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CAPI’s Manufacturing Program

As manufacturing evolves, the focus on job training grows Star Tribune 1 Jan 2017 By DEE DePASS • dee.depass@startribune.com DAVID JOLES • djoles@startribune.com Century College instructor Tieng Vang counseled student Tou Vang while he worked on a circuit board at a CAPI USA course in Minneapolis. Minnesota manufacturers face [...]

January 10th, 2017|Categories: News|
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April 23, 2024 – CCX Media|Brooklyn Center nonprofit CAPI receives $1 million federal grant for expansion

April 3, 2024 – Sahan Journal|Report: Minnesota salaries aren’t keeping up with housing costs, racial disparities persist in homeownership

March 26, 2024 – WCCO|How a Brooklyn Center nonprofit CAPI USA will use MacKenzie Scott donation

March 19, 2024 – MPR|MacKenzie Scott’s organization donates millions to Minnesota nonprofits, including Gender Justice and OutFront

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February 23, 2024 – Star Tribune|Don’t stop immigration policy changes in Minnesota before they start

February 15, 2024 – MPR News|Hmong people with dementia sing in harmony in new Twin Cities choir

February 12, 2024 – CCX Media|Brooklyn Park Nonprofit Gets More ARPA Relief Money to Help Immigrant Population

February 8, 2024 – KSTP| Lawmakers to push ‘North Star Act’ in effort to make Minnesota a Sanctuary State by limiting cooperation with ICE

February 7, 2024 – CCX Media| New CEO at CAPI Guiding Nonprofit Towards Expansion

January 30, 2024 – Sun Post| Brooklyn Center-based CAPI appoints Niedermeyer as CEO

January 11, 2024 – Sun Post| Brooklyn Park choir provides community for Hmong singers with dementia

August 16, 2023 – Sahan Journal| CAPI USA honored by Minnesota secretary of state for its work with immigrants and refugees

March 22, 2023 – WCCO| “Where are people supposed to go?”: Walmart closure exposes growing gaps in north metro

March 14, 2023 – Sun Post| Brooklyn Center orgs host donation drives for March FoodShare Month

December 30, 2022 – KFAI’s Wellness Signal | CAPI’s Culturally Specific Food Shelf Supports Families Through Pandemic

December 30, 2022 – KFAI’S Wellness Signal | CAPI USA: “A Warm Presence in a Very Cold System”

December 27, 2022 – Daily Meal: Food banks are worrying about the impact of inflation in 2023

December 23, 2022 – NPR: Donations to food banks can’t keep up with rising costs

September 9, 2022 – Red Lake Nation News: MNsure Awards Over $4.2 Million to Navigators Reaching Underinsured Communities in Minnesota

August 10, 2022 – WCCO: MLS honors four Minnesota “Hometown Heroes”

August 4, 2022 – MLS Soccer: MLS All-Star Hometown Heroes Showcase celebrates, honors Twin City community impact leaders 

June 8, 2022 – Kare 11: Hunger-relief organizations call on lawmakers to hold special session

June 7, 2022 – KSTP: As inflation’s impact deepens, ‘hungriest summer’ could be ahead for Minnesota families

May 29, 2022 – Star Tribune: Legislators fail to deliver on Minnesota nonprofits’ pitch for $200M in COVID-19 funding

April 25, 2022 – Mshale: Minnesota proposes ‘Office of New Americans’ to offer career services to immigrants 

November 18, 2021 – KSTP: Supply chain concerns, increasing inflation prices place burden on food shelves 

October 1, 2021 – Montevideo American-News: Old National employees gather to package food for local food shelf

May 28, 2021 – BuzzFeed: 15 Ways to Support Social Justice in the Twin Cities

April 29, 2021 – TPT: How can AAPI communities heal in the wake of so many racism-fueled tragedies?

April 19, 2021 – CNN: Minnesota’s Twin Cities are once again the national flashpoint over race and policing

April 16, 2021 – Star Tribune: Community, non profits step up to help Brooklyn Center residents

April 16, 2021 – NBC News: Asian Americans in Minneapolis support Black community after Daunte Wright’s death

April 16, 2021 – KSTP Channel 5 News: Organizations step up to gather supplies in Brooklyn Center as some stores remain closed

April 16, 2021 – The Washington Post: Unrest in Minnesota town offers warning to other U.S. suburbs, experts say

April 15, 2021 – Ezvid Wiki: 5 Great Groups Providing Resources to Immigrants and Refugees

April 13, 2021 – WMagazine: Justice for Daunte Wright: What to Read and What You Can Do

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April 12, 2021 – Sahan Journal: How you can help people in Brooklyn Center right now, in the aftermath of Daunte Wright’s killing

March 31, 2021 – KARE 11: CAPI USA offers help and support while elevating community voices

March 24, 2021 – Star Tribune: Four local nonprofits team up to increase culturally specific food at local food shelves

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October 29, 2020 – Sahan Journal: Never so much engagement. Never so much division. Hmong voters are becoming a new swing constituency.

October 25, 2020 – CCX Media: Brooklyn Center Nonprofit Works to Boost Immigrant Voting

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May 22, 2020 – MPR: Local food shelf provides culturally specific foods for immigrant communities

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