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Twin Cities R!SE’s Empowerment Institute(EI) partners with businesses, schools, universities and other non-profit organizations to help them create an empowered culture, have more productive employees, and provide their clients or students with the skills they need to make transformative changes. Recently, the Empowerment Institute partnered with 180 Degrees at their Clifton House residence. Clifton House provides short-term affordable housing, structured programming, and case management to […]

In June, Alex Merritt joined Twin Cities R!SE as our new Vice President of Program Operations. Alex has had an award winning career as a Supply Chain Professional with General Mills. During her 18 years with General Mills she has held roles of increasing responsibility in manufacturing, quality and regulatory operations, continuous improvement, & sourcing. We spoke with Alex about her career change and

Twin Cities R!SE (TCR) participants now receive financial literacy training from an award winning certified financial trainer, as a part of their career readiness training. Tonia Brinston, who has also served as a Career Coach with Twin Cities R!SE for the past two years, leads bimonthly financial workshops for participants and program alumni. Topics for the workshops include; credit repair, budgeting, home buying, and entrepreneurship.

Zada started at Twin Cities R!SE almost seven years ago as a participant. In her words, she was in a “sunken place”. Having recently given birth to her daughter, Zada was battling post-partum depression and feeling lost on what was next for her. “I was working at Subway part-time and thinking of all of the things like going to school, that

Bridgett’s Story “By working with TCR staff on utilizing my work experience and educational background, and practicing interviews, I was able to learn how to search and apply for the bigger opportunities,” shared Bridgett Bridgett came to Twin Cities R!SE, as an empty nester, receiving unemployment benefits and living in Section 8 housing. She had raised her daughter to adulthood, and was unsure of what was next. Idle time had led to some poor decisions, and created new

Dear TCR Friends, Stakeholders and Supporters: I write you today to share the announcement of Tom Streitz’s retirement as President/CEO of Twin Cities R!SE. Over the past 8 years Tom has led TCR with passion and purpose. Under his leadership, Twin Cities R!SE has driven growth in workforce training, adaptation, led sector based innovation and

Twin Cities R!SE (TCR) welcomed staff, program participants and the public back as we reopened our doors at 1301 Bryant Ave. N in Minneapolis June 1, 2022. It is an important inflection point as we recover from the pandemic and heal from a difficult 2+ years. Our communities need hope, healing, and heart! Your TCR

Our reception on Tuesday April 19th at the American Swedish Institute was a truly inspiring gathering of friends, donors, community partners and employer partners! First and foremost, we honored the incredible leadership of Tom Streitz. For 8 years, Tom has led TCR through many challenges. I am humbled by Tom’s commitment and passion to TCR’s