Northside Achievement Zone

MISSION OF NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE (NAZ) IS TO END MULTI-GENERATIONAL POVERTY IN N. MINNEAPOLIS.

THE NAZ MISSION IS TO END MULTI-GENERATIONAL POVERTY IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS BY BUILDING A CULTURE OF ACHIEVEMENT WHERE ALL LOW-INCOME CHILDREN OF COLOR HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL AND SUCCEED IN COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE.NAZ ACCOMPLISHES THIS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND SCHOOLS. FOUNDED IN 2008, NAZ IS A COLLABORATIVE OF MORE THAN 30 NORTHSIDE NON-PROFITS, EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS AND K-12 SCHOOLS THAT ARE COMMITTED TO BUILDING MEASURABLE AND LASTING CHANGE IN A COMMUNITY THAT HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND THE RESULTING DISPARITIES IN HOME OWNERSHIP, JOBS AND EDUCATION. IN FY23 THERE WERE 1,072 FAMILIES AND 2,245 CHILDREN ENROLLED IN NAZ.THROUGH NAZ, TWO GENERATIONS OF NORTHSIDERS ARE LEADING THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY.-CHILDREN FOCUS ON BUILDING THEIR OWN ACADEMIC GOALS, AND THEY ARE SUPPORTED BOTH IN SCHOOL AND OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL-PARENTS ARE ADVOCATING FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND ACTIVELY LEADING THEM ON A PATH TO COLLEGE, STARTING AT BIRTH-FAMILIEIS ARE SURROUNDED BY A TEAM, INCLUDING TRAINED NAZ FAMILY ACHIEVEMENT COACHES, WHO PROVIDE THE CONNECTIONS TO REACH THEIR GOALS.FY23 WAS THE SECOND OF A THREE-YEAR STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN TO ESTABLISH LONG-TERM GOALS FOR THE ORGANIZATION BASED ON THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC.PROGRAMMATICALLY, THIS PLAN FOCUSES ON BUILDING ON THE CORE OF NAZ THROUGH:-EXPANDING OUR FAMILY ACADEMY CLASSES AND FAMILY ACHIEVEMENT COACHING-LEVERAGING THE POWER OF PARENTS AND SCHOLARS IN THE COMMUNITY-PROVIDING GREATER ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS-SUPPORTING SCHOLARS' ACADEMIC PROGRESS THORUGH NEW EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS ANDEXPANDING OUR CITYWIDE AND STATEWIDE INFLUENCE BY DEEPENING POLICY AND ADVOCACY EFFORTSAT THE POPULATION LEVEL, OUR OVERALL GOAL IS TO INSPIRE AND SUPPORT PARENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR OWN SUCCESS THROUGH A RESULTS-BASED COLLABORATIVE THAT TRACKS THE PROGRESS OF FAMILIES SO THAT ALL NORTH MINNEAPOLIS CHILDREN REACH THEIR FULL AND UNLIMITED POTENTIAL.NAZ CAN REPORT THE FOLLOWING SERVICE NUMBERS FOR OUR MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR (JULY 2022-JUNE 2023):-1,072 FAMILIES AND 2,245 SCHOLARS SERVED BY NAZ AND ITS COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS-633 K-12 SCHOLARS WERE ENROLLED IN IN-SCHOOL AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME, OR OTHER ACADEMIC INTERVENTIONS-219 SCHOLARS ACCESSED PUBLICLY AND PRIVATELY FUNDED EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOLARSHIPS TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENT ENROLLMENT IN HIGH-QUALITY EARLY LEARNING SETTINGS-217 PARTICIPANTS GRADUATED FROM NAZ FAMILY ACADEMY CLASSES, INCLUDING FOUNDATIONS, COLLEGE BOUND BABIES, READY TO SUCCEED, AND YOUTH FOUNDATIONS-798 FAMILIES ENGAGED IN FAMILY COACHING WITH NAZ COACHES-232 FAMILIES ENGAGED IN HOUSING STABILITY IMPROVEMENT PLANNING, WITH 138 FAMILIES MEETING GOALS TO IMPROVE STABILITY-138 ADULTS WERE SUPPORTED THROUGH OUR CAREER AND FINANCE STRATEGY