“A reality in today”'s times””¦

STEP-UP youth working with the Cultural Wellness Center and the Backyard Initiative learned about cultural self-study, cultural leadership development, and cultural financial literacy. Below are some of the direct quotes from this discussion towards the end of their summer tenure on economics/money and working as teens. The youth preferred not to have individual identities shared but wanted their quotes to be shared.

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Celebrating the STEP-UP Interns & their accomplishments!

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STEP-UP Interns receiving words of encouragement from Backyard Initiative staff members Rose Lobley and Roberta Barnes and spoken word artist and BYI member, Amged Yusef.

September marks the end of summer and a new school year. But for the STEP-UP Interns employed by the Cultural Wellness Center during the summer, it also represents how 9 interns from our community spent a summer acquiring skills and experiences that will help them step more fully into their futures.

Our excellent STEP-UP intern team members: Ayuub Ahmed, Zakeria Essa, Kayla Savold, Zakaria Mohamed, Mohamed Mohamed, Damoro Cisse, Bianca Gutierrez, Deja Frazier, and Zahira Lopez

STEP-UP is directed by Mpls.”'s office of Community Planning and Economic Development. STEP-UP Discover offers entry-level internships for youth 14 and 15 years of age. These internships are intended to reach youth with limited work experience and are designed to develop skills and explore interests in preparation for more challenging opportunities.

Nine STEP-UP interns worked on Backyard Initiative (BYI) and Slow Roll Biking activities. Some of their BYI job responsibilities included planting and growing herbs in container planters at the Midtown Global Market. They assisted in ReTHINK Your Drink awareness campaign, carrying key messages about the adverse health effects of consistent consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages.… Read the rest “Celebrating the STEP-UP Interns & their accomplishments!”