Archive: Promise Press

I don’t know where I’d be without you

By Ray Anderson, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at Fridley High School This year for the holidays I decided to give each of my Focus List students a card. Within each…

Ring, Ring! A Promise Fellow’s Morning Ritual

By: Lara Griffin, AmeriCorps Promise Fellow serving at South High School with Minneapolis Check & Connect My work day starts long before I get into my office each day. It…

School discipline: Chart a path toward 'a world that is not yet'

By Rogelio Salinas This article originally appeared in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on May 3, 2016. For as long as I can remember, a squad car with the bold, black-and-yellow…

We Are A Meets Standards® Organization!

We’re thrilled to announce that Minnesota Alliance With Youth is now a Charities Review Council Meets Standards® organization! Nonprofit organizations, such as the Alliance, earn the Meets Standards® seal by…

2016 Global Youth Service Day

The 2016 Global Youth Service Day celebration was held on April 16th at Southdale Mall, and celebrated the impact that youth make across the globe through service and leadership! Families, youth, and…

New Staff at the Alliance

The Alliance is thrilled to welcome FIVE new faces to our team! Thanks to the generosity of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation and State Farm, we’re adding…

Fueling Change: GradMinnesota

GradMinnesota, the groundbreaking partnership between Minnesota Alliance With Youth, the Governor’s office, and the Minnesota Department of Education, continues to make great strides and has just received generous new support from…

2015–16 Minnesota Youth Council Ready to Lead

On Sunday, September 27, Minnesota Alliance With Youth hosted a Swearing-in Ceremony at the Holiday Inn Bloomington to honor the 12 new members and 21 returning members of the Minnesota…

Promise Fellow Institute 2015

“Faced with apathy, I will take action. Faced with conflict, I will seek common ground. Faced with adversity, I will persevere.” On September 18, these words were repeated by nearly…

The Graduation Crisis: Minnesota’s Challenge

In 2014, approximately 53,524 students in Minnesota graduated from public high schools. While these students culminated their educational journey with the satisfaction and pride of receiving a high school diploma,…