This monthly “quick read” provides current news briefs from NorthWay Community Trust and its partners.
The 5th ward City Council seat was hotly contested. The
field was filled a large number of candidates who,
combined with instant run off voting, delayed the results.
Cy Yusten, class facilitator, makes a comparison between |
On Saturday, November 21st PEACE Foundation and Twin Cities RISE, funded by NorthWay, held a final Empowerment Training session for (NAZ) Northside Achievement Zone Connectors.
21 people were recruited for the first class to become NAZ Connectors. They have been trained in empowerment strategies and are to move out into the community and assist in realizing the NAZ vision:
1. Educational Impact Strategy:
Best-practices will be identified to successfully educate kids from low-income, minority communities. Resources will be developed to institute practices to scale to improve educational outcomes in the Zone.
2. Family Engagement Strategy:
Northside Achievement Zone outreach and engagement strategies are offered directly to families through NAZ. We will implement an engagement process to support youth and families in their achievement plans. The long-term goal will be to infuse meaningful, positive messaging to families in the Zone to break the emotional and cultural barriers to achievement.
3. Coordination Strategy:
NAZ will revolutionize the way existing area service-providers work together. We will refocus efforts around clear outcomes for families and children. Local schools, mentoring programs, family support organizations, health services, arts organizations and worship organizations will work in coordination with each other around a shared achievement plan for kids in the Zone. Where one program ends, another picks up the process of supporting NAZ kids.
| Above, students, Mario Dickson Green, Sadia Dickson Green and Delilah Montgomery. Below facilitator Tony Blakley makes a point. |
Above, Daryl Wiles in a quite moment. Below, Nakesha Allen and Kenneth Scales. |
It is time for the Annual Children's Gift Sale. Help these children give the joy of giving as they select that special |
something for loved ones. We encourage you to participate in this fun project individually, as a family, WELCA or youth group, Bible Study, book or garden club. We need over 5,000 gifts and over 300 volunteers or transform our facility and help over 1,000 youths shop for their loved ones on the day of the event. |
Pianist Sanford Moore brings last
year’s sold-out “My First Loves”
concert back to the Capri Theater “Legends” series at 7 p.m. Saturday, January 9 and 3 p.m. Sunday,
January 10, 2010. Tickets are $25 for Saturday or $20 for Sunday.
NorthWay Community Trust invests in collaborations and advocates systemic change to increase wealth in North Minneapolis.
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612.521.4500 — or — info@northwaycom.org
1200 West Broadway Avenue, Suite 210, Minneapolis, MN 55411
Wesley Walker, Executive Director
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