Kickstart Preschool, LLC, Two Harbors

$50,000

For child care program expansion with funding provided by the State Minnesota and the support of the Northland Foundation.

Spirit of the Lake Community School, Duluth

$16,500

For child care program expansion with funding provided by the State Minnesota and the support of the Northland Foundation.

Little Beginnings Daycare, McGregor

$10,000

For child care program expansion with funding provided by the State Minnesota and the support of the Northland Foundation.

Mini Mos, LLC, Esko

$30,000

For child care program expansion with funding provided by the State Minnesota and the support of the Northland Foundation.

Little Eagles Childcare, Inc., Tower

$10,500

For child care program expansion with funding provided by the State Minnesota and the support of the Northland Foundation.

North Shore Health Care Foundation, Grand Marais

$5,000

To support improved access to oral health care for Cook County youth.

Aitkin Public Schools - ISD #001, Aitkin

$3,500

To support quality out-of-school-time programming for Aitkin area youth.

Itasca County Family YMCA, Grand Rapids

$3,000

To create a garden at the Bigfork school.

Hibbing Public Library, Hibbing

$3,000

To encourage youth to continue reading through a summer reading program.

Northome KIDS PLUS/Northome School, Northome

$5,000

To support summer academic programming for Northome area youth.

Two Harbors Community Radio

$5,000

To support programming that engages youth in creating inter-generational radio stories.

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Northland, Northeast Minnesota

$20,000

To support the creation of a new branch of the Boys and Girls Club serving youth in Grand Rapids and Greenway School Districts.

Floodwood KIDS PLUS, Floodwood

$14,000

To support out-of-school-time activities for youth in the Floodwood area.

Valley Youth Centers, Duluth

$15,000

To support summer time programming for youth in West Duluth.

Friends of the Finland Community, Finland

$10,000

To support out-of-school-time programming for youth in the Finland area.

Bridges Kinship Mentoring, Grand Rapids

$9,000

To support mentoring programs in Itasca County.

Kindred Family Focus, Cloquet

$10,000

To fund a staff position to help recruit foster families in Carlton, Aitkin, Itasca, and St. Louis Counties.

Minnesota Justice Foundation, Duluth

$2,000

To increase access to legal services for people with low incomes in Lake, Cook, Aitkin, Carlton, and St. Louis Counties.

Rural and American Indigenous Leadership, Virginia

$5,000

To support planning activities to improve services to victims of domestic violence on the Iron Range.

Ely Community Health Center, Ely

$20,000

To support the creation of an executive director position.

Project Care Free Clinic, Hibbing

$20,000

To support free health clinics in Hibbing, Virginia, and Grand Rapids.

Damiano of Duluth, Inc., Duluth

$5,000

To support programming to increase access to healthy meals for youth.

Iron Range Partnership for Sustainability, Virginia

$3,200

To support a mentoring program to introduce families to gardening.

Falls Hunger Coalition, Inc., International Falls

$10,000

Support for income tax preparation services for people with low incomes.

Occupational Development Center, Inc., Grand Rapids

$5,000

To support planning efforts to determine new directions for programming.

Chisholm Community Foundation, Chisholm

$1,000

To support community-building activities in Chisholm.

Rural Aging Initiative, Northeast Minnesota

$52,000

The following grants are made in relation to the Northland Foundation’s Rural Aging Initiative, to support 2017 paid summer internships for college students to engage in intergenerational programming and community building in AGE to age sites.

Ely Community Resource, Inc., Ely

$5,500

Aitkin Public Schools - ISD #001, Aitkin

$5,500

Proctor Public Schools - ISD #704, Proctor

$5,500

Chisholm KIDS PLUS, Chisholm

$5,500

McGregor KIDS PLUS / Something Cool, Inc, McGregor

$8,000

Moose Lake Schools - ISD #097, Moose Lake

$5,500

Cloquet Public Schools - ISD #094, Cloquet

$5,500

Northland Village Assisted Living c/o Avinity Senior Living, McGregor

$3,000

Lake Superior School District - ISD #381, Two Harbors

$8,000

Lincoln Park School - ISD #709, Duluth

$1,000

To support positive behaviors by rewarding students that display successful school performance. The focus for the rewards are on behaviors, academic performance, and attendance.

Cook County Community YMCA, Grand Marais

$1,000

To provide a program that teaches youth how our country is run on a national, state, and county level through interaction, visits to local government, as well as a visit to the state capitol.

Duluth Public Schools Academy, Duluth

$1,000

To provide activities and games for kindergarten through 2nd grade students while exploring different local parks.

Northern Lights Community School, Warba

$500

To support a safe LGBT celebration for youth and fellow allies.

Hermantown Middle School - ISD #700, Hermantown

$900

To enhance the FIRST Lego League team with equipment that will allow the students to become more excited about science, engineering, and technology while building self-esteem, life skills, and community awareness.

Animal Allies Humane Society, Duluth

$1,000

To support the creation of an in-ground composting system for dog waste.

Carlton High School - ISD #093, Carlton

$657

To provide food and personal hygiene items for low-income and homeless middle and high school students.

Advocates for Family Peace, Grand Rapids

$1,000

To host a family fun night for the community and surrounding areas that will have bands, food, games, and prizes.

Deer River Girl Scout Troop 1481, Talmoon

$1,000

To support an all-girl fun and safe adventure camp offering arts and crafts, team-building, outdoor skill building, water safety, and food planning and preparation techniques.

Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency, Virginia

$1,000

To build raised garden beds in downtown Virginia that will serve people with disabilities. These gardens will be accessible for people of all ages and abilities to plant, grow, and harvest.

Barnum Schools - ISD #091, Barnum

$1,000

To support a summer program that offers diverse activities to 3rd through 8th grade students.

Mesabi Family YMCA, Virginia

$1,000

To provide a summer theatre program for children ages 4 through 14 to explore theatre, dance, creative arts, and connect to others who share a passion for performing.