Volunteers are integral to the success of Minneapolis Public School (MPS) students, just as our students are integral to the success of our community. As a volunteer with AchieveMpls, you serve MPS students by sharing knowledge and skills that will help our young people succeed in career and college. You serve the community by growing our next generation of educated adults.  And you serve yourself by experiencing a student’s fresh perspective and inspiring energy.

Here are some great opportunities for you or your organization to get involved.  For more information, contact Marika Pfefferkorn at mpfefferkorn@achievempls.org or at 612-455-1570.

One-Time Opportunities

Career Days/Fair Participant: Talk personally with students about what it takes to make it in your profession.

Real Life Connection Speaker:  Speak to a group of students about your career path; your struggles and accomplishments, and give them good advice for following your path!

STEP-UP Achieve Mock interviewer: Help STEP-UP Achieve summer interns prepare for their internship interviews.

Worksite Visit Host:  Bring students into your business or organization to learn about professional opportunities and take an active role in preparing the future workforce of Minneapolis.

Ongoing Opportunities

Career and College Center Supporter:  Work behind the scenes at the AchieveMpls office or the Career and College Center to plan special events, help with communications tasks, and engage with students. 

Goalshop Facilitator: Conduct ongoing trainings for students in a professional or soft skills area of your choice, such as resume writing, workplace communication or time management.

Student Leadership Group Advisor: Advise a high school chapter of 3CSL, a citywide group of students who advise AchieveMpls’ work, build skills in career and college readiness, and teach these skills to their peers.  

Parent Coach:  Partner with parents of MPS high school students as they navigate school systems and assist their students in preparing for college and careers after high school.

Graduation Coach: Support students as they navigate systems and resources that will ensure their success in high school and beyond.

Advisory Facilitator: Facilitate a career and college readiness advisory with Roosevelt High School students. The curriculum,as well as ongoing training and support, will be provided.

STEP-UP Achieve Employer:  Re-vitalize your workplace with talented STEP-UP Achieve summer job interns.

Group Opportunities

While all of the opportunities above can be done with friends or colleagues, the options below are specifically designed for personal or professional groups. Let us know if your office might be interested!

School tours: Bring your colleagues or friends and get to know your neighborhood MPS school up close through an informal school tour

Ed Brown Bag Lunches: Host a speaker and discuss education policy issues over lunch at your office or in your community

School Project Day: Clean up a playground, paint a mural, organize library books – you name it!

School-Business Partnership:  Make a year-long commitment to your neighborhood MPS school – mentor students, reorganize the library, clean up the playground and much more.

Career pipeline:  Give students a comprehensive introduction to your line of work.  Develop and lead professional trainings, be a career mentor, provide job shadowing opportunities or hire a student as a year-round apprentice.

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