Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ)
Hector Torres is a dedicated Family Achievement Coach at Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) since July 2019, with prior experience in similar roles at The Neighborhood House and NAZ, showing a strong commitment to serving disadvantaged youth and adults, including homeless and special-needs populations. As a Business Development Coordinator at HIRED and previously a Student Liaison at Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District 191, Hector has demonstrated expertise in developing and tracking success plans for families, facilitating progress towards their goals. Hector holds an educational background from Minneapolis College, where studies were completed between 2014 and 2017.
Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ)
The Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) exists to permanently close the achievement gap and end generational poverty in North Minneapolis. Together with our partner organizations, we are walking side by side with low-income families as they put their children on a path to college. NAZ has a game-changing approach that is closing the achievement gap. NAZ’s wraparound framework effectively supports low-income children of color so that they will graduate from high school prepared for college. Our approach is working. NAZ-enrolled families are making remarkable strides. Our children are not only showing improved academic outcomes at key kindergarten and third grade benchmarks, but families are stabilizing their housing, employment, and health. These early successes are already driving a culture change in North Minneapolis. Return on investment. A study by Wilder Research demonstrates that each dollar invested in NAZ provides more than a $6 societal return.