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 [...]
December 28, 2011 – 2:22 pm
The Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) has released its 2010-11 Mini-Grants Report. The document highlights results from the over 70 projects that HCI helped to support through its mini-grants program during 2010-11. For a copy of the report, click HERE. Funded HCI mini-grant projects: allow Northfield young people to develop positive intergenerational relationships with caring [...]
December 6, 2011 – 3:22 pm
Northfield youth, now is a great time to look through your closets and see which of your winter clothes could find a new home! The Mayor’s Youth Council is sponsoring a winter clothing drive to help increase donations of winter wear to the Clothes Closet. Here is how local teens can help: High school students [...]
November 21, 2011 – 2:23 pm
At their November 2011 board meeting, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved mini-grants to support five projects and activities designed to benefit and support Northfield youth. Funded applicants included: •The Northfield Middle School “TEAM UP” (Teaching English Language Learners Action Model to Unite Professionals) group for The Big Good Event. The TEAM UP teachers [...]
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 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 [...]
