Aging

Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Cloquet	$3,000
Support for community development training.
ANGELS - A Living at Home Block Nurse Program, McGregor	$5,000
To provide free foot care services to older adults in the McGregor area.

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Rural Aging Initiative

Rural Aging Initiative Nonprofit Capacity Building, Northeastern Minnesota

$321,356

The following nonprofit capacity-building grants were made through the Northland Foundation’s Rural Aging Initiative to strengthen the regional network of supports and services for older adults and their caregivers.

	Aging in Place Aitkin County Action Team, Inc., Aitkin	$50,000
	Age Well Arrowhead, Inc., Duluth	$25,000
	Bigfork Valley, Bigfork	$25,000
	Koochiching Aging Options, International Falls	$19,700
	Arrowhead Parish Nurse Association, Duluth	$15,040
	ANGELS - A Living at Home Block Nurse Program, McGregor	$21,440
	Birch Grove Foundation, Inc., Tofte	$20,000
	Aitkin County CARE, Inc., Aitkin	$9,236
	ElderCircle, Grand Rapids	$25,000
	Duluth Lighthouse for the Blind Inc., Duluth	$25,000
	North Shore Area Partners, Silver Bay	$15,240
	Volunteer Services of Carlton County, Inc., Cloquet	$20,700
	Northwoods Care Partners, Ely	$25,000
	Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency, Virginia	$25,000

Rural Aging Initiative - Intergenerational Programming, Northeastern Minnesota

$20,000

The following grants were made through the Northland Foundation's Rural Aging Initiative to expand opportunities for older adults to connect with younth for friendship and community building.

	Moose Lake Schools - ISD #097, Moose Lake	$5,000
	Floodwood Services and Training, Inc., Floodwood	$5,000
	Cloquet Public Schools - ISD #94, Cloquet	$5,000
	Chisholm KIDS PLUS, Chisholm	$5,000

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Children, Youth, and Families

City of Proctor, Proctor	$1,250
To support multi-generational engagement in developing the Proctor comprehensive plan.

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, Duluth	$4,900
To support inter-agency meetings to improve quality of care for young children with mental health needs.
Esko Public Schools - ISD #099, Esko	$900
To provide Circle of Security™ parenting programs in the Esko area.
Pine Technical and Community College, Pine City	$4,900
To assist licensed child care providers in the 7-county Arrowhead Region to become Parent Aware rated.
Friends of the Finland Community, Finland	$10,000
To provide out of school time enrichment activities to youth in the Finland Area.
Bay View Elementary School - ISD #704, Duluth	$26,000
To support the placement of AmeriCorps members at Bay View Elementary School to help boost academic achievement.
Eveleth-Gilbert Public Schools, Gilbert	$5,000
In support of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) programming in the Eveleth-Gilbert schools.
Lake Superior Zoological Society, Duluth	$20,000
To support expanded outreach programming.
Range Engineering Council, Hibbing	$5,000
To promote awareness of and encourage participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) programs across the Iron Range.
Harbor City International School, Duluth	$5,000
To provide increased literacy services to students who are not reading at grade level.
Hibbing Public Library, Hibbing	$2,000
To support a summer reading program for Hibbing area youth.
Minnesota Discovery Center, Chisholm	$1,000
To spark interest of 7th grade students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
Moose Lake Elementary - ISD #097, Moose Lake	$5,000
To provide summer learning camps to help students maintain reading and math skills.

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Self-Reliance

Minnesota Youth Intervention Programs Association, Ham Lake

$2,500

To support learning opportunities among youth development professionals.

Kids Closet of Duluth, Duluth

$5,000

To provide winter clothing to children in need in the Duluth area.

Community Action Duluth, Duluth

$20,000

To provide vehicle purchase and transit access assistance to low-income people.

Life House, Inc., Duluth

$20,000

To provide supportive services to youth who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Duluth

$60,000

To support neighborhood revitalization, and economic and community development in Duluth.

Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless, St. Paul

$20,000

To support a regional organizer to foster and sustain collaboration around homelessness issues and connect northeastern Minnesota providers with statewide advocacy efforts.

Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Community, Duluth

$20,000

To support planning efforts to increase affordable and workforce housing in Cook County.

Churches United In Ministry (CHUM), Duluth

$882

In support of public policy advocacy on poverty issues.

Community Action Duluth, Duluth

$5,000

To provide free income tax preperation and filing services to people with low incomes.

Support to combat domestic and sexual violence and trafficking, Northeast Minnesota

$299,000

Through a grant from the Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation, the Northland Foundation awarded $200,000 to organizations focused on prevention and intervention efforts related to domestic violence, victims of prostitution, and sex trafficking in the region. The Northland Foundation contributed an additional $99,000 to extend support for these critical issues. The grants awarded are as follows.

	Friends Against Abuse, International Falls	$30,000
	To provide stipends to crisis line volunteers and provide gap funding.
	Legal Aid Service of Northeastern Minnesota, Duluth	$30,000
	To expand access to legal services for victims of domestic violence through increasing the income guidelines.
	Center Against Sexual and Domestic Abuse, Superior	$20,000
	In support of emergency shelter and services for victims of domestic violence.
	North Shore Horizons, Inc., Two Harbors	$11,000
	To expand services to victims of domestic violence in Lake County through expanded hours and new outreach programming in the Finland, MN, area.
	Safe Haven Shelter for Battered Women, Duluth	$50,000
	To provide services to battered women to increase their economic self-sufficiency.
	Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault, Duluth	$40,000
	To support the development of a regional response to trafficking in northeast Minnesota.
	Woodland Hills, Duluth	$18,000
	To increase staff awareness and capacity to work with youth at risk of being victims of sex trafficking.
	Advocates for Family Peace, Grand Rapids	$15,000
	To explore a possible merger between the Domestic Abuse Intervention Program and Advocates for Family Peace.
	Life House, Inc., Duluth	$30,000
	To support supervised housing for teens and young adults who have experienced domestic violence or sexual exploitation.
	Advocates Against Domestic Abuse, Aitkin	$15,000
	To support prevention education on domestic violence in Aitkin County.
	American Indian Community Housing Organization, Duluth	$40,000
	To create a culturally appropriate legal advocacy program to serve American Indian victims of domestic violence.

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Community Vitality

Cook County Community Center, Grand Marais	$1,500
To support community-based research to better understand food purchasing in Cook County.
Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce, Duluth	$434
Membership support to strengthen the business environment in and around Duluth, MN.
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Washington	$1,220
Membership support to promote grantmaking strategies and practices that contribute to grantee success.
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, St. Paul	$595
Membership support to strengthen the business environment to ensure that Minnesota businesses can compete in today's global marketplace.

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Essentia Health

The following grant was made possible through the generosity of Essentia Health, a longtime Northland Foundation partner in supporting the health and wellbeing of children, youth, families, and older adults in northeastern Minnesota.

KIDS PLUS Program, Duluth	$5,000
In support of the Regional Childcare Providers Appreciation & Training Seminar held in Duluth on February 14, 2015.

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Youth In Philanthropy

The following grants were awarded by the young people serving on the KIDS PLUS Youth In Philanthropy Board, with the generous funding support of the Minnesota Power Foundation.

Eveleth-Gilbert Public Schools - ISD #2154, Eveleth	$1,000
To support a community service project making blankets that will be donated to seniors and vulnerable adults.
Cooper Elementary School, Superior	$1,000
To promote healthy lifestyles through a running and walking program that not only focuses on the sport but also promotes goal setting.
Two Harbors High School - ISD #381, Two Harbors	$1,000
To support the First Robotics team through the planning and implementation stage of competition.
Lincoln Park School - ISD #709, Duluth	$1,000
To create a week of anti-bullying activities that will spotlight the issues in schools and how bullying affects everyone.
West End Elementary, International Falls	$793
To support the creation and integration of technology through student-produced videos which are shared with classrooms on a weekly basis.
Ely Knighthawks 4-H Club, Virginia	$892
To support the expansion of the club in order to further educate more people about dogs, different breeds, and ways to care for them.
Bay View Elementary School - ISD #704, Duluth	$1,000
In support of a youth-run program in which students will collect and distribute new and gently used clothing for children and families in need.s.

South St. Louis County 4-H, Duluth	$424
To support a youth-led program that teaches community members how to care for chickens, increases the number of chickens, and educates individuals about where their food comes from.

Ely Knighthawks 4-H Club, Virginia	$380
To create birthday bags to be donated to the food shelf for families to celebrate.

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Aging

Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Cloquet

$3,000

ANGELS - A Living at Home Block Nurse Program, McGregor

$5,000

Rural Aging Initiative

Rural Aging Initiative Nonprofit Capacity Building, Northeastern Minnesota

$321,356

Rural Aging Initiative - Intergenerational Programming, Northeastern Minnesota

$20,000

Children, Youth, and Families

City of Proctor, Proctor

$1,250

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, Duluth

$4,900

Esko Public Schools - ISD #099, Esko

$900

Pine Technical and Community College, Pine City

$4,900

Friends of the Finland Community, Finland

$10,000

Bay View Elementary School - ISD #704, Duluth

$26,000

Eveleth-Gilbert Public Schools, Gilbert

$5,000

Lake Superior Zoological Society, Duluth

$20,000

Range Engineering Council, Hibbing

$5,000

Harbor City International School, Duluth

$5,000

Hibbing Public Library, Hibbing

$2,000

Minnesota Discovery Center, Chisholm

$1,000

Moose Lake Elementary - ISD #097, Moose Lake

$5,000

Self-Reliance

Minnesota Youth Intervention Programs Association, Ham Lake

$2,500

Kids Closet of Duluth, Duluth

$5,000

Community Action Duluth, Duluth

$20,000

Life House, Inc., Duluth

$20,000

Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Duluth

$60,000

Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless, St. Paul

$20,000

Zeitgeist Center for Arts & Community, Duluth

$20,000

Churches United In Ministry (CHUM), Duluth

$882

Community Action Duluth, Duluth

$5,000

Support to combat domestic and sexual violence and trafficking, Northeast Minnesota

$299,000

Community Vitality

Cook County Community Center, Grand Marais

$1,500

Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce, Duluth

$434

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Washington

$1,220

Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, St. Paul

$595

Essentia Health

KIDS PLUS Program, Duluth

$5,000

Youth In Philanthropy

Eveleth-Gilbert Public Schools - ISD #2154, Eveleth

$1,000

Cooper Elementary School, Superior

$1,000

Two Harbors High School - ISD #381, Two Harbors

$1,000

Lincoln Park School - ISD #709, Duluth

$1,000