During the second quarter of 2019, the Northland Foundation awarded 42 grants totaling $389,835. Five grants of $10,000 were made to increase the supply of childcare openings in the region. The five childcare grants were awarded to help with the start-up four new programs that will be located in Eveleth, Aitkin, Duluth, and Hermantown, and to help expand an existing childcare program located in Virginia. The $50,000 in funding for these grants was provided by the Minnesota Department of Human Services.
“We are appreciative that the State of Minnesota has committed funding to help increase access to high-quality childcare in our region,” stated Tony Sertich, Northland Foundation’s President. “Solutions to the shortage of care can be found if public and private sectors – like the Northland Foundation – work together with local communities, and we continue to support the childcare providers who are already doing this incredibly important job.”
All 42 grants were made between April 1st and June 30th. Here are the ones given to Cook County non-profits.
Child Care Grants, Northeastern Minnesota
For childcare program start-ups and expansions with funding provided by the Minnesota Department of Human Services and the support of the Northland Foundation.
. Cook County Schools ISD #166, Grand Marais— To support in-school programming that supports the social-emotional development of students. $18,000.
. North Shore Health Care Foundation,
Grand Marais— To support access to oral health education and care to children and youth in Cook County. $10,000
Individual and community wellbeing
. Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage— To support the development of a website to provide historical, program, and community information for the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. $8,000.
Capacity building
. North House Folk School, Grand Marais— To provide increased staff capacity to support organizational expansion. $15,000.
. Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage— To support social engagement programming for Grand Portage elders. $1,000.
Rural aging initiative
The following grants were awarded through the Northland Foundation’s Rural Aging Initiative to help older adults and their caregivers live well in their homes and communities.
. North Shore Area Partners, Silver Bay— To support the launch of a new program of in-home personal caregiving to older adults in eastern Lake County and western Cook County.
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