Digital Navigation Corps-Twin R!SE; MN; LitMN

Program Overview

Twin Cities R!

SE (TCR) has been providing free, comprehensive workforce development for underemployed and unemployed individuals since 1993. Through personal empowerment, career training, and meaningful employment, we help participants acquire the relevant skills today’s employers seek out—and in doing so, we create positive generational change. Twin Cities R!

SE’s workforce development program includes dedicated career pathways training, personal empowerment curriculum (including emotional intelligence), internship opportunities, personalized coaching, supportive services, and connection to employers, with a guaranteed interview. We work with participants for up to two years to obtain career growth and long-term sustainability.

Digital Navigation Corps is a program of Literacy Minnesota, an organization that connects people to transformative learning, sparks innovation in literacy, and mobilizes change. Literacy Minnesota envisions a future where literacy eliminates injustices and strengthens communities. The literacy work that began 50 years ago in Minnesota is now nationwide, providing curriculum, classes, workshops and research to partners and learners. Digital Navigation Corps is Literacy Minnesota’s response to the digital skills‑gap that impacts communities across the country.

Built on a longstanding tradition of service, and pioneering the newest resources in digital learning, Digital Navigation Corps addresses critical digital literacy needs by bringing Digital Navigators to work alongside community members who are striving to reach their professional goals. Digital Navigators must complete 1,700 service hours, generally working 40 hours/week, Monday‑Friday, 9:00‑5:00 p.m. Some evening hours may be required. Members earn $1,002 every two weeks.

• Conduct program participant intakes, design individualized Digital Development Plans, and provide digital literacy instruction at host sites.
• Support program participant certification through one‑on‑one mentorship and group tutoring using Northstar Digital Literacy.
• Update or create digital resource guides and make referrals to program participants based on participant intake self‑identified goals.
• Evaluate program effectiveness through post‑participation follow‑up surveys that track (1) program participants’ increased confidence in digital literacy skills and (2) employment gains.
• Serve in‑person at their host site.

• Health Coverage
• Training
• Relocation Allowance
• Childcare assistance if eligible
• Living Allowance
• Education award upon successful completion of service

• Permits attendance at school during off hours
• Permits working at another job during off hours

• Education
• Community and Economic Development
• Community Outreach

• Leadership
• Education
• Social Services
• Community Organization
• Team Work
• Communications
• Teaching/Tutoring
• Conflict Resolution
• Computers/Technology
• General Skills

Ameri Corps State / National

Digital Navigation Corps‑Twin Cities R!

SE (MN) (LitMN)

03/09/2026 - 03/08/2027

Full Time

Minimum: 17 Maximum:
None

Minnesota

English

From 08/25/2025 To 02/09/2026

Melissa Laubach
700 Raymond Ave
Saint Paul MN 55114
651‑645‑2277
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