Causes: Adult Education, Arts & Culture, Cultural & Ethnic Awareness, Education

Mission: The mission of the Alliance Française of Minneapolis and St. Paul, an independent chapter of a worldwide organization, is to serve our community by promoting the use and appreciation of French Language and cultures through language classes, cultural programs, social events and information resources.

Geographic areas served: Minnesota, western Wisconsin

Programs: Promote use and appreciation of french language and worldwide francophone culture through language classes. French language: the af welcomed 1253 registrants in group language classes. We offer 3,5 and 10 week class sessions, as well as one day workshops and week long summer camps for children. We provide private tutoring to over 100 individuals each year and french language classes to several public schools in the twin cities, as well as to several twin cities businesses. We provided 6 full year and 2 partial year scholarships to area high schools students, and hosted on site educational field trips for area schools. Worldwide francophone culture: we hosted over 150 social and cultural events with over 4000 attendees during the fiscal year to learn about french speaking countries, people and traditions. Our media center offers more than 5000 books in french and more than 500 french language films for our members to borrow.