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MPR News with Angela Davis
Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer
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Connecting young people to their purpose

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Adrienne Diercks, executive director and founder of Project Success, a Minnesota nonprofit that’s been connecting students to their purpose for 30 years, poses for a portrait in the Kling Public Media Center in St. Paul on Monday.
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Dream. Ignite. Grow. Those three words drive the mission of Project Success — a Minneapolis nonprofit founded 30 years ago. 

The program helps students connect to a purpose, discover who they are and find out what they want from life after high school.  

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the founder and leader of Project Success about how they create opportunities for young people to have experiences that build skills and confidence.  

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MPR News host Angela Davis (right) talks with Adrienne Diercks (left), the executive director and founder of Project Success, a Minnesota nonprofit that’s been connecting students to their purpose for 30 years, in an MPR News studio in St. Paul on Monday.
Nikhil Kumaran | MPR News

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  • Adrienne Diercks is the executive director and founder of Project Success, a Minnesota nonprofit that’s been connecting students to their purpose for 30 years.   

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