October 1 2024

Introducing our 2024 Achieve Twin Cities Community Partners  

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At Achieve Twin Cities, strong partnerships are at the heart of our renowned career and college readiness programs and services for students. In addition to our primary partnerships with Minneapolis Public Schools, Saint Paul Public Schools and the City of Minneapolis, each year we recognize a select group of Achieve Twin Cities Community Partners that have demonstrated outstanding commitment to our mission and vision of equipping young people for careers, college and life.  

“We're honored to introduce our 2024 Community Partners, 42 Twin Cities companies, government agencies and nonprofits that provided generous financial gifts, programmatic support or strategic leadership assistance during the 2024 fiscal year (July 1, 20223- June 30, 2024). They include:

  • Accenture 
  • Allina  
  • Andersen Corporation and Andersen Corporate Foundation 
  • APi Group  
  • Best Buy 
  • Blaze Credit Union 
  • C.H. Robinson  
  • Cargill 
  • CenterPoint Energy 
  • Children's Minnesota 
  • Clifton Larson Allen Foundation 
  • Construction Careers Foundation (MN Trades Academy) 
  • Deloitte LLP 
  • Emerson 
  • Fairview
  • General Mills 
  • Graco 
  • Graves Foundation 
  • Hennepin County 
  • Hennepin Healthcare 
  • Inner City Tennis  
  • Jones Day 
  • Kraus-Anderson 
  • MIGIZI Communications 
  • The Minneapolis Foundation 
  • Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board 
  • MNGI 
  • Minnesota Twins Baseball Club 
  • National Grid Renewables 
  • NMDP 
  • Rêve Academy 
  • Securian Financial 
  • State Farm  
  • State of Minnesota 
  • Target 
  • Thrivent 
  • U.S. Bank 
  • UCare 
  • University of Minnesota 
  • Walser 
  • Wold Architects and Engineers 
  • Xcel Energy 

Our thanks to these organizations for saying ‘yes’ to our students by making a variety of investments in our organization, ranging from generous grants for our programs to providing paid summer internships, sharing their expertise and connections at our school-based career events, hosting worksite tours, coaching Step Up youth participants at mock interviews or other major support activities. 

They help ensure that all of the young people we serve can access the personalized guidance, resources and connections they need to create pathways for postsecondary education, meaningful, life-sustaining careers and financial independence. 

We invite you to learn how you can join us as a Community Partner in 2025. For more information, contact Jeremiah Brown, vice president of partnerships and internships. Thank you! 


Learn more about Achieve Twin Cities partnerships and find out how you can get engaged with Achieve as an internship employer, volunteer or financial supporter.