Collectively Moving Forward

The Youth Partnership is composed of community leaders that are committed to driving systemic change in Red Wing for our young people and the coming generations. With input from youth and their families, the Youth Partnership has developed five strategic goals to address the biggest gaps: health care, internship and mentorship opportunities, youth advocacy, community climate, and language opportunities. Currently, within the Partnership, we have two groups -- one focused on language accessibility and equity, and another working on developing a full-service community school model for Red Wing. This will not only open doors for everyone in Red Wing to resources and services that they currently are unable to access, it will also build our cohesion, collaboration, and our sense of community. 

In exciting news, the Partnership was recently awarded grant funding to expand our capacity to prioritize youth advocacy. A number of our partners will be working with youth over the next year to build the infrastructure to ensure their voices are heard and there are resources available to give their ideas traction. This program will encourage our youth to advocate for themselves and will give them a seat at the table. 

We are always looking for new partners! If you are interested in joining either of our two working groups, please reach out to us at info@riseupredwing.org.