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University Partners


Konopka Institute for Best Practices in Adolescent Health
 
Founded in 1998, the mission of the Konopka Institute is to work with community organizations, service providers, policy makers, public agencies, and residents to adopt or adapt promising strategies, policies, and systems to support healthy youth development. The Institute is steeped in the principles articulated by Dr. Gisela Konopka, who was a pioneer in the study of adolescent female development and a leader in making scholarly knowledge about youth available to those who need it most-practitioners. Following this belief, the Konopka Institute serves as a clearinghouse for useful information, provides technical assistance to youth-serving agencies, builds the skills of public health workers and others through training and educational activities, and convenes researchers, policymakers, funders, practitioners, and youth workers to discuss youth issues. The Konopka Institute is located within the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health in the Department of Pediatrics at the University.
 
Children, Youth and Family Consortium (CYFC)
 
Established in 1991, the Children, Youth, and Family Consortium incubates and coordinates diverse efforts at the University of Minnesota to use research, influence policy and enhance practice to improve the well-being of the state's children, youth and families.
 
President's Initiative on Children, Youth, and Families
 
The President's Initiative on Children, Youth and Families, begun in 2003, is an ongoing effort to increase public awareness and address issues facing Minnesota's children, youth and families. The Initiative intends to establish new and enhance existing community-University partnerships so that these efforts have a greater sense of purpose, and have behind them the full force of both public and University commitment. Leadership for the President's Initiative is provided by the Children, Youth, & Family Consortium.
 

Community Partners


Stepping Stones, Fergus Falls
Team-Up, McGregor
Learning Links, Worthington
Building on Promise, Faribault
TOP (Teen Outreach Program), Cass Lake
CRUNC (Community Roots Under New Connection), North Minneapolis
Connect 4, Maple River Area