Wednesday, June 6, 2018 8:10 a.m. – 12:25 pp.m. Amherst H. Wilder Foundation 451 Lexington Pkwy N St Paul MN 55104
Join us for this exciting Youth Policy Forum with a legislative recap, advocacy and policy panels, workshops, and small group discussions. This event is for anyone
interested in public policies designed to close the afterschool access and
opportunity gap.
more >> here
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The
13th annual Minneapolis Teen Job Fair attracted over 160 young career seekers
to the Minneapolis Central Library on April 21, 2018. Youth arrived as
early as 9:00 a.m. for a Prep Rally to receive assistance with resume and
interview preparation, networking tips, and computer access to on-line
employment applications. Following a youth-led workshop at 10:00, teens
circulated the event until 2:00 p.m., meeting more than 25 businesses and
organizations.
The event was made possible with support from the
Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board, the Minneapolis Youth Congress, Hennepin
County Libraries, and City of Minneapolis.
The Teen Job Fair was featured in an article in the Star Tribune!
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Enhancing Trauma-Sensitive and Compassionate Practices in Schools
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
>> Register
to Participate
Strategic
Focus: Trauma and Policy
Peacemaker
Resources, a nonprofit organization based in Bemidji, MN, has experienced
success in helping school staff become more aware of the effects of toxic
stress on the brain and offers strategies to help students become better able
to learn and be successful. Two Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
Specialists will share how adverse childhood experiences workshops paired with
teaching and modeling SEL lessons in elementary schools across northern
Minnesota has positively influenced students, teachers and schools. Learn about our successful journey to
expand school-based social and emotional health initiatives from 20 classrooms
(in 2016-17) to 121 classrooms (in 2017-18), and how we established new
sustainable partnerships and resources across systems.
Opportunities for Youth
Hennepin County Library
Summer Learning dates are Saturday, June 9 through Saturday, Aug 25.
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Teen Teamworks- Summer 2018 Deadline May 30
Teen
Teamworks helps teens ages 14-18
acquire job skills through hands-on MPRB project work. Youth receive supervised
on-the-job training, educational services, and a bi-weekly paycheck.
Applications are available>>online or
at parks. Call 612-370-3916 for info.
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
After a Suicide: A
Toolkit for Schools
SAMHSA is excited to
share the Suicide Prevention Resource Center's release of the second edition of After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools, which assists schools in implementing a coordinated response
to the suicide death of a student. Developed in collaboration with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and in consultation with other national experts, this toolkit
includes new information and tools that middle and high schools can use to
help the school community cope and reduce suicide risk.
Highlights of the second
edition include:
- New examples of how different
communities have addressed specific issues in responding to a suicide
death
- A new tool to help with decision-making
about memorials
- Updated resource lists
- Updated information on topics
such as memorialization, social media, and contagion
More >> here
Pilot Project Embraces
Executive-Skills Coaching for Young People
Executive-skills coaching — which helps individuals set goals,
develop plans and follow through with them — can play a meaningful role in
helping young adults thrive in school, at work and in their personal lives,
according to a new report funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
The
Future of Executive-Skills Coaching and Behavioral Science in Programs that
Serve Teens and Young Adults shares lessons from a Casey Foundation pilot project
designed to hone strategies and skills that are critical to goal setting and
follow through.
More >> here
Request for Applications: Blueprint Approved Institute
The Blueprint Approved
Institute (BPAI) summer cohort Request for Applications (RFA) is now open.
The BPAI provides agencies selected to participate with intensive training,
technical assistance, support, and skill-building opportunities. Agencies
participating in the BPAI summer cohort will receive up to $2,000 to support
their organizational capacity building and a $4,000 micro-grant to implement a
youth violence prevention project. Selected agencies will be eligible to send
up to three individuals to participate in the summer cohort activities. Learn
more about the opportunity and apply.
Youth Street Outreach Program
Street Outreach Program works to increase young people’s personal safety,
social and emotional well-being, self-sufficiency, and to help them build
permanent connections with families, communities, schools, and other positive
social networks. These services, which are provided in areas where street youth
congregate, are designed to assist such youth in making healthy choices and to
provide them access to shelter and services which include: outreach, gateway
services, screening and assessment, harm reduction, access to emergency
shelter, crisis stabilization, drop-in centers, which can be optional, and
linkages/referrals to services.
- Deadline: June 20, 2018
- Award Ceiling: $150,000
Sundance Family
Foundation Grants
The Sundance Family Foundation is now accepting grant applications
for funding youth social entrepreneurship programs and supportive housing programs.
Grants are made for one year in duration and range between $5,000 to $25,000.
Visit the Sundance website for details. Staff are ready to answer
your questions at 612-822-8580. The application deadline is June 8, 2018
More information >> here
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