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The annual Minneapolis PARTNERS with Youth
Conference will bring together youth work professionals to share strategies to
create and increase positive youth development and engagement, co-create professional
development to youth and youth serving professionals, and build a foundation
for ongoing networking, learning, and resource sharing. Workshop tracks include
Healing, Activating, Sustaining, and Opportunity. To support youth engagement
and leadership, youth workers are invited to bring youth participants to the
conference.
The conference’s keynote address will be
presented by Jason Sole, a national speaker and trainer and president of the
Minneapolis NAACP.
WHEN: Tuesday October 19, 2017
TIME: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
WHERE: Whittier School & Recreation
Center
425 West 26th Street, Minneapolis, MN
This event is free and includes lunch.
Register here.
(Pictured clockwise from top left are: Ashley Yang, STEP-UP alumna and event emcee; City of Minneapolis and AchieveMpls STEP-UP teams; Asian Media Access dance group performing; and STEP-UP interns celebrating prior to the event.)
On August 17, STEP-UP held its 14th annual
End of the Summer Celebration at the Guthrie Theater. Over 750 STEP-UP interns,
supervisors, employers and supporters came together to celebrate another
successful summer of STEP-UP, the City’s youth employment program. This summer, nearly 1,700 Minneapolis young
people completed internships with 230 Twin Cities employers.
The event was hosted by STEP-UP Alumna
Ashley Yang with reflections from current STEP-UP interns Destiny Rollie and
Badrudin Aden. The celebration featured a welcome by the Minneapolis Park &
Recreation's Park Pathways Program and a performance by Asian Media Access.
STEP-UP co-chairs R.T. Rybak, former mayor
and current president and CEO of The Minneapolis Foundation; Richard Davis,
Chairman and CEO of U.S. Bank; and David Frank, interim Director of CPED
announced the 2017 Employer, Intern, and Supervisor of the Year awards.
The Employer of the Year winners:
* Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board, a
STEP-UP partner since 2004, has employed 1,500 STEP-UP interns to date.
* Accenture, in addition to being a STEP-UP
employer, provides volunteers, curriculum and support for STEP-UP employer
engagement.
Learn about the intern and supervisor award
winners here.
Help Ignite Afterschool recognize and
celebrate community leaders who support young people through afterschool
programming. One practitioner and one community
leader from each
region of Minnesota will be honored on the day
of "Lights On Afterschool", October 26th.
Please submit one practitioner and one
community leader from your region by October 6th to be honored.
Click
here to learn more, to submit nominees, and to
register for the Twin Cities celebration.
Youthprise has announced that the request
for proposal process for the 2018 Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)
Cohort is now open through November 1st.
Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR)
is a method of youth development, youth engagement, and community building.
YPAR allows youth to lead and create research, involve members from their own
communities in dynamic ways in the research, and develop research that is
intended to bring meaningful change to issues that are directly affecting them.
YPAR teams will be developed, sponsored,
housed, and facilitated over a 12-month (1/1/18 - 12/31/2018) project period by
applicant organizations. Four to six grants ranging in size from $15,000 to
$20,000 will be awarded. YPAR orientation, trainings, and technical assistance
will be provided to prepare research teams for their projects.
Learn more and apply here.
SOAR
(Skills, Opportunity, Achievement, Responsibility)
Soar at American Indian OIC/Takoda Group
equips 18-24 year old young adults with academic and vocational skills and
provides access to opportunities that help them accomplish personal achievement
and embrace a spirit of responsibility. SOAR serves individuals who’ve had
run-ins with the law and are looking to improve their futures.
Grant and scholarships for training
are available for those who qualify.
Flyer
Tree
Trust's Supported Work Program
This program allows individuals (ages 14-24) with an open MFIP case in Hennepin County to gain paid work
experience while working outdoors on community improvement projects or indoors
at local businesses, schools, and nonprofits.
Find more information and/or fill out an
interest form here.
PEACE (Pathways to Emergency & Academy Career Experiences)
PEACE is a career pathway program for high school juniors and
seniors (16-21) from select neighborhoods who are interested in justice and
emergency services careers (police, fire, emergency services, law and legal
services). PEACE also provides a paid summer internship in justice or emergency
services.
Attend a PEACE recruitment event:
WHEN: Tuesday October 3, 2017
TIME: 4:30 – 6:30 PM
WHERE: 800 West Broadway, Minneapolis, MN
QUESTIONS: ShaVonda Allen: 612.247.2324
Flyer Eligibility
Map
Free Food Safety Training
This program helps participants (17 years +) gain experience in a
licensed kitchen, Serve Safe certification, quality job references, and help
finding a job. Sessions are held monthly at PUC's Oak
Park Center.
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
DEED
Publishes Guide on Starting a Family Child Care Business
The Minnesota Department of Employment and
Economic Development (DEED) is offering a free manual on how to start a family
child care business. The manual is available in hard copy, CD or online. Get a
free hard copy or CD by calling 651-259-7476. A PDF of
“First Considerations in Starting a Family Child Care Business” is available on the DEED website.
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