At their April 2012 board meeting, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved mini-grants to support eight projects and activities designed to benefit Northfield youth. Funded projects included: Writers’ Workshop Poetry Book. ARTech students participating in the Writers’ Workshop group are compiling prose and poetry they have authored throughout the school year and are putting it [...]
Rachel Matney and Fritz Bogott are the March/April 2012 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. After reading reports about the achievement gap in Minnesota and Northfield, Matney started thinking of local solutions. She [...]
The Rice County Dollars and $ense program was featured on the front page of Wednesday’s Northfield News. In case you missed the article, check it out HERE. The Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) is proud to partner on this new financial literacy program for local youth. Dollars and $ense is funded by the Minnesota Office [...]
Up to 15 paid, full-time AmeriCorps positions will be available working with youth and families in the Northfield community for 2012-13. Click HERE for information on the current postings, including contacts and the processes for applying. Questions? Contact HCI (507.664.3524; info@northfieldhci.org). Positions currently accepting applications: AmeriCorps VISTA with Growing Up Healthy AmeriCorps VISTA with [...]
March 27, 2012 – 12:35 pm
At their March 2012 board meeting, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved mini-grants to support four projects and activities designed to benefit Northfield youth. Funded projects included: After Prom Party. This event is planned by parents of local juniors in high school. It provides a safe, fun, and chemical-free place for all Northfield [...]
High school students in the Northfield Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC) approved a total of $2,000 in grants to support five projects and activities designed to promote high school graduation among Northfield youth. All grants were made possible through funding from the “100 Best Communities for Young People” award that Northfield received from America’s Promise. Funded [...]
The Minnesota Alliance With Youth (a HCI partner) teamed up with Twin Cities Public Television (tpt) to produce a series of youth-led PSAs on the importance of high school graduation and working together to address the nation’s dropout crisis. Clink HERE to check out the PSAs — you may even see a local face from [...]
February 27, 2012 – 4:01 pm
At their February 2012 board meeting, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved mini-grants to support 10 projects and activities designed to benefit and support Northfield youth. Funded projects included: •Evening of the Arts hosted by Greenvale Park Elementary School on April 3rd. This annual event celebrates each student’s accomplishments in a variety of [...]
February 21, 2012 – 8:47 pm
The Northfield News recently published a series of pieces on the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative, its work in the community, and its upcoming changes. Check them out: “Northfield school board praises efforts of HCI” (February 15, 2012) “Invisible helping hand: Funding needed to support youth development” (February 18, 2012) “HCI wrestles with [...]
February 3, 2012 – 8:20 am
Four teenagers who organized a benefit concert for a family who lost their home in a fire are the December 2011/January 2012 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. Within hours of learning of [...]
