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About the Minnesota Alliance With Youth
The Minnesota Alliance With Youth is a statewide collaborative network of partner organizations, schools and communities advocating with and for youth.
Mission
The Minnesota Alliance With Youth works to ensure that all young people in Minnesota have access to the resources they need to be successful: caring adults; safe places; a healthy start; effective education; and opportunities to help others.
Find out more about the Five Promises, click here…
Vision
All young people in Minnesota are connected to their communities, have hope for the future and are able to realize their dreams.
Goals
1. Connect and mobilize partner organizations to build capacity around the resources young people need to be successful: caring adults; safe places; a healthy start; effective education; and opportunities to help others.
2. Create, connect and strengthen school-community partnerships to build capacity around the resources young people need to be successful: caring adults; safe places; a healthy start; effective education; and opportunities to help others.
3. Increase opportunities for youth voice and engagement.
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Accomplishing Our Goals
Partners
The Alliance work with organizations, schools and communities across the state to accomplish our strategic goals. These partner organizations include but are not limited to:
Lead Partners: youth development intermediaries and capacity building organizations that work across the state.
School-Community Partners: schools and communities that have AmeriCorps Promise Fellows and are engaged in ensuring young people have multiple access points to resources.
Collaborators and stakeholders: Organizations and people who are committed to and instrumental in helping the Alliance fulfill its strategic goals.
View a list of our current partners, click here...
Find out about how the Alliance is Supporting Communities, click here…
AmeriCorps Promise Fellows
To deliver the Five Promises for youth, the Alliance hosts AmeriCorps Promise Fellows who serve directly with partner organizations, schools and communities. AmeriCorps Promise Fellows dedicate a year to national service hosted by a partner organization. They coordinate mentoring, tutoring, service learning, volunteer, and leadership opportunities to engage and support youth.
Find out more about AmeriCorps Promise Fellows, click here...
Minnesota’s Youth Advisory Council
MNYAC is composed of youth representing all regions of Minnesota promoting youth voice. Members provide advice and youth perspective for the work of the Alliance. Paired with adult mentors, MNYAC members truly represent the Alliance philosophy of working “with” youth rather than “for” youth. The Council plans policy initiatives and takes action to make a difference for youth in all of Minnesota’s communities.
Find out more about Minnesota's Youth Advisory Council, click here...
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Accomplishments
Previous Program Year
During the 2006-2007 program year, the Promise Fellows reported success in all areas of their work. Over this past year, Fellows and Host Sites:
- Performed 98,600 hours of national service.
- Directly served over 29,000 students.
- Recruited 2,000 youth volunteers serving over 30,000 hours in their communities.
- Recruited over 2,000 adults volunteers serving over 34,000 hours working with youth.
- 100% of schools and communities hosting Promise Fellows reported increased capacity to serve clients, and to support and deliver programs.
- Nearly 60% of youth who participated in mentoring, tutoring, and service-learning programs supported by the Promise Fellows reduced their number of failing grades.
Read success stories from Promise Fellows and Alliance partners, click here...
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History
The Alliance was founded in 1997 after the President’s Summit for America's Future. These are just a few of the hightlights since the Alliance's inception over a decade ago.
- Hosted over 300 AmeriCorps Promise Fellows over the past 10 years.
- Held 10 statewide and 20 regional summits to promote coordination of resources, share best practices, and provide leadership trainings.
- Hosted eight annual Days of Promise at the Minnesota State Fair.
- Supported over 100 National and Global Youth Service Day projects through four years of Delta Dental Serve a Smile Program.
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Alliance Leadership
The Minnesota Alliance With Youth is fortunate to have strong and effective people leading the movement. Chaired by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Minnesota, supported by an expert staff, and guided by a diverse Executive Board, Advisory Board, and Youth Advisory Council, the Minnesota Alliance with Youth benefits from leadership dedicated to making Minnesota a better place for all young people.
Find out more about our Leadership, click here...
To contact us, click here...
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