The Mission
It is Minnesota Youth Outreach Organization’s mission to empower youth through sport resilience, community partnership, and resource access.
The Vision
It is our vision to build a community organization where youth, families, and neighbors collaborate to overcome challenges and build a better future. A future that equips young minds with the mental, emotional, and physical tools to succeed in life and become compassionate, resilient community members and leaders.
Our Core Values
Commitment - we strive to create a source of stability, foster and support community unity. We are laying the groundwork down for a strong and life-long community support system.
Trust - we are bridging together minority communities with the greater Twin-City economy. By addressing cultural and/or religious barriers, we work with families to ensure they feel safe and understood.
Collaboration - A movement toward building stronger, healthier, and more empowered communities. With the continued support of our partners, volunteers, and donors, we are confident in our ability to make a lasting difference in the lives of those we serve and to help shape a better tomorrow for Minnesota’s youth and families.
Our History
The Minnesota Youth Outreach Organization was established in 2024 by a few members of Oromo United Soccer Team, who have been a Minnesota-based collective and contributing member of the OSFNA Tournament since 2005. Through the struggles and challenges of creating a sustainable life for an underprivileged community, this soccer team stuck together and supported one another. The youth of this team, no longer youths, realized the lack of stability and locally focused opportunities that served to help community members in their individual journey to becoming successful and secure. For that reason, MYOO was established.
MYOO is committed and laying the groundwork into creating a lasting and positive change by empowering the youth of the community, supporting their families, and fostering unity together with the greater Minnesota public. Through the launch of programs that bring the community together, MYOO aims to use their experience in the athletic arena to provide athlete support, opportunity, and accessibility to resources to help underrepresented youth. In doing so, we intend to open the doors to educational and career support, health and mental health resources, family services, networking and local-business growth opportunities, all while building up the youth to be empowered active members that will help shape a better tomorrow for Minnesota’s local youth and families.