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Mission and Vision

The mission of Twin Cities RISE! is to provide employers with skilled workers--primarily men from communities of color in the Twin Cities area--by training under- and unemployed adults for skilled jobs that pay a living wage of at least $20,000 annually. Our guiding principles are:

• Personal Empowerment,
• Reciprocal accountability,
• Long-term change, and
• Market-driven.

Twin Cities RISE!'s ultimate objective is to establish a new, market-driven approach to job preparation and long-term job retention that is financially sustainable, has a meaningful impact on concentrated poverty, and can influence industry practice and government policy.

Twin Cities RISE! measures success according to accomplishing long-term changes. We do not believe in quick fixes. We require Core Program participants to engage with us for up to one year or longer. In return, they get a time-tested, rigorous work skills and personal empowerment training program, as well as a personal coach who stays with them through the entire program and their first year on the job.

Our results in 2008 demonstrate the long-term value that is created through this approach.

Long-Term Job Retention

• One year: 82%
• Two years: 73%

2008 Core Program Graduates' Average Income Change

• Pre-program: $4,276
• Post-program: $24,774 + benefits
• Income Change ($): $20,498
• Income Change (%): 479%

• 448% or $5.48 for every $1 invested

• Core Program - 640
• Awali - 582
• Empowerment Institute - 655
• Total - 1,877
  
  

For further information or questions, please contact us by email at info@twincitiesrise.org or call (612) 338 - 0295.