Grantee Learning Logs

To engage communities in identifying factors contributing to high youth dropout and unemployment rates

To conduct a "Race Equity and Excellence in Education Action Planning" process with the goal of identifying specific strategies to address race equity in education

To solve the need for better access to affordable, culturally competent, quality early childhood education services (ECE) in the Cedar Riverside neighborhood (West Bank)

To design and pilot a coordinated system for social service providers to enter, manage and share client data in order to better serve local families

To further develop a multi-tribal power authority and to plan workforce development of a utility-grade wind power installation

To increase civic engagement within communities of color in the Northwest suburbs of the Twin Cities

To assess needs, build a foundation and create a work plan for the Work 2 Wellness (W2W) Project

To engage the community to build a new economic model of comprehensive, coordinated service delivery to improve outcomes for young people

To partner with the Rapid City Area Schools and others, examining the need to address cross-cultural understanding and relationships in their community

"Northfield Promise" is a collective impact initiative designed to achieve community-level change for children and youth growing up in Northfield. By aligning all the major community institutions around a shared set of measurable benchmarks, assembling diverse action teams, collecting and sharing data, implementing action plans, and sharing progress with community stakeholders, the project seeks to ensure success for all Northfield youth.

To use the Yes Network's community engagement model to create neighborhood-based summer enrichment programs for children

To engage underserved families in designing and testing a children's museum model that is responsive to their needs, interests and challenges

The Vital Aging Network's Wellness 50+ program will engage and train teams of older adults in four communities across Minnesota to lead community–developed wellness initiatives.

To engage healthcare stakeholders in creating a public-private funding program that will support foreign-trained medical professionals in securing medical residency

To move rural communities forward by creating opportunities for improved housing stability and economic development

To develop a creative, resilient and community-driven future for the diverse neighborhoods along the St. Louis River

To co-create the Sustainable Home Ownership Project (SHOP): a workforce development initiative and homeownership system that supports a green construction industry on Pine Ridge

To test and implement the Minneapolis Public Schools "Grow Your Own" program: a fast-track alternative teacher preparation and licensure program for bilingual educators and educators of color

To create a shared community vision for the Seven Mile Creek watershed, establish a watershed council to implement the community vision and build the relationships necessary to sustain watershed rehabilitation efforts into the future

To bring organizations together that work separately on children's issues, strengthening their capacity to share resources for children, parents and other advocates

To develop an appropriate legal entity under the Oglala Sioux Tribe to oversee water, sewer and solid waste operations and infrastructure improvement

To engage the community in a creative placemaking process that includes artist-led "imagination conversations"

To make local building codes and ordinances better, promoting greater housing stability

To bring together diverse stakeholders from medical, insurance, advocacy and cultural communities to create and test maternal health solutions which are accessible, culturally acceptable and financially sustainable

To create an inclusive coalition that builds connections and engages community stakeholders, gathers data on youth, creates a data report with actions, and provides a Blueprint so that youth become more respected, empowered and engaged

To create an interpreting and sign language collaborative

To further the Family Tree Clinic's Trans Health Initiative by partnering with community stakeholders to pilot an informed consent hormone access project to provide high-quality, transgender affirming and affordable health care

To implement a Community Paramedic program that will fill gaps in and improve the region's health care system

To create an educational and career path for young people of color in the environmental science and natural resource fields

To support the Social Empowerment through Economic Development Strategies Project (SEEDS Project) that develops social enterprises for youth

To build a hub for a healthy, equitable and just food system

To increase arts capacity and access to space through the Rez Arts Nomad

To create the Upper Midwest Indigenous Seed Keepers Network

To attract and retain more Native American nursing students through mentoring and expanded resources to address family and cultural needs of students

To change the approach to regulation of local food systems in Minnesota

To develop a community plan to address mental health care needs through the ReThink Mental Health Initiative

To form a statewide coalition that will increase the number of people who are equipped to work against human trafficking and sexual exploitation

Four Bands Community Fund, of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, will lead a reservation-wide effort to develop and implement a comprehensive workforce development program. Using a combined place- and sector-based approach, Four Bands will provide training opportunities to increase the capacity of individuals to gain meaningful employment while supporting businesses to build their capacity to effectively hire and retain qualified employees.