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Social Venture Partners Minnesota is currently engaged with six dynamic nonprofit organizations that serve ‘at risk’ children and youth: Athletes Committed to Educating Students, Baby’s Space, Bolder Options, Genesys Works, International Breast Milk Project, and Students Today Leaders Forever.

Former investees include: Admission Possible, Hiawatha Leadership Academy, Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts, Seeing Hands, and YouthCARE. All our investees have powerful stories to tell about improving the lives of kids and families challenged by poverty.

A.C.E.S.
Athletes Committed to Educating Students

is a unique structured learning program provided to inner-city youth in Minneapolis and Saint Paul during the after-school hours. The mission of A.C.E.S. is to provide inner-city youth with opportunities to build the skills necessary to succeed academically, develop personally and stand as equals to their peers in the community.

Tom Basquill
Acting Executive Director
P. 612.331.3454
e-mail: tombasquill@aces4kids.org

www.aces4kids.org

ADMISSION POSSIBLE

Admission Possible's mission is to help make college admission possible for talented, motivated and economically disadvantaged students in Minnesota by providing ACT test preparation services and admissions and financial aid consulting.

Jim McCorkell
Executive Director
P. 651.917.3525
e-mail: jimmccorkell@admissionpossible.org

www.admissionpossible.org

BABY'S SPACE

Dr. Terrie Rose
Executive Director
P. 612.729.5171
e-mail: terrie.rose@comcast.net

www.babyspace.org

BOLDER OPTIONS

Dan Pfarr
Associate Director
P. 612.379.2653
e-mail: info@bolderoptions.org

www.bolderoptions.org

GENESYS WORKS

Jeff Tollefson
Executive Director
e-mail: jtollefson@genesysworks.org

www.genesysworks.org

HIAWATHA LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

has been created to produce citizen-scholars who provide leadership for the common good. In partnership with its families and community, the Academy will work relentlessly to ensure that all students obtain the knowledge, skills, habits and character attributes required for four-year college success and lifelong contribution.

Shannon Blankenship
School Leader
P. 612.987.5688
e-mail: sblankenship@hlaschool.org

www.hiawathaleadershipacademy.org

INTERNATIONAL BREAST MILK PROJECT

Jill Youse
Executive Director
P. 507.288.1885
e-mail: jill@breastmilkproject.org

www.breastmilkproject.org

LUNDSTRUM CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Amy Casserly-Ellis
Executive Director
P. 612.521.2600

www.lundstrumcenter.com

SEEING HANDS

e-mail: books@seeinghands.org

www.seeinghands.org

STUDENTS TODAY LEADERS FOREVER

Greg Tehven
Co-Director
P. 701.361.7274
e-mail: greg@stlf.net

www.stlf.net

YouthCARE

Youth for Cultural Appreciation & Racial Equality
is a Twin Cities based nonprofit organization with a successful thirty year history of directing leadership development, multi-cultural, and educational programs and services for urban youth, 7-18 years old. SVP/MN funds the Young Women’s Mentoring Program in the Little Earth, McDonough and Glendale Apartments communities providing opportunities for young women to gain meaningful employment and develop their leadership skills as they "mentor" younger girls.

Craig Luedemann
Executive Director
P. 612.338.1233
e-mail: cluedemann@youthcaremn.org

www.youthcaremn.org

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