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 [...]
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 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 [...]
January 23, 2012 – 9:07 am
The Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board recently approved mini-grants to support five projects and activities designed to benefit Northfield youth. Funded applicants included: •The Northfield High School for the 10th Grade Career Fair. The high school will host a career fair for all 10th grade students, giving them an opportunity to explore career interests [...]
January 11, 2012 – 1:41 pm
Recently, the Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC) successfully applied to have Northfield named as one of the “100 Best Communities for Young People.“ As a result, the MYC received funding to support efforts in the community to encourage high school graduation. With this funding, the MYC is making grants available to groups to help promote graduation [...]
January 3, 2012 – 2:12 pm
In a cooperative initiative, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI), with financial support from WINGS (Women In Northfield Giving Support), agreed to fund six mini-grants to aid service projects developed by students at Northfield High School. All students are enrolled in Sarah Swan-McDonald’s Service Learning Class, which concludes its semester with group service projects designed by [...]
