Accolades

At Creative Kuponya, we have been featured on television, radio and in print for our work with community agencies and our efforts to make an impact on the world.

We feel honored to have been featured in USA Today

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/bigeast/2020/06/13/former-marquette-player-helping-heal-community-minneapolis/5334227002/

Sara Stamschror-Lott’s Accolades and Accomplishments

  • -Featured on Fox 9 discussing bullying and the impact it has on the mental health of our youth.

September 27, 2015

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  • Featured on Kare 11;  “Talking To Your Teens About Sex”

          Noverber 3, 2015

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          March 29, 2017

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  • WCCO radio spot with Roshini Rajkumar about mental health in adolescents

          June 24, 2017

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  • Spoke as a panelist at Minnetonka High School on evidenced based protective factors and Ace Scores, along with a showing of the acclaimed documentary Paper Tigers.

          2016-17 School Year.

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  • Spoke as a guest panelist for Hopkins One Voice on addiction

          2016-17 School Year

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Jamil Stamschror-Lott’s Accolades and Accomplishments

  • Jamil founded a successful “Sunday Study Session” group in which he brought students and volunteers together on Sunday afternoons to help youth complete school work and gear up for the week.  This work led to Jamil receiving an award as teacher of the year.  Here are some pictures of the group.

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  • Jamil has been a long time mentor with New Lens Urban Mentoring and was awarded Mentor of The Year in October of 2016

https://newlensurbanmentoring.org/

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  • Jamil has also worked for many years as a St.Paul ambassador walking the streets with the St.Paul Police and the YWCA in an effort to interrupt crime.  His work on this team has been featured in many publications due to the signficant decrease in violence from their efforts.

ambassador: http://www.twincities.com/2016/11/15/st-paul-lands-75k-grant-to-beef-up-youth-ambassador-effort/?

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  • Jamil has been featured in The Christian Monitor Magazine for his efforts in mentoring youth.

christan monitor: https://www.csmonitor.com/EqualEd/2016/1012/Mentoring-101-What-the-kids-want-matters

October 12, 2016

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2016/0715/Beyond-protests-St.-Paul-shows-how-police-and-community-can-find-solutions

July 15, 2016

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  • Jamil Stamschror-Lott was awarded Teacher of The Year in 2017.