Funders to approach for Achieve Twin Cities

As one of the upper midwest's leading career and college readiness organizations, Achieve Twin Cities rallies community support and delivers best-in-class programs to inspire and equip young people in Minneapolis and saint paul, Minnesota for careers, college and life. Our vision is that all students have full and equitable access to postsecondary education and career opportunities, creating a more just and vibrant community. Founded in 2002, Achieve Twin Cities has provided career and college readiness services for over 95,000 students, equipping them to achieve in-demand, rewarding careers while contributing to a diverse talent pipeline that supports the health and vitality of our workforce and community. While our high schools prepare students academically, Achieve Twin Cities helps ensure that each student graduates with the one-on-one guidance, resources and confidence they need to achieve their career and postsecondary dreams and secure meaningful, life-sustaining careers and financial independence. Achieve recognizes the value in every path to personal and economic success and provides caring guidance and expertise to empower each student to pursue their best options for their career and postsecondary goals, including two- or four-year college, apprenticeships, technical training, employment or many other opportunities. As a universal service provider, Achieve Twin Cities accomplishes this work through proven, interconnected career and college readiness services in 28 Minneapolis public schools (mps) and saint paul public schools (spps) high schools, which are available to students from their first day of ninth grade through high school graduation. It also provides paid summer internships, work readiness training and career mentoring for Minneapolis youth through the step up youth employment program (in partnership with the city of Minneapolis). In addition, Achieve Twin Cities hosts public events that inform and spark conversations related to career and college readiness, workforce development and other critical issues that impact young people and schools, and connects our local community with opportunities to support and advocate for young people. Achieve Twin Cities also serves as the Minneapolis public schools nonprofit foundation, administering major grants for key district priorities and managing $4-5 million in private funds for mps schools and departments, college scholarships for mps graduates and mini grants for district staff development and classroom…