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Foundations

of Outreach in Youth Services

Pack your bag with foundational principles and frameworks of youth work

Outreach worker packing an outreach bag with supplies.

The StreetWorks Foundations training is designed to strengthen the knowledge and skills of professionals who work with youth in outreach or community-based contexts.

Come for four (virtual) days of a highly interactive learning space that focuses on understanding and integrating our four core principles into each trainee’s unique role and community. Participants will explore their roles as a vital part of their local ecosystems of service and learn key frameworks to inform their work. Participants will practice applying concepts to engage with youth and their communities.

Ecosystem Model of Services

Each day, participants will explore a different level of the ecosystem: themselves as workers; the larger systems; their local communities; and the youth they serve. Through four days, workers will be better ready to serve young people at risk of or experiencing homelessness and/or exploitation, while also building skills for career sustainability.

Training Goals

By the end of the training, our goal is that you will be able to say:

  • I understand the basic roles and responsibilities of outreach and community-based youth workers in each part of the ecosystem
  • I know the StreetWorks four core principles and have started integrating them into my work
  • I have a better understanding of my local community and agency partners
  • I can better serve youth through reflecting on my unique community and by practicing my skills

Training Dates

StreetWorks’ Foundations of Outreach in Youth Services consists of 4 engaging and interactive Virtual Classroom Sessions, Tuesdays from 10:00 am – 4:30 CDT pm (with a half hour lunch) on the following dates:

Trainees must attend all four days for the entire session.

Email streetworkstraining@lssmn.org to get put on the mailing list for invites and updates when the new trainings go up!

Training Details

  • Registration is required for each participant. No refunds or transfers. 
  • Cost: $225
  • Attendance: Participants must attend each day in order within the training date series listed in their registration
  • Virtual Access: Participants must be able to access Zoom on a tablet or laptop/desktop computer with a working camera; participants are required to have their videos on during training. Phones are not recommended. 
  • Materials: All resources and materials will be available in PDF versions 
  • Scholarships are available. Foundations Series FAQ’s below.
  • CEUs: All trainings are pre-approved for CEUs by the MN Board of Social Work. CEU hours will be reflected on certificates of completion.

Registration

Foundations of Outreach in Youth Services: November 2026

Registration links will be updated as new trainings are scheduled. Email streetworkstraining@lssmn.org to be added to the waiting list.

FAQ’s

This training is designed for youth workers in outreach and community based work. Any professional in the field youth homelessness and/or sexual exploitation is welcome to attend. Program managers/supervisors of these programs are encouraged to attend as well.

A laptop, desktop, or tablet is required. Phones are not recommended. You will also need a quiet, private, location and/or headphones or a place for confidentiality. We also ask that you do not accept phone calls, multitasking or otherwise working while in the training.

You will receive emails with the materials, as well as a calendar invitation with the Zoom links. If you do not get this email, please contact streetworkstraining@lssmn.org.

Unfortunately, no. Registration is individual and non-transferable.

To maintain communications during training process, all training emails with have Supervisors CC’d on them. Supervisors also have documentation of training for tracking completion at your agency.

Yes, if you use all of their contact information and email for communication.

Credit card payment only at the time of registration.

Yes. You should receive a receipt from StreetWorks Outreach Collaborative (info@streetworksmn.org). Let us know if you do not receive it.

Scholarships are available. Please contact us at streetworkstraining@lssmn.org  for information.