Minnesota

Meet the Ascend community partners in Minnesota

NameCohortCityStateOrganizationURLgroup_hfilter
AliaSt. PaulAliawww.aliainnovations.orgascend-network
American Indian OICMinneapolisAmerican Indian OICwww.aioic.orgascend-network
Better Futures MinnesotaMinneapolisBetter Futures Minnesotawww.betterfuturesminnesota.comascend-network
Brittany BlockSt. PaulJeremiah Programjeremiahprogram.org/psp-parent-advisors-2019 psp-community
CLUESMinneapolisCLUESwww.clues.orgascend-network
Gloria Perez, MinneapolisWomen's Foundation of Minnesotawww.wfmn.org/2012-ascend-fellows psp-national-advisor-phase-2 ascend-fellows psp-community
Jeremiah ProgramMinneapolisJeremiah Programjeremiahprogram.org/ascend-network
Joe HobotMinneapolisAmerican Indian OICwww.aioic.org/2018-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
MAHUBE-OTWA Community Action PartnershipDetroit LakesMAHUBE-OTWA Community Action Partnershipwww.mahube.org/ascend-network
Melvin CarterSt. PaulCity of Saint Paulwww.stpaul.gov/2015-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Minnesota Children’s CabinetSt. PaulMinnesota Children's Cabinetmn.gov/governor/administration/childrenscabinet/ascend-network
Nathan T. ChomiloMinneapolisMinnesota Department of Human Servicesmn.gov/dhs/2022-ascend-fellows ascend-fellows
Olmsted County Health, Housing and Human ServicesRochesterOlmsted County Health, Housing and Human Serviceswww.co.olmsted.mn.us/Pages/default.aspxascend-network
Reading CorpsMinneapolisReading Corpsminnesotareadingcorps.org/ascend-network
Recovering Hope Treatment CenterMorarecoveringhope.life/ascend-network
RS EdenMinneapolisRS Edenwww.rseden.org/ascend-network
Southwest Health and Human ServicesIvanhoeSouthwest Health and Human Servicesswmhhs.com/ascend-network
Southwest Initiative FoundationHutchinsonSouthwest Initiative Foundationswifoundation.org/ascend-network
Student Parent HELP Center at the University of MinnesotaMinneapolisStudent Parent HELP Center at the University of Minnesotawww.sphc.umn.edu/ascend-network
Susan WarfieldMinneapolisStudent Parent HELP Center at the University of Minnesotasphc.umn.edu/psp-national-advisor-phase-2 psp-community
The Family Partnership, MinneapolisThe Family Partnershipwww.thefamilypartnership.org/ascend-network fp-partners-2017 family-prosperity-innovation-community
The Future Services Institute at the University of MinnesotaMinneapolisThe Future Services Institute at the University of Minnesotafutureservicesinstitute.org/contactascend-network
United Way of 1,000 LakesGrand Rapidsuwlakes.org/ascend-network
White Earth Child Care/Early Childhood ProgramsWhite EarthWhite Earth Child Care/Early Childhood Programswhiteearth.com/programs/education/contactascend-network
Women’s Foundation of MinnesotaMinneapolisWomen's Foundation of Minnesotawww.wfmn.orgascend-network
YMCA of the Greater Twin CitiesWhite Bear LakeYMCA of the Greater Twin Citieswww.ymcamn.orgascend-network
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