Youth Development Coordinator
About the job
- Clear communication and ability to connect with people.
- Ability to lead youth activities while maintaining a safe and engaging environment.
- Problem-solving ability.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with a team.
- Knowledge of child development and ability to connect families with resources.
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends when needed.
- Recruit and work with youth, families, and volunteers.
- Maintain accurate records and track progress.
- Organize group events while ensuring safety.
- Build connections with local businesses and organizations.
- Represent the program at community events.
- Attend trainings and stay up to date with current trends.
- One to three years of hands-on experience in a human service-related field.
- Experience working with youth.
- Experience recruiting volunteers.
- Experience with fundraising.
About the company
United Community Action Partnership, Inc. (UCAP) operates as a local nonprofit organization serving central and southwest Minnesota. It provides a range of community services to help people and reduce poverty across Cottonwood, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lincoln, Lyon, McLeod, Meeker, Redwood, and Renville counties. UCAP achieves its goals by pooling resources from two formerly separate groups (Heartland Community Action and Western Community Action) into a single entity, maintaining a grass-roots private nonprofit structure led by the communities it serves. Its main work involves coordinating aid and service programs—such as housing, emergency assistance, and other community supports—through partnerships and local engagement to address residents' needs in a practical, community-driven way.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Minnesota
Founded
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Minnesota renewed ESP funding through June 2027, doubling UCAP's contract to $2.58 million.
- UCAP opened 2025-2026 Energy Assistance on July 18, 2026, across eight offices.
- UCAP's 2025 audited statements reported compliance with major federal program requirements.
What critics are saying
- Federal funding halted UCAP refugee services in March 2025, exposing revenue concentration risk.
- White House 2026 budget proposed eliminating Community Services Block Grant funding for agencies.
- A prolonged federal grant freeze would force UCAP to shrink Head Start and shelter operations.
What makes United Community Action Partnership, Inc unique
- UCAP spans 13 southwest Minnesota counties with integrated housing, energy, food, and Head Start services.
- Its 2026 Willmar apartments add permanent supportive housing beside resident case management.
- UCAP's Oxford Bowl purchase converted a bowling alley into a Worthington food shelf.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Disability Insurance
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
Paid Holidays
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
401(k) Retirement Plan
Wellness Program
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↑ 11%1 year growth
↑ 11%2 year growth
↑ 11%Ribbon to be cut on UCAP homeless housing project in Willmar friday. (Willmar MN-) The ribbon will be cut in Willmar this afternoon for a housing development designed to help the homeless. United Community Action Partnership, or UCAP, received a 4.4 million dollar grant from The State of Minnesota and used the money to build apartments in an area on Willmar Avenue, across from Woodland Centers. At the ground-breaking event one year ago today, UCAP Executive Director Deb Brandt said they were chosen from among 98 applications to The Minnesota Department of Human Services for grants to address homelessness... ...UCAP says every month, on a fairly regular basis, they see 10 to 15 individuals or families, mostly from the local area, who are having housing issues for various reasons. Brandt says the state grant was used to build a four plex and an 8-plex on two lots... Brandt says the housing units were built off site and moved onto the lots. The contractor for the project is Marcus Construction. One of the units will be an office for an on-site staff person who will help the residents link up with public health, the food shelf, the SNAP nutrition program and for other purposes. There will be a washer and dryer and computer room on-site.
WORTHINGTON - Southern Minnesota Auctions is partnering with the United Community Action Partnership (UCAP) in auctioning off bowling items from Oxford Bowl, which was purchased by UCAP to serve as a new food shelf in the community.
UCAP receives $4.4 million to combat homelessness in Willmar, Minnesota.
When the EDC launched its Child Care Economic Development Program in April of 2023, it had a total of $600,000 to assist local child care providers in the form of forgivable loans and fee reimbursements, a mentorship program, an employee assistance program, transportation support and training and language accommodation.
/PRNewswire/ -- The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation has awarded more than $3.4M in grants to 21 nonprofit organizations in Minnesota. Grant...