Funding Notes
Essentia Health renews funding for the regional Thrive Initiative
Essentia Health has awarded $25,000 to help support the Thrive Initiative focused on supporting the healthy social-emotional development of young children and their families.
“Essentia Health has been a critical partner of the Northland Foundation for nearly four decades,” said Tony Sertich, Northland Foundation President, Tony Sertich. “Their commitment continues to help us expand our reach and impact across rural region we both serve.”
Northland and Essentia (then the Duluth Clinic) began collaborating in 1991 to build healthy communities and improve the quality of life for people of all ages, with support for community grants, youth leadership programming, and early care and education training.
Thrive provides a forum for learning and connections among nearly 100 organizations working with young children and families in the region, including county/tribal public health and social services, mental health and health care, early care and education programs, and others.
Sheltering Arms Foundation continues support for culturally responsive, trauma-informed care
The Northland Foundation has been awarded a $12,000 grant from The Sheltering Arms Foundation to provide a series of trainings focused on cultural awareness, responsive care, and healing-centered practice.
The funding will help provide educational workshops with state and national experts in the field for people working with young children and families in a variety of settings, including informal family, friend, and neighbor care; licensed child care; school-based early childhood programs; and early elementary classrooms.
“The Sheltering Arms Foundation has been a longtime ally in supporting young children and families in our region. This grant will help us to continue to bring accessible high-quality training and supports to the adults who work with young children and their families to foster social-emotional well-being and create equitable learning environments,” stated Zane Bail, Chief Operating Officer at the Northland Foundation.
“This grant will help bring accessible, high-quality training and supports to the adults who work with young children and their families to foster social-emotional well-being and create equitable learning environments.”