Promoting Economic Vitality June 2012 Grants

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$425,000 Awarded in Community Grants to Promote Economic Vitality

We're focused on ensuring that everyone has the tools, opportunities, and environment needed to thrive and contribute to our community. This round of economic vitality grants target:

Helping families build a safe, stable base by providing access to job and career opportunities.
Making sure families benefit from the physical, emotional, and financial security of a home.
Helping families maintain and grow wealth.

Below are the activities we've funded and the outcomes we hope to achieve. The outcomes are based on our vision for OneMinneapolis, a community where everyone thrives. This tool was created to help our community better understand, track, and improve how all of our neighbors are faring across 24 indicators of a healthy and productive quality of life.

June 2012 Grant List

AccountAbility Minnesota - $30,000
To provide tax preparation and alternative financial options that promote savings for low-income individuals and families.
Outcome: Reduce number of Minneapolis families living in poverty

Aeon - $30,000
To provide supportive housing services to former homeless residents towards gaining self-sufficiency.
Outcome: Increase number of affordable rental units in Minneapolis

Alliance for Sustainability - $25,000
To support a network of urban farming cooperatives committed to supporting low income, immigrants and minority urban farmers in Minneapolis.
Outcome: Reduce number of Minneapolis families living in poverty

Build Wealth Minnesota, Inc - $25,000
To provide financial literacy, debt reduction, budgeting, credit, savings, and homeownership counseling to help stabilize families of color.
Outcome: Reduce number of Minneapolis families living in poverty

Emerge Community Development - $25,000
To support re-entry services for ex-offenders including housing, treatment, counseling, job placement and financial management.
Outcome: Increase number of Minneapolis working adults who are employed

Goodwill Industries/Easter Seals Minnesota - $30,000
To support re-entry services for ex-offenders including housing, treatment, counseling, job placement and financial management.
Outcome: Increase number of Minneapolis working adults who are employed

Housing Preservation Project - $35,000
To prevent foreclosures and keep homeowners in their homes.
Outcome: Increase number of affordable rental units in Minneapolis

Latino Economic Development Center - $30,000
To create economic opportunities for Latinos by providing workforce development and job training, technical assistance, and business loans.
Outcome: Increase number of jobs in Minneapolis that pay a family supporting wage

Minneapolis Community and Technical College Foundation- $50,000
To support the Power of YOU and help Minneapolis Public School students who are first-generation college students, low-income, or youth of color attend college.
Outcome: More Minneapolis Community Technical College students graduate or transfer within three years

Native American Community Development Institute - $25,000
To support Native American community partners develop culturally-specific technical assistance and financial counseling to support Native American businesses and entrepreneurs.
Outcome: Reduce number of Minneapolis families living in poverty

Summit Academy OIC - $40,000
To eliminate employment disparities in low-income and communities of color through a comprehensive training curricula in construction and health care industries.
Outcome: Increase number of Minneapolis working adults who are employed

The Bridge for Youth - $40,000
To support a 24-hour emergency drop-in facility and a transitional program for homeless youth and older teens.
Outcome: Reduce number of Minneapolis children living in poverty

Twin Cities RISE - $40,000
To support long-term, comprehensive job training for low-income adults of color.
Outcome: Increase number of Minneapolis working adults who are employed

Learn more about our goals and funding criteria for promoting economic vitality.

page updated 7/18/2012

Past Grants

Grantee Spotlight:

The Bridge for Youth

Almost 1 in 3 Minneapolis children under the age of 18 live in poverty, and on any given night, 500 to 600 youth are homeless. Poverty among children and youth often demonstrated through poor physical and mental health, lower educational outcomes, as well as limited earnings and diminished health as adults.

To prevent youth homelessness, we support The Bridge for Youth’s 24-hour emergency drop-in facility and a transitional program for youth and older teens. Both programs are highly successful – almost 90% of youth served in the Emerging Services program were able to secure safe and stable housing, and 100% of youth served in the Supportive Housing program found stable housing.