The Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board — Better, Together

Recommendation 1: Ensure that efforts and programs for children and young people are sustainably and adequately resourced. 1.1: Support ongoing campaigns and coalitions seeking to increase benefits, pay, and prestige of the youth worker and early childhood workforces. 1.2: Build out public-private partnerships to increase the capacity to pool resources for the benefit of …

Duimstra has worked two full decades in the field of librarianship. He was the Executive Director of the Capital Area District Libraries (CADL) in Michigan, where he oversaw library services for the City of Lansing and Ingham County residents.

The Minneapolis Health Department have created a video to gently remind people to wash their hands. We love the video because it features young people! Protect yourself from getting sick, but also your parents, siblings, friends, teachers, and more! Check out the super cute video and share it with your network!

Director of Youth Development Projects The Director of Youth Development Projects position is currently vacant. Please visit THIS page to see job post .

Leopoldino Jeronimo is the Strategic Planning Specialist at the Minneapolis Youth Coordinating Board since June 2022. He leads planning efforts; maintains internal data systems and research tools; overlooks the Youth Master Plan, action plans, the status of youth report, and the multi-jurisdictional children’s and young people’s budget. Academically, Leo holds two degrees, a …

Lori Norvell represents District 5, which is southeast Minneapolis. Lori is a former Minneapolis Public Schools educator, and has had experience as a substitute teacher, Special Education Assistant, and the majority of her time as a middle school math teacher. She has taught at Nellie Stone Johnson Community School and Anthony Middle School. With another 20 years of …

Emily Koski is a lifelong resident of the City of Minneapolis, and lives in the heart of her ward. She’s an active member of her community, coaching sports at Ward 11 parks, serving as a member of local boards, and volunteering for a variety of organizations. Koski’s professional experience includes owning and operating a small business, working in the corporate world, …

Focus Area YCB is focused on creating opportunities for young people to develop the skills, tools, relationships, resources and experience to be successful after high school.

This page will archive the work of the CFCI team in Minneapolis. Government entities, community organizations, and volunteers have all come together to work on this initiative.