The Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood (SPPN) is a community-wide initiative to provide the academic and social supports children need to succeed in school and in life. The neighborhood is a 250-square block area in the heart of St. Paul’s historic Frogtown and Summit-University neighborhoods. Nearly 80 percent of SPPN’s residents are of color – with African American and Hmong making up the largest groups, but also including African immigrants, Latinos, and others. SPPN is a coordinated effort of a coalition of nine anchor partners, including the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation,and more than 70 additional agencies. Within McKnight’s Education & Learning program, Wilder received project funding to support SPPN.
SPPN tau tsim ib lub tswv yim ntawm cov kev daws teeb meem thiab ib qhov chaw nyob puag ncig uas txhua tus menyuam tau siv, muaj txiaj ntsim, tsim cov kab lis kev cai li ib qho cuab tam, thiab qhov uas lawv txhua tus tau ua tiav.
SPPN tau siv lub tsev kawm ntawv Freedom School (CDF) Freedom Schools los tiv thaiv lub caij ntuj sov kawm poob hauv nws cov tub ntxhais kawm. Rau rau lub asthiv thaum lub caij ntuj sov, ntau tshaj 180 tus menyuam tuaj koom rau hauv SPPN Freedom School rau Harambee. Harambee yog lo lus Swahili txhais hais tias "tag nrho rub ua ke," uas yog txhua yam uas cov tub ntxhais kawm ua txhua txhua hnub thaum tsev kawm ntawv los ua ke kom nrov nrov, muaj zog, zoo siab "ua siab tus" los npaj rau hnub ntawd. Tom qab lawv sawv ntxov, cov tub ntxhais kawm ntawv ua haujlwm nyeem ntawv ua ub ua no thiab muaj kev lom zem ua si thaum tav su. Cov niam txiv kuj koom nrog cov pluas noj txhua lub limtiam thiab Cov Kev Pabcuam Niam Txiv, uas ua rau lawv sib txuas lus nrog thiab sib kho kom zoo dua rau ntawm lub tsev kawm ntawv.
SPPN tau tsim ib lub tswv yim ntawm cov kev daws teeb meem thiab ib qhov chaw nyob puag ncig uas txhua tus menyuam tau siv, muaj txiaj ntsim, tsim cov kab lis kev cai li ib qho cuab tam, thiab qhov uas lawv txhua tus tau ua tiav. SPPN muab kev pab txhawb rau cov menyuam yaus thiab lawv tsev neeg los ntawm pre-yug mus rau college thiab kev ua haujlwm, nrog rau cov tsev kawm ntawv puv ntoob nyob nruab nrab.
