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Causes: Microfinance, Small Business Development
Mission: A minnesota without poverty is committed to work to provide all people with those things that protect human dignity and make for a healthy life: adequate food and shelter, meaningful work, safe communities, healthcare, and quality education.
Programs: * created and implemented advocacy campaign, "ketchup to the cost of living," to support efforts to raise the minimum wage to $9. 50* provided internship opportunities for three senior social work students from st. Catherine university and the university of st. Thomas school of social work* updated amwp website* organized conference, economic mobility: moving toward enough for all, with keynote speaker erin currier, director of economic mobility at pew charitable trusts* organized conference, economic mobility: ending poverty through equity, to develop a legislative package focused on improving economic mobility and equity* provided business skills training for 20 entrepreneurs in partnership with ramsey and washington community action partnership-faim* provided business skills training for 20 entrepreneurs in partnership with redeemer and bethlehem lutheran churches in north minneapolis* initiated micro-enterprise partnership with westwood lutheran church in st. Louis park* hosted an mep evaluation conference to assess outcomes the mep program* sponsored fundraising concert
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