Cedar Riverside Youth Worker Collaborative

Steering Committee

action working groups on priority topics

****All action working groups are open – please feel free to attend meetings. ****

I.First Topic: Currie Park Soccer Field use & reservation process; and, other practice fields in the area – Riverside Park, North Central Fields (proposed 4-28-15)

The CRYWC steering committee will invite a collaborative action working group to form around the topic:Currie Park Soccer Field use & reservation process; and, other practice fields in the area – Riverside Park, North Central Fields.

Initial Goals - the action working group may add more:

  • work toward compromise and collaboration
  • build trust among people and organizations in the community
  • share the calendar for this year – ask Matt Bell to bring the calendar and help discuss; this is key
  • address the issue of organizations scheduling use of the soccer field, butnot communicating withMPRB staff
  • look at and assess gaps and conflicts
  • ask Matt Bell, MPRB, to explain the policy and process
  • is there open time scheduled for the community?
  • bring information about new policy re: priority park use for kids
  • ask Matt Bell to bring information re: availability of Riverside Park
  • ask Matt Bell to bring information re: availability of Elliott Park- North Central field (or should Tim be asked to attend re: sharing this info?)
  • ask Matt Bell if he will help co-lead this meeting, and subsequent meetings if the group decides they need more than one meeting
  • what do we need? What should we be asking from stakeholders?

Who to invite into the collaborative action working grouparound the topic Currie Park Soccer Field use and reservation process - please add others who should be invited:

  • Matt Bell - will co-lead the first meeting and subsequent meetings if the group decides they need more than one meeting
  • Abdi Mukhtar & PALS partnershipwith Brian Coyle Center - boys and girls teams
  • Mahdi Abdi
  • Ibsa Mussa - soccer teams and Nite OWLZ
  • Deqa Adan
  • Abirizak Said - SAYEC - home games Khadar Noor
  • West Bank Athletic Club - Coach Ahmed Ismail and Phill Kelly
  • Someone from weekend leagues – ask Matt Bell who would be good to invite – Phill has Moises’ cell phone number….
  • Someone from Summer Camp at Brian Coyle Center – ask Andrea and Mahdi who to invite
  • Cedar Riverside Community School - Jennifer Webber - girls open gym
  • Abdi Muse – ask if he knows who from MPRB has been in touch with the Mayor’s office, re: a few people from the community have raised issues around this topic

II.Second Topic: Brian Coyle Center Gym use.(proposed 4-28-15)

The CRYWC steering committee will invite a collaborative action working group to form around the topic: Brian Coyle Center Gym use.

Initial Goals - the action working group may add more:

  • work toward compromise and collaboration
  • build trust among people and organizations in the community

Who to invite into the collaborative action working grouparound the topic: Brian Coyle Center Gym use - please add others who should be invited:

  • some of the same people listed above re: soccer field topic may be interested in this topic also
  • Amano Dube
  • Andrea Arts
  • Mohamed Mohamed
  • Mahdi Abdi
  • Matt Bell
  • Phill Kelly re: WB Athletic Club
  • CRCS Principal and Jennifer Weber

III.Third Topic: training foradult supervisors working with paid youth interns or youthstaffworking in the Cedar-Riverside community - whether they are doing youth programs per se or other kinds of work. (proposed 4-28-15)

The CRYWC steering committee will invite a collaborative action working group to form around the topic:developing trainingfor adult supervisors working with paid youth interns or youthstaff working inthe Cedar-Riverside community.

Initial Goals - the action working group may add more:

  • createone or more trainingworkshop(s) and/or training curriculum and materials.
  • Adults becoming better mentors and youth workers – fundamentals of working with youth; youth becoming youth workers (more training for youth who are serious about youth work profession).
  • look at whether there is a need to target individuals who, by default, end up working with youth, but don't have capacity for training vs.targeting more established organizations with more capacity.
  • look at whether it's a good idea to have an ongoing group focused on capacity-building training for newer groups, programs, projects.

Who to invite into the collaborative action working grouparound the topic:training for adults supervisors working with Cedar-Riverside paid youth interns or youthstaff.

- please add others who should be invited:

  • Andrea Arts – ask if she will lead this action working group
  • Mohamed Mohamed - West Bank Community Council
  • Addie - Mixed Blood
  • Allison - Green Campus
  • Adrienne Dorn - Cedar Cultural Center
  • Matt Bell - MPRB
  • Jaimie - West Bank Business Association
  • Coach Ahmed - West Bank Athletic Club
  • Sarah Denzer - PUC Food Shelf
  • Fairview - Laura Beeth
  • Rachel Svanoe – Augsburg
  • Katie Culhane – SAPA
  • Cyndi Hovey – Emerge, Brian Coyle Center

IV.Fourth Topic: community organizing and leadership development training for youth who are working as interns or staff in youth-work or community-work roles and organizations in the Cedar-Riverside community.

(proposed 4-28-15)

The CRYWC steering committee will invite a collaborative action working group to form around the topic:developing community organizing and leadership development training for youth who are working as interns or staff in youth-work or community-work roles and organizations in the Cedar-Riverside community.

Initial Goals - the action working group may add more:

  • create a series oftrainings,workshops, curriculum, materials, etc. for youth who are working in summer or ongoing positions
  • look at Step Up re: first group in cohort
  • train youth in best practices re: grassroots organizing skills
  • train youth in understanding city systems
  • look at the many organizations and resourcesin our local area offering training, methodologies, curriculum, etc. re: organizing, leadership development.
  • Question: should there be a pilot phase, using a small cohort to learn & evaluate?

Who to invite into the collaborative action working grouparound the topic: developing community organizing and leadership development training for youth who are working as interns or staff in youth-work or community-work roles and organizations in the Cedar-Riverside community.

- please add others who should be invited:

  • Rachel Svanoe and othersfrom Augsburg – ask if she will lead this action working group; Faith may also help co-lead.
  • Andrea Arts - PUC - high school seniors working for Andrea in youth programs; Sisterhood Boutique employees; 12 Step Up youth
  • Abdi Mukhtar - PUC
  • Mohamed Mohamed - West Bank Community Council
  • Marcela Sotela - U of M and Augsburg students doing cohort training
  • Addie - Mixed Blood
  • Allison - Green Campus
  • Adrienne Dorn - Cedar Cultural Center
  • Matt Bell - MPRB
  • Cedar-Riverside Youth Council
  • Step-Up youth employed in various Cedar-Riverside locations
  • Katie Culhane – SAPA
  • Cyndi Hovey – Emerge, Brian Coyle Center

V.Fifth Topic: Employment & Training - outreach and engagement

The CRYWC steering committee will invite a collaborative action working group to form around the topic:Employment & Training - outreach and engagement.

(proposed 5-26-15)

Initial Goals - the action working group may add more:

Who to invite into the collaborative action working grouparound the topic: Employment & Training - outreach and engagement.

  • Mohamed Ali
  • Cyndi Hovey
  • Abdi Mukhtar
  • Phill Kelly
  • Faith Cable Kumon
  • Bekela (suggested)
  • Laura Beeth (suggested)

VI. Sixth Topic: Crime and Safety

The CRYWC steering committee will invite a collaborative action working group to form around the topic:Crime and Safety

(proposed 5-26-15)

Initial Goals - the action working group may add more:

Who to invite into the collaborative action working grouparound the topic: Crime and Safety

  • Abdi Mukhtar
  • Matt Bell
  • Nadira Mohamud
  • Phill Kelly
  • Mahdi Abdi
  • Abdirizak Bihi
  • Mohammed will help connect this action working group with WBCC Safety Committee, their next meeting is June 2nd; no meeting in July; regular meetings held first Tuesday of each month, 7pm, West Bank Safety Center. This season’s summer walks are starting – to help with crime prevention.
  • There is also a monthly clean-up through West Bank Business Association.
  • Abdi talked about National Night Out activities and events being planned.