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Powering potential on the Northside

Powering potential on the Northside

NAZ offers holistic support from prenatal to profession.

The Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) partners with scholars at all stages of life to ensure they realize their potential by providing academic assistance, resources, and opportunities for families to support their success in school, work, and life.

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NAZ Scholars Invest in Their Futures

The first NAZ Youth Professional Development Summit was a powerful milestone for our scholars, bringing together high school students who showed up engaged, motivated, and ready to take meaningful steps toward their futures.

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Wealth Builds Minneapolis

To further advance this commitment, NAZ is pleased to announce the launch of Wealth Builds Minneapolis—a groundbreaking new initiative aimed at tackling the root causes of wealth inequality, closing the wealth gap, and creating generational wealth for Northside children, youth, and their families.

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An Op-Ed About Scholar Safety

In this op-ed, Sondra Samuels, President and CEO of the Northside Achievement Zone, and other leaders of the Education Partnership Coalition (EPC) share how increased immigration enforcement activity near schools and bus routes is creating fear for scholars and families.

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Invest in NAZ to make a strategic, high impact change in the long-term prosperity and well-being of Northside youth. Support NAZ with a one-time or recurring gift today.