Volunteers
Current Volunteer Needs
The three mentoring organizations aligned with the Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) are greatly in
need of mentors and your desire to be matched with a child or youth in NAZ is greatly appreciated.
Our three partner organizations are:
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| Kinship of Greater Minneapolis Contact: Lea Sachs 612-388-6549 Leas@kinship.org |
Bolder Options Contact: Nick Schumm 612-379-2653 nick.schumm@bolderoptions.org |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin Cities Contact: LaVerne Pargo 651-789-2453 |
We encourage you to investigate each of these organizations, as their missions within mentoring vary. After you find a match, please get in touch with the primary contact listed above and let them know that you are interested in getting matched with a child or youth living in the Northside Achievement Zone.
We thank you for reaching out to children and youth in NAZ and supporting our overall goal of preparing all kids for college.
If you have other volunteer requests, please contact:
Michelle Palo (Opportunity & Project Coordinator) at mpalo@northsideachievement.org.



