The Community Empowering Youth grant is working to build the capacity of 10 Duluth area agencies serving youth at risk of abuse, neglect, violence and involvement with gangs.

The agencies involved with this grant are:

Boys & Girls Club of the Northland

Copeland Community Center/Valley Youth Center

Duluth Area Family YMCA

East Hillside Patch

Grant Community School Collaborative

Life House

Men as Peacemakers

Neighborhood Youth Services

YWCA of Duluth

The CEY program will:

1. Complete a comprehensive community needs assessment in relation to gang activity, youth violence, and child abuse/neglect.
2. Provide comprehensive, customized training and technical assistance, based on Organizational Self-Assessments to the youth-serving agencies that are part of this program.
3. Provide financial assistance for customized capacity building to the youth-serving agencies that are a part of this program.