Estefania Zapata-Garcia
Augsburg College

Learn to Manage your Personal Finance
Teaching about personal finance and finance awareness, will help the community be more organize with their money. This will also help them to make better decisions with their personal finance.

Phoebe Chastain
Carleton College

Peer-Led Pregnancy Prevention in Northfield, MN
A peer education training program directed towards low-income ninth and tenth-grade students in the Northfield community that focuses on teen pregnancy prevention through a comprehensive reproductive health philosophy.

Sandy Xiong
Gustavus Adolphus College

Promoting Hmong Interconnectedness
I want to offer a project that will offer Hmong teens further understanding of the Hmong culture. And with that, deal with youth identity crisis, and develop an appreciation for literacy and human growth.

Jiccarra Hollman
St. Catherine University

Sharing and Bridging Cultures across Generational Relationships
Ignite the “spark” in elderly residents through participation in activities, sharing life experiences and bridging cultures by creating long lasting relationships across generations.

Kristy Lou Olson
The College of St. Scholastica

Nutrition for Growth
My project proposal “Nutrient for Growth” involves creating and implementing an education program with a focus on nutrition and a demonstration garden at the Spirit Valley Facility in Duluth, MN. The Goal of this project is to promote self-sufficiency and healthy eating habits to enrich the physical and emotional lives of the young mothers and children living at this facility, as well as the preschool children in the facility’s Early Childhood Education Program.

Mitchell Hinnenkamp
University of St. Thomas

Youth Empowerment Project
The Youth Empowerment Project will focus on the empowerment and equality of youth by promoting self-confidence and well-being through programming focused on anti-bullying. The highlight will be creating Public Service Announcements.

Jazmine Darden
Augsburg College

Bridgin' the Gap
This program strives to gain interest in the STEM fields to students in grades 3-8. In collaboration with the GISE/GEMS summer program, my project will enhance the students knowledge of structural engineering through bridge building.

Shantrice King
Carleton College

"The Courage to Write" Magazine Project for Women of Color
The program focuses on building writing skills of Somali and Latino young women who currently reside in Faribault, MN. The participants will use the writing skills they learn to compile a magazine for young people.

Ellen Nikodym
Macalester College

Reading Takes Center Stage
This project will work with students attending West 7th Community Center’s summer program to maintain and improve their literacy skills over the summer. Students in 5th to 8th grade will spend time with theater, poetry and creative writing, providing opportunities to build and practice reading and writing skills.

Jodi Stumpner
St. Catherine University

Eco Education for Underprivileged Youth
Provide equitable opportunities for underserved youth in eco education with STEM focus. Summer program will partner with Hmong high school students to co-teach. Read more about Jodi.

Serena Xiong
St. Olaf College

Promoting Radon Awareness among Hmong and Hispanic Families
The summer project entails a community initiative to promote radon awareness in Hmong and Hispanic communities living in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. These two communities are underserved in public health education, and are at high risk for developing lung cancer, because they reside within Brooklyn Center, an area tested positive for high Radon exposure.

Amanda McNaughton
University of St. Thomas

Skills for School
A school preparatory program for children and mothers at East Metro Place. Read more about Amanda.