Category: Blog

Have you registered for our Disrupting with Purpose on November 16th? This event will focus on Black Excellence in Youth Entrepreneurship and include a panel Minnesota-based business owners who launched their businesses as youth.

Youth-led teams from six cities determine how to divide $100k to support their projects Youthprise’s Youth Innovation Team spent December 2nd to December 4th in Chicago, facilitating the Youth Powered: Coming Together to Re-imagine Afterschool Conference in partnership with Every Hour Counts and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Young people from six cities across the […]

Melissa has an established background in customer service, leadership, new hire, and ongoing training and employee coaching. At Youthprise, Melissa provides full administrative support to the president and board of directors. Outside of work, her children keep her fairly busy and that is fine by her. However, when she makes time for herself she enjoys […]

As I experience my first days as President of Youthprise, I think back to nearly two decades ago, when I was sitting in the Minneapolis Convention Center in a room filled with cross-sector leaders to discuss the release of Mind the Gap. For those who are not familiar, this report highlighted racial and ethnic disparities […]

Youthprise is seeking a Community Navigator (Tax Specialist) to join our Minnesota Afterschool Advance program!

As an organization we're always busy making and fulfilling grants, and that in itself is a full-time job ... which is why we want to introduce you to My (pronounced "mee") Bui, our incredible Programs & Grants Administrator!

Libby Rau has been a supporter and a team member of Youthprise for nearly 10 years! As the Senior Innovation Officer, she provides strategic thinking and innovative strategies for engaging youth in all areas of the organization. Get to know Libby now!

As our Director of Partnerships, Melissa Mitchell is responsible for managing partnerships or relationships with key youth serving orgs in the state, and making sure youth are properly connected to their support systems in the community!

Have you met Nadia? If not, it’s about time you do! As the Youthprise Research Manager, she keeps our YPAR (Youth Participatory Action Research) program running smoothly!

Youthprise is seeking a Research Associate to join our growing team!

In the last year our nutrition program has surpassed all projected milestones, serving over 2 MILLION meals, and behind that success are three key players! This week we want to introduce you to Colleen, our Nutrition Program Coordinator!

Every business needs someone to be in charge of all the financials, and here at Youthprise, we're so lucky to have Tracey in the driver's seat! This week, we'll introduce you to our Finance Director and ask her five fun questions!