Rural Aging Initiative - Intergenerational Programming, Northeastern Minnesota

$33,074

The following grants were awarded as part of the Northland Foundation’s Rural Aging Initiative to provide paid summer internship opportunities to college students to support local AGE to age sites as well as to assisted living residents in McGregor, Buhl, and Hoyt Lakes.

Rural Aging Initiative - Community Care Integration Pilot

$65,000

The following grants were awarded as part of the Northland Foundation’s Rural Aging Initiative for the Community Care Integration Pilot Program, supporting a local coalition in the Moose Lake Area to strengthen services for older adults. The Moose Lake Area Historical Society acted as a fiscal agent for the coalition.

Moose Lake Area Historical Society, Moose Lake

$50,000

Moose Lake Area Historical Society, Moose Lake

$15,000

United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, Chisholm

$50,000

To support the expansion of child care capacity and enrollment in Parent Aware across the Iron Range.

Cook County Schools - ISD #166, Grand Marais

$16,870

To provide programming in character development for Cook County students.

Hibbing Kinship Mentoring Program, Side Lake

$20,000

Support for programs to aid in the healthy social and emotional development of youth in the Hibbing area.

Adults & Childrens Alliance, Inc., Little Canada (serving NE Minnesota)

$7,500

To improve the quality of meals served by family-based child care providers operating in northeastern Minnesota.

Grand Rapids School District #318, Grand Rapids

$2,500

Support for summertime enrichment activities for children and youth.

Northome KIDS PLUS/Northome School, Northome

$4,350

Support for summertime enrichment activities for children and youth.

Piedmont Elementary School - ISD #709, Duluth

$1,500

Support for summer time enrichment activities for children and youth.

Calumet Public Library, Calumet

$700

Support for summertime enrichment activities for children and youth.

Lincoln Park Children and Families Collaborative, Duluth

$4,854

Support for early childhood education opportunities for parents of young children.

University of Minnesota, St. Paul (for NE Minnesota)

$1,000

To provide learning opportunities for northeastern Minnesota early childhood professionals.

Well Being Development, Ely

$5,000

To support programming for people with mental illness.

Falls Hunger Coalition Inc., International Falls

$15,000

To expand access to fresh fruits and vegetables and other healthy foods for food shelf clients.

Men As Peacemakers, Duluth

$25,000

To support the creation of a Program Director position.

Advocates for Family Peace, Grand Rapids

$60,000

To provide services to victims of domestic violence in northern St. Louis County.

Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Saint Paul (for NE Minnesota)

$20,000

To extend Minnesota Compass neighborhood data profiles to Duluth neighborhoods.

The Northspan Group, Inc., Duluth

$5,000

In support of the Northland Connection Program, which provides economic development data and analysis to recruit, expand, and retain businesses and create jobs in the region.

Northern Community Radio, Grand Rapids

$1,000

In support of public affairs programming in northeastern Minnesota.

Minnesota Public Radio, NE Minnesota

$3,276

In support of public affairs programming in northeastern Minnesota.

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.

Northeast Range School - ISD #2142, Babbitt

$1,000

To support building a playground for children of all abilities.

Northome School, Northome

$1,000

To provide books that will allow older students to mentor younger students in reading.

Barnum Schools - ISD #091, Barnum

$994

To offer a gymnastics physical fitness opportunity for youth of varying ages and skill levels.

Sawtooth Mountain Elementary - ISD #166, Grand Marais

$1,000

To help create a better pathway to the school courtyard.

Wrenshall School - ISD #100, Wrenshall

$600

In support of expanding the speech and debate team.

Elim Lutheran Church, Barnum

$1,000

To enhance community and social connections by offering movies in the park, providing free entertainment and positive evening activities for families and children.

Ordean East Middle School - ISD #709, Duluth

$484

To provide recycling receptacles encouraging students and teachers to "go green" school-wide.

The following grants were 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 Early Childhood Summit held April 2015 which provided training to more than 250 northeastern Minnesota educators.

KIDS PLUS Program, Duluth

$5,000

In support of the 2015-2016 Twin Ports Youth Leadership Academy, a yearlong development program serving 9th grade students from Duluth and Superior.