September 2, 2010 – 4:06 pm
The Provider Team of the Rice County Chemical Health Coalition sponsors a monthly opportunity for parents dealing with a son or daughter’s substance abuse to meet and talk with other parents. The group offers both education and support. It meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm. Thus, the next meeting will [...]
August 1, 2010 – 10:48 am
In spring 2010, the Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Alcohol & Drug Use launched a parent education and support campaign. Called “Talk. Listen. Connect. (TLC),” it encourages parents to engage in conversations with their teens about important topics and to actively seek out and connect with the parents of their child’s friends. The TLC campaign [...]
The Main Street Moravian Church will host a Town Hall Meeting on Sunday, May 23, 2010, from 1 pm to 3:30 pm called: “ ‘Whatever:’ The Quality of Life of our Northfield Middle School Youth.” The entire event is FREE. During the first part of the session, a variety of speakers who work directly with [...]
When: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 — 6:00pm-8:00pm Where: Lion’s Pause, Buntrock Commons, St. Olaf College Moderator: Mary Crippen, Northfield Resident Sponsors: St. Olaf and Carleton Colleges, Northfield Mayor’s Task Force on Youth Alcohol & Drug Use, Healthy Community Initiative ********************************************************** April is Alcohol Awareness Month and the Federal Government’s Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Prevention [...]
February 26, 2010 – 5:09 pm
All are invited to an education session on Adolescent Brain Development on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Buckham Memorial Library in Faribault. The training will be led by Dr. Ken Winters from the University of Minnesota. For more information, click HERE. There is no cost to attend, but advance [...]
October 29, 2009 – 8:51 am
Town Hall Meeting and Dinner Main Street Moravian Church Sunday, November 8, 2009, 3:00 pm The Main Street Moravian Church will host a Town Hall Meeting and Dinner on Sunday, November 8, 2009, at 3 pm. The entire event is FREE. The meeting will be focused on personal stories of addition and recovery in Northfield. [...]
August 21, 2009 – 7:05 am
Parents and community members are invited to attend an important community presentation… Pure Performance The impact of alcohol or drug use on athletic performance Tuesday, September 1, 2009 7:00-8:00 p.m. Northfield High School Auditorium 1400 Division Street South The presentation is led by John Underwood, President of the American Athletic Institute. A formed NCAA All-American, [...]
The Provider Team of the Rice County Chemical Health Coalition sponsors a monthly opportunity for parents dealing with a son or daughter’s substance abuse to meet and talk with other parents. The group offers both education and support. It meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Thus, the next meeting will [...]
Charles Reznikoff, M.D. is the May recipient of the Northfield 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. Dr. Reznikoff is an Addiction Medicine Specialist at Northfield Hospital. He began seeing patients with opiate addiction in Northfield [...]
We are pleased to announce that there are two exciting full-time position openings working with Northfield youth for the 2009-10 school year. These AmeriCorps Promise Fellow positions are made possible through a collaboration with the Minnesota Alliance With Youth. One of the positions works with youth at the Northfield High School and one works with [...]