Organization: Urban Children & Youth Education Center
Mission: Urban Children and Youth Education Center is playing a pivotal role in reducing the educational gap between mainstream students and students of color. Our team has been actively involved in numerous projects to raise awareness about quality education for students of color at the elementary level so that students can envison a better life having equal opportuntities to build careers in the future.
Activities: In 2019, our 50 volunteers worked 15,600 hours to serve a total of 659,271 meals and snack (64,584 breakfasts, 329,627 lunches, 265,060 snacks). We established five summer recreational programs for youth in the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota to develop their skills in soccer and team building. We hired several soccer coaches to train the youth and develop their skills while also providing them nutrition meals. In addition, we started an educational series for parents and the community at large to learn about healthy eating and its effect on the body and mind.
NTEE category: Education
Secondary category: Recreation & Sports