The Learning Lab at Urban Ventures is the only place I can go to find peace."
Urban Ventures is a faith-based nonprofit that strives to Break the Cycle of Generational Poverty in the City One Person, One Family at a Time.
With an emphasis on education, parenting, mentoring, and job readiness, our programs work together to meet the needs of the entire family. Our programs provide thousands of youth and adults with the support, tools, and hope they need to rebuild their lives and create a better future for themselves and their families.
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Click on the banner above now to register for the “Hands and Feet” event on June 15 in partnership with KTIS. Hands and Feet is an opportunity for the whole family to serve our community through Urban Ventures. Groups will take on various service projects including light construction, painting, gardening, and general cleanup at the homes of Urban Ventures’ families and their facilities. Immediately following, volunteers will rejoin at Urban Ventures’ campus for lunch and to hear KTIS broadcast live.
Hear Urban Ventures promoted on the radio at 98.5 FM KTIS! For the month of May, KTIS will showcase the work being done by Urban Ventures to break the cycle of generational poverty by narrowing the achievement gap and helping students and families succeed.
“The Fathers’ Fair put on by Prince of Peace Lutheran Church (Burnsville) was a perfect example of a suburban church coming around an inner city ministry and making a difference."
John Turnipseed
Director, Center for Fathering

Learn more about Siempre Padres (Forever Parents) our Latino-American family program.
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Learn more about Generational Poverty and how it affects our community.
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CityKid Java is a local coffee company that donates all of its profits back to the youth programs at Urban Ventures. It’s good coffee for a good cause!
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Program participants, staff members, and volunteers share their experiences at Urban Ventures and how their lives have been changed.
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