Outreach Team
All Minneapolis Children and Young People will build their strength, curiosity and character to be contributing citizens and residents engaged in furthering their education, career and civic life.
YCB is focused on creating opportunities for young people to develop the skills, tools, relationships, resources and experience to be successful after high school.
Recent Outreach Team Activity & News
We want to thank Voyage Minnesota for sharing a story on Ibrahim Oduniyi of our Outreach Team. They caught up with Ibrahim to ask him about his Hard In The Paint Hoops initiative. We're proud of the impact Ibrahim has made on our city. Please say hi to our Outreach Team if you ever see them in their yellow "Youth Are Here" shirts! Read the full interview HERE.
This summer our Outreach Team will conduct a new basketball program called "Hard in the Paint Hoops." It's a program that creates a safe space for youth to develop individual and team building skills. Youth will be put in situations to grow physically and mentally in efforts to come out as better basketball players but also better human beings. Please learn more at this website.
Camp Dates:
Henry High School | June 21st - June 24th
Peavey Field Park | July 12th - July 15th
North Commons Park | July 19th - July 22nd
Brian Coyle Neighborhood Center | August 9th - August 12th
Our Director of Youth Operations, LaToya Balogun, was included in Hennepin County Library's "Black History Makers." During the month of February, HC-Library highlighted a different inspiring black individual every day. Our friend & colleague LaToya was their February 28th feature. Please join us in congratulating LaToya and all the others honored in this wonderful work by HC-Library. See all the Black History Makers HERE.
Here are a few photos of the YCB Outreach Team at work after the murder of George Floyd and subsequent riots. As our beautiful community rebuilds, our Outreach Team will be there to help. We support, deescalate & go to wherever our community needs us. Much to all!
The Youth Coordinating Board's OUTREACH TEAM does amazing work every day. However, since a part of their work is to integrate themselves seamlessly into communities, it's often hard to spot the great work they do. With that said, it's always super nice when someone is willing to highlight their work. Big thanks to THE MINNESOTA DAILY for running a story on our Cedar-Riverside team. Find MN Daily's story and learn more about the Cedar-Riverside Outreach Team BY CLICKING HERE.
And if you see the Outreach Team in their yellow You^th Are Here shirts please say hi!