AGE to age Sites, Northeastern Minnesota

$36,000

To assist AGE to age sites in the region to support the vitality of rural older adults and young people, while exposing college students to intergenerational community-building through paid summer internships in their hometowns.

Moose Lake Schools - ISD #097, Moose Lake

$5,500

Lake Superior School District - ISD #381, Two Harbors

$5,500

Aitkin Public Schools - ISD #001, Aitkin

$5,500

McGregor KIDS PLUS/Something Cool, Inc., McGregor

$8,000

Floodwood Services and Training, Inc., Floodwood

$3,000

Cloquet Public Schools - ISD #094, Cloquet

$5,500

Avinity Senior Living, McGregor

$3,000

To engage older adults in helping boost academic achievement among children through reading for the 2016-2017 school year.

Moose Lake Schools - ISD #097, Moose Lake

$4,500

Proctor Public Schools - ISD #704, Proctor

$4,500

McGregor KIDS PLUS/Something Cool, Inc., McGregor

$4,500

Aitkin Public Schools - ISD #001, Aitkin

$723

To provide take-home materials for parents to help improve pre-academic and early literacy skills of young children.

Cook County Community YMCA, Grand Marais

$20,000

To support out-of-school-time programming for youth in Cook County.

Armory Arts & Music Center, Duluth

$5,000

To support expanded hours for the Music Resource Center for area youth.

Northome KIDS PLUS/Northome School, Northome

$5,000

To support summer programming for at-risk youth in the Northome area.

Mt. Iron-Buhl High School, Mountain Iron

$5,000

To provide academic support programming to at-risk middle school students.

Calumet Public Library, Calumet

$700

To support summer programming for Calumet area youth.

Duluth Library Foundation, Duluth

$3,000

Support for the Teen Anime & Manga Club.

Children's Mental Health Services Inc., Grand Rapids

$5,000

To support staff training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Minnesota Youth Intervention Programs Association, Ham Lake

$2,000

To support To support training for youth development professionals in northeast Minnesota.

Life House, Inc., Duluth

$20,000

To support programming to address the educational needs of youth who are at-risk of or are currently experiencing homelessness.

Cook County Schools - ISD #166, Grand Marais

$20,000

To support the adoption of the Orton-Gillingham reading curriculum across Cook County schools.

Kids Closet of Duluth, Duluth

$5,000

To purchase outerwear and other clothing for children in need.

Hibbing Public Library, Hibbing

$2,500

To support a summer reading program for Hibbing area youth.

Depot Commons Association of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids

$20,000

To support a program to provide soft skills employment training to youth in the Deer River area.

Lake County Developmental Achievement Center, Knife River

$9,100

To support the creation of a volunteer program.

Falls Hunger Coalition Inc., International Falls

$15,000

To provide funding for a voucher program to provide fresh produce and dairy products for food shelf users.

United Way of Carlton County, Cloquet

$1,000

To support a community connect event to link low-income people with resources.

Damiano of Duluth, Inc., Duluth

$5,000

To support the programs of the Damiano Center.

Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault, Duluth

$30,000

To support efforts to prevent sexual exploitation and trafficking and improve the delivery of inclusive services, particularly to LGBTQ youth and vulnerable adults.

UMD Center for Economic Development, Duluth

$1,200

To support a Profit Mastery workshop for area businesses.

University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth

$2,000

To support a feasibility study for an accelerator program to foster cultural entrepreneurship.

Minnesota Council of Nonprofits, Saint Paul

$600

To offer 2016-17 membership support.

The following grants were awarded by a board comprised of high school students from throughout the region, with guidance from adult mentors, to support youth-led school and community projects. These grants are made possible thanks to the Minnesota Power Foundation.

Cherry School - ISD #2142, Iron

$1,000

To support a program that focuses on physics and how to apply it in real life.

Boy Scout Troop #44, Duluth

$1,000

To support a program that allows students to meet new friends, by creating a bench that encourages students to involve everyone in recess activities.

Life House, Inc., Duluth

$1,000

To support monthly variety shows that give youth the opportunity to show off their talents and offer them a productive way to express themselves.

East Range Academy of Technology & Science, Virginia

$1,000

To support the mentoring of high school students that will help a local childcare center and their children with planting and growing vegetables, composting, waste management, gardening, and harvesting.

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland, Duluth

$600

To re-ignite the Image Makers Photography Program at the local club. Youth learn about photography, take field trips to take photos and then put on an art show.  Winners will compete in a regional exhibit.

Barnum Schools - ISD #091, Barnum

$1,000

To create a community skating rink, in collaboration with many agencies, to promote community connectedness through activities, dinners, and other events.

Ely Knight Hawks 4-H Club, Virginia

$609

To support youth in honoring all the volunteers that make possible the many programs for youth throughout the year.

Ely Knight Hawks 4-H Club, Virginia

$125

To provide needed supplies that will strengthen the local Dog Bowl team and its ability to compete with other clubs around the state.

North St. Louis County 4-H Federation, Virginia

$1,000

To increase the number of students actively engaged in riding horses through the 4-H program in northern St. Louis County.

South St. Louis County 4-H, Duluth

$585

To promote the local 4-H programs in rural communities through the offering of youth-led programs and activities so that youth of all ages can learn how to get involved.

Grand Rapids High School - ISD #318, Grand Rapids

$1,000

To support the hands-on creation of a car through design, presentations, and learned technical skills. Students will display this car at community events and have the opportunity to bring it to a competition.

Superior High School, Superior

$1,000

To support the Pledgemakers’ special activities that show kids that you can have fun on a Friday night without drugs or alcohol. Pledgemakers are students who commit to a drug- and alcohol-free high school career.