Lyndale Neighborhood Association

Partner AgencyLyndale Neighborhood Association
Location(s)3537 Nicollet Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Name of Site Supervisor:  Nicki Olalde, Education Program Manager

CTEP Program Description

The AmeriCorps Community Technology Empowerment Project (CTEP) bridges the “digital divide” for new Immigrants and low-income communities in Minneapolis and St. Paul. CTEP is a program of Saint Paul Neighborhood Network (SPNN).

Site History and Mission

Lyndale Neighborhood Association (LNA) is one of 70 non-profit neighborhood organizations serving the 83 officially recognized neighborhoods within the City of Minneapolis. It is our vision to engage our diverse community members to build a safe, vibrant, and sustainable neighborhood.

Lyndale Education Program is part of Minnesota’s state Adult Basic Education system and a member of the Metro East community literacy consortium. Our free, place-based education provides students with pathways to achieve personal, educational and employment goals, self-sufficiency and connections with community.

Site Schedule for Members

Typical work hours Monday-Friday (instruction taking place Monday - Thursday, during 4 afternoon sessions and 2 evening sessions TBD). Up to 32 hours weekly with some flexible work hours and some scheduled meetings and appointments.

In addition, members attend professional development days with their fellow CTEP members to enhance service-readiness skills, personal attributes at the service site, and citizenship skills. These Corps days take place twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Fridays from 9 AM to 4 PM, and these trainings are mandatory. Members also attend statewide AmeriCorps events, such as the Martin Luther King Day celebration, and/or serve on the statewide InterCorps Council.

Responsibilities of CTEP Member

Lyndale Neighborhood Association (LNA) is seeking a CTEP Member in the role of Digital Access Coordinator/Digital Literacy Instructor. Through grants from the MN’s Department of Human Services and Hennepin County, the CTEP Member will provide digital access and inclusion services with a special focus on serving both elderly Somali residents at the Charles Horn Towers (CHT) public housing site in the Lyndale neighborhood and digitally-based work readiness for working aged participants at the LNA office.

The Digital Access Coordinator/Digital Literacy Instructor would work together with our Education team to get devices to community members, provide internet connectivity, tech support, and digital literacy and technology learning into our adult English language classes.

  • Outreach and recruitment of adult participants in need of increased digital access and digital literacy
  • Distribute free digital devices and necessary gear for participants to keep
  • Administer NorthStar Digital Literacy assessments
  • Support participants seeking employment through digital literacy barriers
  • Recruit, train and manage community volunteers as classroom assistants and technical support
  • Help create a custom home page targeted to program participants’ needs
  • Track program outcomes   
  • Manage technical support and technology assistance of participants' devices
  • Help participants access free Internet service at a local public housing site
  • Teach free digital literacy classes to adults (mainly non-native English speakers) at community sites
  • Collaborate with Education staff at LNA to deliver digital expansion and educational services
  • Other duties as assigned

Site Environment

The CTEP Member would be working primarily out of our office and 2-3 satellite classroom sites within the Lyndale neighborhood in South Minneapolis. All locations will be very accessible via bus routes, and the light rail.
Our organization seeks to remove barriers to equity and justice in our community, program services and employment practices.

How to Apply

Apply online at http://my.americorps.gov/ and click on “Apply to Serve”. Be sure to search for the “Community Technology Empowerment Project” or “CTEP” when asked to indicate what program you would like to send your application to. Contact: Allison Williams, williams@spnn.org, 651-298-8918 for more information about CTEP Member requirements.

CTEP AmeriCorps values an equitable work environment and strongly encourages Black, Indigenous and people of color, speakers of many languages, disabled individuals, LGBTQIA+ identified, and people from other underrepresented communities to apply.

Reasonable accommodations will be made upon request.