First Universalist Church of Minneapolis

Unity Leadership Programs/Unity Summer

The mission of the Unity Leadership Programs is to connect, engage and empower youth to work for social change.  For 18 years First Universalist has provided an opportunity for high school students to learn about themselves, to build cross-cultural relationships, and to learn about work in a social justice setting.  All of this learning is framed with a civic participation and social change lens, leading to a unique leadership opportunity.  Unity Retreats provides a day long introduction to the values of social justice and engages over 120 youth.  Unity Summer provides a 200 hour internship in a social justice organization supplemented by 50 hours of workshops focused on leadership for social change.  For their commitment the youth receive a stipend of $1,300.  

For more information contact Alicia Steele at unityleadership@firstuniv.org or at 612-825-1701 X106.