The 21 awarded organizations are expected to serve over 1,900 young people.
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development Press Release
*For Immediate Release*
Mary Haugen
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March 26, 2026
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*DEED Awards $1.6 Million to Organizations That Help Young Minnesotans Break the Cycle of Poverty*
*St. Paul, Minn.* - The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded more than $1.6 million in Youth Support Services investments to 21 organizations around the state to prepare underserved young adults for successful employment. The grants are anticipated to serve over 1,900 young people from low-income communities, communities of color and young adults from families with a history of intergenerational poverty.
DEED’s Youth Support Services [ [link removed] ] competitive grant program provides grants to organizations that offer job training, employment preparation, internships, job assistance to parents, financial literacy, academic and behavioral interventions for low-performing students, and youth intervention activities.
“The supportive services provided by grantees help young people break the cycle of poverty and envision an economically self-sufficient future for themselves,” said *DEED Commissioner Matt Varilek*. “When we invest in young Minnesotans, we are investing in stronger communities and a stronger state economy.”
“Investments in support services are critical to a young person’s opportunity to participate in strong employment and training programs,” said *DEED Deputy Commissioner for Workforce Development Marc Majors*. “When young people can access the resources they need to complete training, they can thrive and enter career pathways that lead to family-sustaining wages.”
Approximately 61% of this year’s Youth Support Services funds were allocated to organizations in the Twin Cities metro area, 34% were allocated to Greater Minnesota and 5% were allocated to organizations serving areas in both the Twin Cities metro and Greater Minnesota.
Youth Support Services grantees announced today are listed below:
Organization
Area Served
Two-Year Funding
American Indian Opportunities Industrialization Center
Twin Cities metro
$80,000
Banyan Community
Minneapolis
$72,500
Breakthrough Twin Cities
Twin Cities metro
$80,000
Career Solutions
Benton and Stearns Counties
$80,000
Central Minnesota Jobs and Training Services
Central Minnesota
$80,000
Change, Inc.
Twin Cities metro
$70,000
City Academy
St. Paul
$80,000
City of Duluth Workforce Development
Duluth
$80,000
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Twin Cities
Twin Cities metro
$80,000
Elpis Enterprises
St. Paul and Minneapolis
$80,000
Face to Face Health & Counseling Service
Ramsey County
$80,000
Goodwill Easter Seals Minnesota
Willmar, St. Cloud, Buffalo
$80,000
Hmong American Partnership
Twin Cities metro
$80,000
Propel Nonprofits
Twin Cities metro and Greater Minnesota
$80,000
Sabathani Community Center
Minneapolis
$80,000
Southwest Minnesota Private Industry Council
South Central and Southwest Minnesota
$80,000
The Urban Village
Ramsey County
$80,000
Tree Trust
Twin Cities metro
$80,000
Urban Roots MN
Ramsey County
$80,000
White Earth Band of Chippewa
White Earth Reservation
$80,000
Workforce Development, Inc.
Southeast Minnesota
$80,000
*Total State Fiscal Year 26-27 award*
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*$1,662,500*
View the latest Youth Support Services annual report [ [link removed] ].
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