Step Up Youth Employment Program, Minneapolis

Meet the Team Profile: Emily!

Q: What is your Step Up job title?
A: Step Up Foundations Coordinator
Q: How long have you been working with Step Up?
A: two weeks
Q: If you had to explain your job to a five-year-old (using only emojis, what would you use)?
A: 📣🤝 📝📈🗂️ 👥🎉
Q: Why do you think Step Up is important for Minneapolis? (provide your answer in a haiku form)
A: to be young and think - could I do more with summer? - yes, a Step Up intern
Q: If you could swap jobs with anyone on the team for a day, who would it be and why?
A: I would swap with one of our young people and see what their awesome internship looks like.
Q: Internal Soundtrack! If your job had a soundtrack, what would the theme song be and why?
A: Yo-Yo Ma, Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, Prélude it's about new beginnings and incredible persistence.
Q: Has your connection to the color orange changed?
A: Slightly, yes. For the better!
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🚀 Applications are OPEN! Minneapolis youth ages 14–21 can now apply for paid internships through Step Up. Apply today!

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