Youth in action (YIA) promotes youth leadership to its highest level and asks youth to make a difference in the lives of others.

 
       

What is YIA?

 
           

 Youth in Action (or YIA) is a St. Louis County program that promotes leadership by getting students involved in school and community projects that make a positive impact.     

   Youth in Action opportunities are available in Iron Range and Duluth area schools for students in grades 9-12. It is free to join and everybody is welcome!   

 

Our MISSION is to maintain and support youth development and community programs and projects. We work to promote public service values to better engage young adults with their communities. Our goal is to bring positive change to St. Louis County through partnerships with students, schools, community organizations and businesses and our in-school advisors.       

  

 
       

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A message from Youth in Action Coordinators and staff:

This past month has been a whirlwind for our communities within St. Louis County. Youth in Action is all about service. Engaging young people to make St. Louis County a better place to live. How do we provide service and add value to our community when we’re supposed to social distance? For an organization that works hard to bring young people together, what do we do now?
Kyle Willkom spoke at our 2020 YIA Make a Difference Conference. For those that couldn’t attend, we’ll give you a refresher. He said the same old thinking is going to get us the same old results. WELL right now we can’t do our same old thinking – we truly have to think outside the box. We have to be the HERO: Help, Engage, Respond & Own Our Power. Kyle challenged us to make one positive difference every day in the life of someone else. Remember the writing across our foreheads? “Make me feel important”. This is exactly what YIA is going to do.
Our mission remains the same to maintain and support young people. Thankfully, countless examples of positive change have already been displayed in St. Louis County and globally. Going forward you’re going to hear a lot more from us digitally. We’re going to challenge you to be the HERO.
We encourage you to stay connected with Tyler, Angela, Taryn & Elise. We want to hear from you. We cannot emphasize this enough. We are here for YOU. See you tomorrow!
For our seniors: the YIA Scholarship is still open to apply for. If you weren’t able to get a paper copy of the application, we’d be happy to setup a phone interview with you to answer the questions on the application. We can send the questions to you ahead of time to prepare your answers. OR if you have the paper application already, you can email that to us or take a photo of your application and send that to us. Deadline is April 10th.

 

 

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THANK YOU to our 2020 MAKE A DIFFERENCE CONFERENCE SPONSORS!

TWIN METALS MINNESOTA LLC - PLATINUM LEVEL SUPPORTER
IRON RANGE RESOURCES - GOLD LEVEL SUPPORTER
TWIN PORTS IBEW #242  - SILVER LEVEL SUPPORTER 

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American Legion Post 71 - Student Sponsor
American Legion Post 241 - Student Sponsor
Arcelor Mittal Minorca Mine - Student Sponsor
Arrowhead Auto Body - Student Sponsor
Biwabik Township - Student Sponsor
City of Chisholm - Student Sponsor
City of Hibbing - Student Sponsor
City of Virginia - Student Sponsor
Cleaning Specialists, Inc. - Student Sponsor
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. - Student Sponsor
Cook Building Center - Student Sponsor
Cron-Sheehy Funeral Home - Student Sponsor
Dave Witschen D.D.S. - Student Sponsor
Duluth Core Learning - Student Sponsor
Economy Garages - Student Sponsor
Ely Bloomenson Community Hospital - Student Sponsor
Ely Jaycees - Student Sponsor
Ely Kiwanis Club - Student Sponsor
Embarrass Vermilion Federal Credit Union - Student Sponsor
Eveleth Elks Lodge #1161 - Student Sponsor
Eveleth/Mt. Iron Lions Club - Student Sponsor
First Baptist Church - Student Sponsor
Fort & Company, PA - Student Sponsor
Gilbert Fire Dept. Relief Association - Student Sponsor
In Motion Therapy - Student Sponsor
Iron Range Plumbing & Heating - Student Sponsor
Jasper Engineering - Student Sponsor
Jim's Cleaning - Student Sponsor
Kiwanis Club of Hibbing - Student Sponsor
Kwik Trip - Student Sponsor
L& M Radiator, Inc. - Student Sponsor
Malton Electric - Student Sponsor
Mars Supply - Student Sponsor
Mesabi Radial Tire - Student Sponsor
Mesabi Range College - Student Sponsor
Minnesota Power Employees Credit Union (MPECU) - Student Sponsor
Nelson Williams Linings - Student Sponsor
Northeast Title, Co., Inc. - Student Sponsor
Northern Communities Credit Union - Student Sponsor
North Shore Bank - Student Sponsor
Peterson Lodge Resort - Student Sponsor
Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union #589 - Student Sponsor
Pohaki Lumber Company - Student Sponsor
Powderall Corp. - Student Sponsor
Radotich Inc. - Student Sponsor
Range Cooperatives, Inc. - Student Sponsor
Range Reliable Agency - Student Sponsor
Rural Living Environments - Student Sponsor
Security State Bank of Hibbing - Student Sponsor
Soroptimist of Virginia - Student Sponsor
Sterle & Co, LTD. - Student Sponsor
Tower Firmen's Relief Association - Student Sponsor
Town of Fayal - Student Sponsor
Tufco, Inc. - Student Sponsor
Ulland Brothers Inc. - Student Sponsor
US Steel - Student Sponsor
Vermilion Club - Student Sponsor
Virginia Co-op Credit Union - Student Sponsor
Virginia-Eveleth Carpenters Local 606 - Student Sponsor
Walmart #4849 - Student Sponsor

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AFSCME Local 66 - Sponsor
Great Lakes Aquarium - Sponsor
L&M Supply of Mountain Iron - Sponsor
New Scenic Café - Sponsor
Target - Sponsor