organization that supports practitioners and agencies who work with fathers. The Network does not provide service directly to fathers nor does it make referrals. The Network’s mission is to promote health father-child-family relationships through informed practice, public policy and system change. The website contains a large resource list for fathers by Minnesota regions.
Visit the website.
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The American Academy of
Neurology (AAN) will be giving away 1,000 bike helmets to children and adults
on Saturday, June 17, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Mill City Farmers
Market (704 S. 2nd Street). The bike helmet giveaway is designed to raise
awareness of and help prevent head injuries in Minnesota. There will be
activities for kids and families including a cooking demonstration on healthy
brain food, a social media photo booth so visitors can take pictures with their
helmets, and more.
Attendees
are encouraged to arrive early as quantities are limited.
The AAN has donated an additional 1,100
helmets to the Minneapolis Police Department Bike Cops for Kids, SPOKES/Cycles
for Change, St. Paul-Ramsey County Public Health, Extended Learning Summer
School/Minneapolis Public Schools, Brain Injury Alliance Minnesota and Hennepin
County Health Care for the Homeless.
Find more information about the event here.
 A new, free mobile app called Summer Eats Minnesota is designed to help young people (up to age 18) access free meals. In Minneapolis, 31,000 of the 48,000 K-12 students are food insecure. That is why Hunger Impact Partners is working with the Minnesota Department of Education and Minneapolis Public Schools to launch the app.
The app displays 80 serving sites in Minneapolis where kids can get free meals, the food options available, and a map showing how to get there.
Find the app here. Those interested can also text the number 877-877 for more information.
Flyer with information in Spanish, Somali, English and Hmong.
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Youth Bank is an international
organization where young people give other young people grants to make change
in their community. This year is the first Youth Bank in North Minneapolis.
The North Minneapolis Youth
Bank aims to give grants of $250-$1,000 to individuals/groups that have a
project idea for how to break stereotypes in North Minneapolis. Any North
Minneapolis young person, or those connected to North Minneapolis (age 15-24),
who want to lead a project around this year's theme "Break the Stereotypes" are
encouraged to apply.
Applications are due July 1st.
For more information and an application click here.
June 23, 11 AM – 1 PM
Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center
2300 15th Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN
Join the Minneapolis Afterschool Network
and the Minneapolis Health Department for a panel promoting best practices in
Minneapolis youth engagement. Hear from participants and practitioners working
on youth organizing, employment, and advisory councils. This event is open to
young people, so please invite youth from your programs.
Register
here.
The summit is the second in a series
co-sponsored by the Minneapolis Afterschool Network an initiative of the
Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board, and the MHD, together with neighborhood youth
work circles.
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On Wednesday, June 21, Minneapolis parks will open more than 50 new Little Free Libraries—a gift from The Minneapolis Foundation to local families in honor of Minnesota Public Radio’s 50th anniversary. MPR hosts, local authors, and other guest readers will celebrate by reading children’s books at story times in parks all over the city, from sunrise to sunset on summer’s longest day.
Learn more.
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New University
of St. Thomas (UST) Pathway
Low-income students with a high school GPA
of at least 2.5 are encouraged to apply for a new two-year associate degree
program from UST. The Dougherty Family
College, a new college of the UST, is opening in the fall of 2017 on the
downtown Minneapolis campus. The goal is
to help students earn an Associate of Arts degree with little debt. Each
student will be considered for scholarships and grants from the university,
donors and corporate sponsors. Some applicants may pay as little as $1,000 per year.
Students
must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or if ineligible,
complete the Minnesota Dream Act Application. Before starting classes,
students must take part in a three-week Summer Enrichment Program, Mondays
through Thursdays, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Information sessions will be held June 20 and June 22.
For more information, click here.
Join
PEACE (Pathways to Emergency & Academy Career Experiences)
PEACE is a paid summer internship for high school juniors and
seniors to provide pathways into justice and emergency services careers (police,
fire, emergency services, law and legal services).
Email ShaVonda
Allen or call 612-673-6221 for more
information
Flyer
Employment and
Opportunity Guide for Minneapolis Youth
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
JYD (Journal of Youth Development)
JYD is an open-source, peer-reviewed, quarterly
online publication dedicated to advancing youth development practice and
research. JYD serves applied researchers and evaluators as well as
practitioners who work in youth-serving organizations or the intermediaries
that support them. JYD is the official journal of two of the largest
professional associations for those working with and on behalf of young people,
the National Association of Extension 4-H Agents (NAE4-HA) and the National
Afterschool Association (NAA). Follow them on Facebook and Twitter (@JournalYouthDev).
Fast Tracker: Online Directory of Mental Health
Resources
Fast-Tracker is a virtual community and health
care connection resource that connects mental health providers, care
coordinators, and consumers with a real-time, searchable directory of mental
health resources and their availability within Minnesota.
Host
Americorps Promise Fellows at Your Site
The Minnesota Alliance with Youth will be
placing over 200 AmeriCorps Promise Fellows across the state to support youth
in grades 6-10 who are at risk of dropping out of school. Schools and school
districts, community organizations, government agencies, and others are invited
to submit an application to host AmeriCorps
Promise Fellow/s for the 2017-2018 academic year. Learn more
and apply today.
Developing
Culturally Responsive Approaches to Serving Diverse Populations: A Resource
Guide for Community-Based Organizations
This new resource guide from the National
Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families helps community-based
organizations find relevant resources for developing and implementing
culturally competent programs in increasingly diverse communities. The guide
includes resources for choosing, adapting, or developing interventions;
ensuring workforce diversity; budgeting for culturally competent programs, and
more.
The guide can be found here.
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