Connect for Health Challenge
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Twenty-two grants total $510,000 |
The Connect for Health Challenge is a new grantmaking initiative of the Blue Cross Foundation. Proposals were submitted online, and judges from the community were recruited to select the grantees. Minnesotans cast more than 5,200 votes via text, online, phone, e-mail and in person. A total of 386 entries were submitted from across Minnesota.
OVERVIEW
$100,000 Grant Recipient
The Family Partnership, Minneapolis - Native American Somali Peacemakers
A project that will build a healthier community by empowering Native American and Somali youth to develop leadership skills and collaborate together on public safety and crime prevention projects in their communities. www.TheFamilyPartnership.org
Other funded projects (up to $20,000)
Appetite for Change, Minneapolis
Support for Community Cooks which brings families together to cook healthy food, share knowledge and explore how food can create health, wealth and social change in North Minneapolis. www.afcmn.org
Bridges of Hope, Brainerd
Support for Bridges of Hope which breaks down barriers and stereotypes through cross-class mentoring relationships that foster mutual understanding and respect. www.bridgesofhopemn.org
Clean Up the River Environment, Montevideo and Granite Falls
Support for a project that connects upstream and downstream, newcomer and old timer, city and town, river park to river park with canoes, kayaks, disc golf, music, food, organizing and fun. www.cureriver.org
Cleveland Neighborhood Association, Minneapolis
Support for the Neighborhood Adventures League to use fun activities and friendly competition to build relationships as neighbors have shared experiences. www.clevelandneighborhood.org/
Community Design Center of Minnesota, St. Paul
Support to provide opportunities for youth and adults to come together in their communities around growing and preparing food through youth internship projects. www.comdesignctrmn.org/
Dispute Resolution Center, St. Paul
Support for a project to build relationships among diverse families living in St. Paul Public Housing by creating safe spaces to talk about the challenges of community living. www.disputeresolutioncenter.org/
East Side Neighborhood Development Company, St. Paul
Support for building inter-cultural connections in the area of St. Paul hardest hit by foreclosures emphasizing support for local schools and affordable housing. www.esndc.org
Grant Community School Collaborative, Duluth
Support for summer programming that will provide connections to community through life skill-building, cultural, arts and science enrichment, a nutritious snack and a safe, welcoming, supportive environment. www.grantcommunityschoolcollaborative.org
Support for Growing Up Healthy's efforts to broaden neighborhoods and build positive emotions, that will help marginalized families become more fully engage with their environments and each other. www.growinguphealthy.org
High School for Recording Arts, St. Paul
Support for the Check Yo'Self Health and Wellness program that will allow young people and caring adults by participating in supervised, educational, challenging, rewarding and fun activities. www.hsra.org
Hope Community, Minneapolis
Support for building social connectedness by using the arts to create intercultural gathering spaces that are nurturing, relational and grounded in the community. www.hope-community.org/
Support for a community gathering to celebrate Minnesota's newest citizens on or about July 4, 2013. www.ilcm.org
Lifetrack Resources, St. Paul
Support for Family Enrichment Events that will help highly at-risk families build informal support networks as they connect with other families in a fun environment. www.lifetrackresources.org/
Minneapolis Fire Department
Support for the Minneapolis Fire Department and the Somali community to embark on an adventure to build trust and safety at The Community Firefighter Academy. www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/fire/
Minnesota Council of Churches, Refugee Services, Minneapolis
Support of a program to bring together refugee and non-refugee women in a welcoming, non-stigmatizing space to access healing resources and build trusting relationships. www.mnchurches.org/refugeeservices
Moorhead Parks and Recreation
Support for the Romkey Park Youth Program will create bonds to unify the Romkey neighborhood and connect it to the city as a whole, for the health of the next generation of neighborhood leaders. www.cityofmoorhead.com/parks/
Northland Foundation, Duluth
Support for AGE to age: bringing generations together connects people from different age groups to build relationships, enhance their communities and promote well-being. www.northlandfdn.org
Support for community leaders to foster social connections through community building activities that strengthen the fabric of neighborhoods. www.ppl-inc.org
United Way of Steele County, Owatonna
Support to convene low-income residents and institutional partners to identify barriers to wellness and develop community-based approaches to reduce health disparities. www.unitedwaysteelecounty.org/
West Side Community Health Services, St. Paul
Support for the Latino, Hmong and Somali communities to connect through their shared cultural strengths to create dietary and physical activities to promote healthy families. www.westsidechs.org/
Wilderness Inquiry, Minneapolis
Support for a collaboration of five organizations will build social connections through a series of environmental and arts activities in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood. www.wildernessinquiry.org/
To learn more visit: http://www.incommons.org/connectforhealth
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