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 [...]
August 11, 2011 – 12:44 pm
It’s not too late! Only FOUR DAYS REMAIN to submit your public service announcement (PSA) around cyberbullying and/or responsible technology use. The contest is open to those of all ages. The videos should be 30-90 seconds in length and can be aimed at a youth audience, or can be focused on what parents and other [...]
Have you started making your PSA yet?!?! It’s not too late to enter and win a $200 prize! Northfield youth and adults alike are encouraged to create a short (30-90 second) video to help prevent cyberbullying and promote responsible technology use. The videos can be aimed at a youth audience, or can be focused on [...]
Community members are invited to come visit the Summer PLUS program this Wednesday (July 13). Stop by the Northfield Middle School between 10:30 a.m and 12:30 p.m. You will get a tour of the program from one of the high school PLUS Fellows and will be able to see this amazing program in action! Summer [...]
The Bethel Lutheran Church group Youth Energized to Serve (Y.E.S.) is the May recipient of the Healthy Community Initiative “Making a Difference” Award. The award celebrates those groups and individuals in the community who have a positive influence on Northfield youth. The youth group coordinated the church’s March food drive and raised $14,035 and 158 [...]
The Northfield News had an excellent story on the Northfield Youth Sports Collaborative in Saturday’s edition. Run by volunteers, the Youth Sports Collaborative helps to assure that all Northfield youth — regardless of their family’s socioeconomic status — can take part in local youth sports associations. One of the group’s key efforts has been the [...]
At their May 2011 board meeting, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved mini-grants to support four projects and activities designed to benefit Northfield youth. Funded applicants included: Nicholas Gonnerman for GPS Check-out. Nicholas would like to have individual GPS units available to the community to check-out in order to explore Northfield in a [...]
The Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) is currently seeking nominations for positions on the HCI Board. Beginning in September 2011, HCI expects to have at least two open adult board positions and one high school student board position. HCI board members serve three-year terms. Formed in 1992, HCI is a coalition run by a board [...]
Applications are being accepted for up to 9 full-time AmeriCorps Promise Fellow positions in Northfield for the 2011-12 school year. The Promise Fellows each work with individual cohorts of 30 students to help close the academic achievement gap for these young people. The Promise Fellow program is sponsored by the Minnesota Alliance With Youth. Promise [...]
