Community Outreach to Diversity Organizations

The Mission of ABC is to improve the quality of life in Southern Minnesota by providing rehabilitation and employment services for persons with disabilities and other special needs.

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Adult Options In Education is an adult basic education program serving, and supported by, the community education departments of the Hopkins, Minnetonka and St. Louis Park school districts, along with the Hennepin County Adult Correctional Facility.

Our mission is to share the power of learning. And whether it's from teacher to learner, learner to teacher or organization to organization, we see examples of this sharing every day.

RECONNECT provides re-entry services that help inmates prepare for release and gives ex-offenders much-needed resources in their search for jobs, housing, clothing, family services and more. We also participate in numerous support classes such as SRD (Stop the Revolving Door), TRIAD (Chemical Dependency Unit), Sex Offender classes, Mock Job Fairs, and Transition Fairs.

The Aurora St. Anthony Neighborhood Development Corporation's (ASANDC) purpose is to address the needs of neighborhood quality of life issues, advocacy, and community economic and housing development. Our mission is to foster positive relationships within and between neighborhoods, and to support its community members in effecting their choices relative to the quality of life in their neighborhoods.

Metro North ABE is a free program to help adults age 16 years or older (who are not enrolled in a secondary school) develop basic skills; such as reading, writing, math, work skills, English and technology. Several sites are located in northern Minneapolis and St. Paul metro area.

Catholic Charities is one of the Twin Cities' largest private providers of social services, working to strengthen families and reduce poverty in the Minneapolis and St. Paul metropolitan area. With a diverse range of programs, Catholic Charities helps tens of thousands of people annually, regardless of faith.

CMJTS is a nonprofit employment and training agency and a partner in the Minnesota Workforce Center System. Our mission is to match job seekers, youth, businesses, and those seeking training with the resources available to them. CMJTS is a partner of Workforce Service Area #5 which serves 11 counties in Central Minnesota including, Meeker, McLeod, Renville, Kandiyohi, Kanabec, Wright, Sherburne, Mille Lacs, Isanti, Chisago, and Pine Counties.

Centro is a partnership with Latino and Chicano families. Centro is a place where we offer respite from troubles, understanding to solve crises, education and encouragement to make change, nurturing and healing to strengthen families, art and culture to reaffirm our identity and value, and resources to build a better future.

Centro Cultural is a value-based organization that is developing new leaders, supporting leaders inaction, creating opportunities for leaders to take action and working within multicultural coalitions to address the issues of our communities. This is accomplished through our intentional programs and projects. The following programs encompass our values and leadership focus.

CAC is able to provide holistic, long-term services for families and the community because all staff are trained to provide basic assistance in a multitude of areas including: food, financial assistance, child care, child neglect and maltreatment, domestic violence, sexual assault, safety planning, mentoring partnerships, and school success. When more intensive services are needed in a particular area, interdisciplinary teams, comprised of staff with the needed expertise, work directly with the family until problems are resolved.

Community Action of Minneapolis provides programs and services for low-income residents of Minneapolis. We are dedicated to helping people improve their lives. Community Action of Minneapolis identifies, interprets and translates the needs of people with limited resources to key decision makers—that result in greater sensitivity, the elimination of barriers to access and increased opportunities for people with limited resources to experience success in their lives.

Our mission is to mobilize community resources to reduce poverty in Ramsey & Washington counties. We accomplish our mission through community engagement initiatives, including the Community Blueprint to End Poverty. We also provide direct services to low-income families through our Energy Assistance, Energy Conservation, Foundations for Success, Head Start and Early Head Start, Self-Sufficiency, and Senior Nutrition programs.

ABE offers programs for adults to improve their skills so they can move ahead in their jobs, prepare for further education or improve their daily lives. Learn English, earn your High School Diploma or GED! Our caring, patient teachers will help you achieve your goal.

Providing a quality education that prepares all students for successful lives in the home, community, and workplace.

Organized in 1915, East Side Neighborhood Services, Inc. (ESNS) is a nonprofit human service agency that provides social and other services to individuals, families and neighborhoods primarily of Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis and surrounding communities. Its purpose is to assist people of all ages and backgrounds in realizing a higher quality of life. Family, youth, senior and employment programs are offered.