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 [...]
At their April 2011 board meeting, the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board approved mini-grants to support five projects and activities designed to benefit Northfield youth. Funded applicants included: Ashleigh Cimino for Japan Relief. Ashleigh and other sophomores at Northfield High School – with help from teacher, Sarah Swan-McDonald – are raising money to aid victims of the [...]
Current high school sophomores are encouraged to apply for a position on the Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC) for 2011-12. Download and complete a MYC application by April 28! Formed in 2006, the Mayor’s Youth Council consists of 13-15 Northfield youth in grades 11 and 12. The council meets year-round and has as its primary aims [...]
At their March 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: The Northfield Area Learning Center (ALC) Student Activities Committee for the ALC Spring Fling Week. The Student Activities Committee is a new organization at the Northfield Area [...]
March 30, 2011 – 10:57 am
Applications are being accepted for a total of five AmeriCorps VISTA positions in Rice County. These full-time, year-long positions provide the opportunity to give back to the community. Most positions start late summer, but hiring must be completed by early spring. Available positions include: Growing Up Healthy — College Health Corps VISTA (Northfield & Faribault) [...]
