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STEP-Up Achieve 2017 Alum of the Year Zaynab Abdi
February 15 2017

Congratulations to Zaynab Abdi, Our 2017 STEP-UP Achieve Alum of the Year

This remarkable Wellstone International High School grad is a student at St. Catherine University and a representative for The Malala Fund

Graduation Coaches at Patrick Henry High School
January 9 2017

It's National Mentoring Month!

Learn how you can mentor MPS students as an AchieveMpls Graduation Coach

Stepping Up badge 2016
December 9 2016

AchieveMpls Ranks #3 in National Study of K-12 Education Foundations

AchieveMpls Media Release

“Stepping Up: The Top K-12 Education Foundations in the Nation” ranks AchieveMpls among the top 5 in the nation for two consecutive years

CEO Danielle Grant
December 8 2016

Achieve 101 at Washburn High School

Twenty community members joined us at our Washburn Career & College Center to learn how they can help students get ready for careers and post-secondary education.

STEP-UP Achieve supervisor and intern
December 6 2016

STEP-UP Now Accepting Applications for Summer Internships

STEP-UP is one of the country’s premiere youth employment programs, serving Minneapolis youth who face some of the greatest barriers to employment, including youth from low income families, youth of color, youth from recent immigrant families, and youth with disabilities.