Our Mission

Building our Youth for the Future

Mission

To actively engage youth, their families, and the community to ensure youth have the five fundamental promises they need to succeed:

1. Caring Adults

2. Safe Places

3. A Healthy Start

4. Effective education

5. Opportunities to Help Others

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Vision

To build our youth for the future where they are more likely to succeed academically, socially, and civically, regardless of ethnic or economic boundaries.

Youth First is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization developed by the Northwest Anoka County Community Consortium (NWACCC), a collaboration of Anoka-Hennepin School District 11, Anoka County, and the cities of Andover, Anoka, Coon Rapids, and Ramsey.