Hurston Institute for Learning & Development
When you partner with HILD, you transform
language into action.
We are a non-profit charitable organization committed to transforming learning outcomes for Minnesota’s at risk, low-income youth.
About Us
Hurston Institute for Learning and Development, (HILD), is a charitable non-profit dedicated to understanding and improving individual performance within organizations and systems.
At HILD, we provide child, youth, and adult learning and development programming and individualized services that combat low academic achievement, low retention, and high unemployment across the greater Minneapolis community. Our goal is to support those who have historically lacked institutional guidance to navigate the obstacles, rewards, challenges and professional networks of academic life.
Named after Zora Neale Hurston for her dedication to educating communities of color rooted in authenticity and truth, we aim to create high-performing, high-quality learning environments that help underserved youth and adults succeed. We create impact by:
building culturally informed learning communities
connecting data-driven research to community practices and growth outcomes
guiding and harnessing the design of teaching and learning that takes place outside of the classroom
shifting deficit mindsets regarding individual performance and group practices in service to shared goals