Playworks Minnesota (Playworks)
Playworks seeks to improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play. School-based staff are trained to leverage play in a manner that teaches social-emotional skills to students. Fourth and fifth grade students are trained through the Junior Coach Leadership Program to serve as positive role models. For more information visit www.playworks.org/communities/minnesota.

Summer Skills Training (Genesys Works – Twin Cities)
Through eight weeks of intensive technology and professional skills training, underserved Twin Cities high school rising seniors receive experiential learning in all aspects of professional development. The program aims to make students comfortable and confident in the workplace, bolstering efficacy and self-determination, while building ethical leadership skills. For more information visit www.genesysworks.org/twincities.

Youth Energy Summit (YES!) (Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center)
The Youth Energy Summit (YES!) program empowers youth in grades 7–12 to partner with their community to create economic and environmental vitality through hands-on learning and team-based projects. YES! students are developing leadership, problem-solving, project planning, communication and teamwork skills while engaging communities in meaningful ways that help them envision a future of working together to solve today’s environmental challenges. For more information visit www.youthenergysummit.org.