November 6, 2011 – 8:42 am
Chuck Perkins, a volunteer coach with the Northfield High School Raiders football team, is the September/October 2011 recipient of the Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) “Making a Difference” Award. The award celebrates those groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on Northfield youth. “We’ve often referred to him as our positive energy [...]
November 3, 2011 – 10:18 am
On November 8, voters in the Northfield School District will be asked to vote on operating and capital projects levies to support the Northfield Public Schools. High school students in the Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC) recognized that while there has been considerable community discussion about the levy, the voice and opinions of local youth have [...]
October 31, 2011 – 7:53 am
The Rice County Chemical Health Coalition is sponsoring a training on the impact of energy drinks on youth. The training will be offered twice on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. It will be held from noon-1:30 p.m. at the Northfield Community Resource Center (RSVP required). It will be repeated from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at the Faribault Middle [...]
October 12, 2011 – 2:29 pm
For the third time overall and second consecutive year, Northfield has been named as one of the “100 Best Communities for Young People” by the Amercia’s Promise Alliance. Sponsored by ING, the competition recognizes communities across the country that focus on reducing high school dropout rates and providing service and support to their youth. “In [...]
September 27, 2011 – 9:03 am
This summer, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative partnered with the Northfield Public Schools, ARTech Charter School, and the Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Alcohol & Drug Use to sponsor a public service announcement (PSA) contest. Community members were encouraged to submit 30-90 second video PSAs about responsible technology use and avoiding cyberbullying. The response was [...]
September 15, 2011 – 3:23 pm
The Rice County Chemical Health Coalition needs your help to find and recognize PROJECT PREVENTION SUPPORTERS in our community. A Project Prevention Supporter is someone who has helped provide support for a healthier life in our community…..someone who helps reduce risk factors for alcohol and drug abuse, someone who supports those working on recovery, someone [...]
September 13, 2011 – 2:01 pm
The Northfield Public Schools Connected Kids mentoring program was profiled on the 10:00 p.m. news on Kare 11 television last night. In case you missed it, check out the video HERE. The piece highlights some of the amazing results that Connected Kids has seen among the youth participating in the program. To learn more about [...]
September 11, 2011 – 8:16 pm
The Rice County Chemical Health Coalition is looking for youth (ages 12 – 20) to become members of the Youth Advisory Board – YAB! The Chemical Health Coalition is committed to preventing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and abuse among Rice County youth. In order to keep doing this important work, we must have [...]
September 4, 2011 – 5:33 am
The PRIMEtime out-of-school collaborative has received a $15,000 grant from The Sheltering Arms Foundation. The grant will help support the continuation of the free PLUS and Summer PLUS programs for local youth in grade K-5. More than 300 young people take part in these out-of-school-time programs each year. As reported recently in the Northfield News, [...]
August 23, 2011 – 8:37 am
Four AmeriCorps Promise Fellows who devoted the past year to serving youth in Northfield are the July/August recipients of the Healthy Community Initiative’s “Making a Difference” Award. The award celebrates those groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on Northfield youth. Through a partnership with the Minnesota Alliance With Youth, the [...]
