In partnership with public and private funders, Youthprise provides grants and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations in Minnesota. Our grants advance youth access to expanded learning opportunities, economic opportunities, and health & safety.
Youthprise operates competitive grant processes, sponsors events from like-minded organizations, and has established strategic partnerships that advance mutual goals.
In 2014, Youthprise developed four growth strategies to accelerate progress toward our goals and increase resources for the field over the next three years:
Youthprise’s mission is to Increase equity with and for Minnesota’s indigenous, low-income, and racially diverse youth, in the following impact areas:
Goals | Outcomes |
LEARNING | Increase opportunities to build academic skills |
Increase opportunities to build social-emotional development | |
Increase connections to caring adults and mentorship opportunities | |
Increase connections to school or other academic settings | |
LEADERSHIP | Increase civic engagement |
Increase leadership opportunities, including participation in formal leadership structures |
Goals | Outcomes |
ECONOMIC | Increase access to work experience and work readiness training |
Increase access to soft skills training, financial literacy, and other opportunities that promote economic independence | |
Increase access to entrepreneurial skills and experience | |
Increase access to career pathways for youth in in-demand industries |
Goals | Outcomes |
HEALTH | Increase access to nutritious meals |
Increase access to health education opportunities | |
Increase access to physical activities | |
SAFETY | Decrease negative interactions between youth and police |
Increase alternatives to confinement | |
Increase access to restorative practices as an alternative to formal system processing |
Accelerator Initiative
Ramsey County
Capacity Building Grants
The Social Innovation Fund
Change Fellows
The YES! Fund
East African Youth Economic Development Grant
The Somali YES! Fund
General Operating
Youthprise-Ramsey County Partnership
JDAI Deep-End Alternatives
YPAR
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