Map of Current COVID-19 Community Engagement Contractors
Contracts end December 31, 2021 | Updated July 2021
Click on a region of the map to view a list of the community engagement contractors working in that area and which communities they reach. Many contractors also reach a statewide audience.
Statewide
| Contractor | Communities Reached |
| American Indian Cancer Foundation | American Indians living off reservation, 6 Minnesota tribes |
| Igbo Women League of Minnesota | African immigrants (focus on West African) |
| Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota | Latinx, African, Asian Pacific Islander immigrants |
| Keystone Interpreting Solutions | Disability communities (deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind) |
| Latino Economic Development Center | Latinx |
| Minnesota Africans United | African immigrant |
| Nitamising Gimashkikinaan (Spiral Collective) | American Indians living off reservations and living within Tribal Nations, LGBTQ communities |
| The Aliveness Project | African American, East African, American Indian, and Latinx people living with HIV |
North West Region
| Contractor | Communities Reached |
| American Indian Cancer Foundation | American Indians living off reservation, 6 Minnesota tribes |
| Igbo Women League of Minnesota; | African immigrants (focus on West African) |
| Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota | Latinx, African, and Asian Pacific Islander immigrants |
| Keystone Interpreting Solutions | Disability communities (deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind) |
| Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota | Lao |
| Latino Economic Development Center | Latinx |
| Minnesota Africans United | African immigrant |
| Nitamising Gimashkikinaan (Spiral Collective) | American Indians living off reservations and living within Tribal Nations, LGBTQ communities |
| The Aliveness Project | African American, East African, American Indian, and Latinx people living with HIV |
North East Region
| Contractor | Communities Reached |
| American Indian Cancer Foundation | American Indians living off reservation, 6 Minnesota tribes |
| Igbo Women League of Minnesota | African immigrants (focus on West African) |
| Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota | Latinx, African, and Asian Pacific Islander immigrants |
| Keystone Interpreting Solutions | Disability communities (deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind) |
| Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota | Lao |
| Latino Economic Development Center | Latinx |
| Minnesota Africans United | African immigrant |
| Nitamising Gimashkikinaan (Spiral Collective) | American Indians living off reservations and living within Tribal Nations, LGBTQ communities |
| The Aliveness Project | African American, East African, American Indian, and Latinx people living with HIV |
Central Region
| Contractor | Communities Reached |
| American Indian Cancer Foundation | American Indians living off reservation, 6 Minnesota tribes |
| Center for African Immigrants and Refugees Organization (CAIRO) | Somali, Kiswahili speakers, and Oromo |
| Center for Hmong Arts and Talent | Hmong, Vietnamese, Lao, Chinese, Korean |
| East African Integration Center | East African immigrants (Somali, Oromo, Amhara and Swahili), Disability communities |
| Hmong Americans for Justice | Hmong, Disability communities, LGBTQ communities |
| Igbo Women League of Minnesota | African immigrants (focus on West African) |
| Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota | Latinx, African, and Asian Pacific Islander immigrants |
| Karen Organization of Minnesota | Karen and Karenni |
| Keystone Interpreting Solutions | Disability communities (deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind) |
| Latino Economic Development Center | Latinx |
| Minnesota Africans United | African immigrant |
| Navigate | Disability, Latinx, LGBTQ communities |
| Nitamising Gimashkikinaan (Spiral Collective) | American Indians living off reservations and living within Tribal Nations, LGBTQ communities |
| The Aliveness Project | African American, East African, American Indian, and Latinx people living with HIV |
Metropolitan Region
| Contractor | Communities Reached |
| American Indian Cancer Foundation | American Indians living off reservation, 6 Minnesota tribes |
| American Indian Movement Interpretive Center | American Indians living off reservation, Disability communities, LGBTQ communities |
| Bhutanese Community Organization of Minnesota | Bhutanese |
| Casa de Esperanza | Latinx primarily; also African American, East African, American Indian, Asian Pacific Islander |
| Center for Hmong Arts and Talent | Hmong, Vietnamese, Lao, Chinese, Korean |
| Centro Tyrone Guzman | Latinx, includes LGBTQ Latines |
| East African Integration Center | East African immigrants (Somali, Oromo, Amhara and Swahili); Disability communities |
| EMERGE Community Development | African American, East African/Somali |
| Equity News Network | African American, LGBTQ communities |
| Girls are Powerful | African American youth |
| Global Fatherhood Foundation | East African communities including Kenyans |
| Haven International Hope Alive for Vision Empowerment Network | Disability communities, African immigrant |
| High School for Recording Arts | African American youth and young adults |
| Hmong Americans for Justice | Hmong, Disability communities, LGBTQ communities |
| Igbo Women League of Minnesota | African immigrants (focus on West African) |
| Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota | Latinx, African, and Asian Pacific Islander immigrants |
| Indigenous People's Task Force | American Indians living off reservation, LGBTQ communities |
| Karen Organization of Minnesota | Karen and Karenni |
| Keystone Interpreting Solutions | Disability communities (deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind) |
| Lao Assistance Center ofMinnesota | Lao |
| Latino Economic Development Center | Latinx |
| Minneapolis NAACP | African American |
| Minnesota Africans United | African immigrant |
| Minnesota Council of Churches | African, Asian Pacific Islander, and Latinx refugees and asylees |
| Multicultural Autism Action Network | Oromo and Somali, American Indians, Disability communities |
| Native American Community Clinic | American Indians living off reservation, American Indians living on reservation, LGBTQ communities |
| Navigate | Disability, Latinx, LGBTQ communities |
| Nitamising Gimashkikinaan (Spiral Collective) | American Indians living off reservations and living within Tribal Nations, LGBTQ communities |
| Open Cities Health Center | African American, African immigrant, Hmong, Hispanic, Mexican, and Disability communities |
| SEWA-AIFW | South Asian |
| The Aliveness Project | African American, East African, American Indian, and Latinx people living with HIV |
| The Anika Foundation | African American, African immigrant, Latinx, LGBTQcommunities |
| The Power of People Leadership Institute | African American |
| United Cambodian Association of Minnesota | Cambodians and Karen |
South West Region
| Contractor | Communities Reached |
| American Indian Cancer Foundation | American Indians living off reservation, 6 Minnesota tribes |
| Centro Tyrone Guzman | Latinx, includes LGBTQ Latines |
| Convivencia Hispana | Latinx |
| East African Integration Center | East African immigrants (Somali, Oromo, Amhara and Swahili); Disability communities |
| Igbo Women League of Minnesota | African immigrants (focus on West African) |
| Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota | Latinx, African, and Asian Pacific Islander immigrants |
| Karen Organization of Minnesota | Karen and Karenni |
| Keystone Interpreting Solutions | Disability communities (deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind) |
| Lao Assistance Center of Minnesota | Lao |
| Latino Economic Development Center | Latinx |
| Minnesota Africans United | African immigrant |
| Minnesota Council of Churches | African, Asian Pacific Islander, and Latinx refugees and asylees |
| Navigate | Disability, Latinx, LGBTQ communities |
| Nitamising Gimashkikinaan (Spiral Collective) | American Indians living off reservations and living within Tribal Nations, LGBTQ communities |
| The Aliveness Project | African American, East African, American Indian, and Latinx people living with HIV |
| The Anika Foundation | African American,African immigrant, Latinx, LGBTQ communities |
South East Region
| Contractor | Communities Reached |
| American Indian Cancer Foundation | American Indians living off reservation, 6 Minnesota tribes |
| American Indian Movement Interpretive Center | American Indians living off reservation, Disability communities, LGBTQ communities |
| Centro Tyrone Guzman | Latinx, includes LGBTQ Latines |
| East African Integration Center | East African immigrants (Somali, Oromo, Amhara and Swahili); Disability communities |
| Haven International Hope Alive for Vision Empowerment Network | Disability communities, African immigrant |
| HealthFinders Collaborative, Inc. | Somali, Latinx, LGBTQ communities (underserved and/or unisured) |
| Igbo Women League of Minnesota | African immigrants (focus on West African) |
| Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota | Latinx, African, and Asian Pacific Islander immigrants |
| Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association (IMAA) | Somali, Ethiopian, South Sudanese, Sudanese, Kenyan, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Hmong, Karen, Kerenni, Mexican, Guatemalan, El Salvadorian and Bosnian |
| Karen Organization of Minnesota | Karen and Karenni |
| Keystone Interpreting Solutions | Disability communities (deaf, hard of hearing, deafblind) |
| Latino Economic Development Center | Latinx |
| Minnesota Africans United | African immigrant |
| Navigate | Disability, Latinx, LGBTQ communities |
| Nitamising Gimashkikinaan(Spiral Collective) | American Indians living off reservations and living within Tribal Nations, LGBTQ communities |
| The Aliveness Project | African American, East African, American Indian, and Latinx people living with HIV |
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