At their April 2013 board meeting, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved grants to support four projects and activities designed to benefit Northfield youth and 11 Service Learning projects designed by Arcadia middle school students. The projects are all funded through HCI’s Investing in Youth grant program. Funded projects included: Summer Slide [...]
Rice County is very fortunate to be able to host a facilitator training for the “Strengthening Families: For Parents and Youth Ages 10-14” program. The training will be June 11-13, 2013, at St. Olaf College. It will be led by Dr. Virginia Molgaard, the program’s developer. Strengthening Families is an evidence-based program recognized by the [...]
More than 10 full-time AmeriCorps positions are available in Northfield for next school year working with youth and/or families. CLICK HERE to see the descriptions and application processes for positions that are currently accepting applications. Application review for many of the positions is underway so APPLY TODAY! Positions are available with the Northfield Public Schools, [...]
At their February and March 2013 board meetings, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved grants to support eight projects and activities designed to benefit Northfield youth. The projects are funded through HCI’s Investing in Youth grant program. Funded projects included: Skate Park Research & Site Visit Area youth skateboard enthusiasts and members of [...]
At their January 2013 board meeting, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved grants to support six projects and activities designed to benefit Northfield youth. The projects are funded through HCI’s Investing in Youth grant program. Funded projects included: Beyond Words “Beyond Words: A Celebration of Art and Literacy” is an annual event for [...]
At their December 2012 board meeting, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved grants to support eight projects and activities designed to benefit Northfield youth. The projects are funded through HCI’s Investing in Youth grant program. Funded projects included: Hospital Blessings Middle school student, Hannah Singh, will provide snacks for families visiting patients at [...]
December 26, 2012 – 2:12 pm
Nine Northfield area residents who organized the third annual Y Kids Tri have received the Healthy Community Initiative “Making a Difference” Award for November/December. The award celebrates those groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on Northfield youth. Andrea Hoff, Angie McCarthy, Amy McBroom, Anne Lehmkuhl, Kelly Foster, Sally Lindell, Kristy [...]
November 29, 2012 – 6:20 am
Northfield’s PRIMEtime Collaborative is being recognized by the National League of Cities (NLC) as a model program demonstrating innovative and collaborative approaches within government. PRIMEtime is one of 27 municipal programs selected for the 2012 City Showcase—NLC’s premiere program celebrating city achievements. PRIMEtime is a network of local after school and summer programs that provide [...]
November 27, 2012 – 11:29 am
At their October and November 2012 board meetings, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved grants to support four projects and activities designed to benefit Northfield youth. The projects are funded through HCI’s Investing in Youth grant program. Funded projects included: Riverland Career Fair The TORCH (Tackling Obstacles and Raising College Hopes) program took [...]
October 21, 2012 – 5:22 pm
A Northfield businessman who’s provided job experience for hundreds of local teenagers has received the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative’s (HCI) “Making a Difference” Award for September. The award celebrates those groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on Northfield youth. Dale Finger has hired and trained an estimated 300 youth in [...]
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