Urban Roots MN

Urban Roots operates as a youth development program and one of the largest youth employers on the East Side of Saint Paul. We create economic and educational opportunities for under-resourced, majority BIPOC youth, preparing them for academic and professional success while addressing immediate community needs around fresh food access, the environment, and wellbeing. We currently accomplish this important work by operating three main programs: Market Garden, Cook Fresh, and Conservation. Urban Roots is a Saint Paul organization whose mission is to cultivate and empower youth through nature, healthy food, and community. Urban Roots’ vision is a world where all communities have unlimited access to nature and healthy food. We achieve more when we work together. We cultivate a healthy work environment where youth and staff can be true to themselves and honest with each other. We own our responsibility to be caretakers of the resources that we are entrusted with. We are happiest in the field or in the kitchen. Our minds and our hands are always engaged. We strive for fairness in our communities and the world at large. We honor different perspectives as our strength. We learn from our mistakes. When opportunities for growth arise, we embrace them We enjoy what we do and celebrate each otherdoing it. Annual Report Archives:2023|2022|2019| Urban Roots, formerly Community Design Center of Minnesota, was incorporated in 1969 as a 501(c)3 to empower community residents to realize their goals for better health, wellbeing, and economic opportunity. Over the years, we have provided a range of community development services in Minneapolis, Saint Paul and southern Minnesota, including architecture, urban planning, economic development and organizational development. We have operated our food and environmental programs on the East Side of Saint Paul since 1996, engaging thousands of youth in education, training, and work projects that provide service to the community, develop young leaders and improve health and the environment. Your contribution will help us continue and expand our opportunities for youth interns to operate gardening, entrepreneurship, cooking, and conservation projects that improve the community’s health and environment and develop skills and career pathways. Urban Roots is a Saint Paul organization whose mission is to cultivate and empower youth through nature, healthy food, and community. You are donating to :Greennature Foundation