SERVE WITH US.

What's CTEP?
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Seve with Us:

  • Teach others about technology literacy (e.g. how to use email, how to format a document in Word or Google Docs, find Facebook, apply for a job, navigate the internet safely, tell stories using a smart phone) using the Northstar Digital Literacy Assessments

  • Help those interested to get ready for a skill assessment and oversee the test. Celebrate with them when they pass!

  • At the halfway mark of your service, embark on guided project development that helps your host site to keep helping others after your service ends.

  • Be a part of a cohort that annually certifies over 1,500 community members in technology literacy. Many of these folks find better paying jobs because of the certification they received.

  • Build relationships with community members and encourage people to reach personal and professional goals.

Benefits

  • Monthly Living Allowance
    Full-Time - $1,923
    Three-Quarter-Time - $1,357
    Half-Time - $1,018

    Qualification for state assistance programs such as food (up to $200/month); Transportation ($1 bus fares); and Energy assistance (save up to $300 over the winter months)

    • Paid Health Insurance (FT Only)

    • Paid Child Care (FT Only)

    • Payment of federal student loan interest (when payments are put on hold during service)

    • Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program - potential to save thousands of dollars on loan repayment.

    • Access to the National Service Employment Network

  • Segal Education Award

    Full-Time - $7,395
    Three-Quarter-Time - $5,177
    Half-Time - $3,698

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:

  • You should have a high school diploma or GED (or be able to complete one during service)

  • Be a U.S. citizen, naturalized citizen, or permanent resident (required)

  • Have the desire to serve your community and help others

  • No prior experience necessary! If you use a smart phone, computer, and/or tablet in everyday life, you have what we are looking for. Anything more advanced is a bonus

  • If you have taught, coached, mentored, or helped others to learn or do something new, we want to hear from you

  • Experience working with people from a variety of racial, cultural, and economic backgrounds highly desired

  • Bilingual in Somali, Oromo, Spanish, Hmong, is highly desired

  • Commitment to serve for 12 months

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Positions Available for 2026-2027

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  • HIRED stands as one of the Twin Cities largest workforce development organizations, in terms of both scope of programs and numbers of people served. HIRED's mission is to provide personalized and innovative work solutions. Our goal is to help jobseekers, especially the low-income and disadvantaged, meet their personal and financial needs through innovative employment services.

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  • PPL's mission is to build the hope, assets, and self-reliance of individuals and families who have lower incomes by providing transformative affordable housing and employment readiness services. PPL began as an affordable housing developer in 1972, and has since become a robust multi-service agency that today serves more than 13,000 low-income people annually. PPL strives to be an equitable and inclusive organization committed to elevating the voices of the communities we serve who are disproportionately affected by systemic inequities.

  • Our Programs team works with youth and adults to learn media creation skills. We have basic classes on camera, editing, and studio. We have in-depth programs that teach documentary and productions skills, we host artist talks and one-off workshops. We have a youth production team that works with clients. Our media center is open 6-7 days a week for youth and adult members and program participants.

  • LNA has deep connections to the community as the recognized place-based nonprofit for the Lyndale neighborhood which includes the segment of Nicollet from Lake to 36th Street. LNA has been focused on helping community members develop leadership roles in their community for over thirty years.

  • The mission of Asian Media Access is to “connect the disconnected” through using multimedia arts, technology and community organizing as tools for social betterment. We believe the multimedia arts and information technology empower all of us with critical thinking and promote good citizenship—especially important as we prepare young people to be tomorrow’s leaders.

The Community Technology Empowerment Project (CTEP) is an AmeriCorps program managed by St. Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN) under a sub-grant from AmeriCorps State Commission, Serve Minnesota.

CTEP complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and candidates with disabilities to participate in the CTEP application and interview process. If you are interested in applying and want to request an accommodation, please contact Allison Williams, CTEP Program Director at williams@spnn.org

This program is available to all, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, religion, age, national origin, genetic information, disability, military status, familial status, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law.