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Little Free Libraries
Members of Northfield’s Rotary Club planned to spend time over the summer coordinating outdoor Library Book Bike activities throughout Northfield. When COVID-19 shut down those plans, Rotarians directed their efforts toward another literacy-related activity: building and stocking Little Free Libraries. They built and installed eight new little libraries in “literacy deserts,” low-income neighborhoods in Northfield […]
New Northfield Playground Expands Access to Early Childhood Recreation
Young kids visiting the new Northfield Community Education Center are celebrating today because they have a great new place to play. For months, representatives from Northfield Public Schools, Northfield Promise, StriveTogether, and KABOOM! (the nonprofit organization focused on ending playspace inequity) have worked together to increase access to playspaces for local kids with the creation […]
Class of 2020 Outreach Extends Student-Staff Connections
Members of the Northfield High School Class of 2020 missed out on many traditional rites of passage last spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But thanks to a unique outreach program, they received something previous classes haven’t had: an extra boost of support after graduation. Through a partnership of Northfield Promise, the Northfield Public Schools, […]
Local Young Adults Play Critical Role During Pandemic
In her rare moments of free time, Odalis Ascencio plugs in her headphones and laces up her shoes. Propelled by determination and the rhythms of reggaeton – her hype music – her feet pound the trails of the St. Olaf College Natural Lands, or the track at Carleton College. Each step brings her closer to […]
Early Learning Specialists provide resources for families through ParentChild+
Thiago’s eyes are wide and bright. He sits on the living room floor with his mother, Elizabeth Flores, on a gray March day and examines the colorful blocks and plastic miniature zoo animals spread out in front of him. But the 20-month-old boy doesn’t sit still for long. As his older siblings work on homework […]
Northfield Promise receives StriveTogether Opportunity Fund Grant
Northfield Promise is one of four cradle-to-career partnerships selected nationwide Northfield Promise, a cradle-to-career initiative serving youth in Northfield, Minn., has received up to $350,000 per year over three years from StriveTogether, a national network working to bring communities together around data to make decisions and improve results for kids. Northfield Promise will use its grant […]
Northfield Promise Selected for Community-led Playground Project to Give Local Kids More Opportunities to Play
Northfield Promise, a member of the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network, has been selected to lead a playground project with KaBOOM!, the national nonprofit that works to ensure every kid and all communities have equitable access to quality, imaginative playspaces. Northfield Promise is one of the three StriveTogether communities that will work with KaBOOM! to […]
Greenvale Park Community School receives competitive 21st Century Community Learning Center grant
Project to receive up to six years of continued funding The Greenvale Park Community School received exciting news earlier this summer – the project was selected for up to six years of additional funding through the Minnesota Department of Education’s 21st Century Community Learning Center grant award. Greenvale Park’s initial five-year 21st Century grant ended […]
Northfield named a StriveTogether Proof Point Community
Northfield becomes just the 12th community in the country to receive this recognition At its national convening on Thursday in Washington, DC, StriveTogether announced that Northfield Promise has been named a “StriveTogether Proof Point Community.” Northfield becomes just the 12th community in the country to receive StriveTogether’s highest recognition, joining the likes of Cincinnati, OH, […]
Northfield Community College Collaborative helping local students on their postsecondary journeys
Exciting growth and outcomes achieved in project’s second year Forty-five young adults earned 486 college credits last year through the Northfield Community College Collaborative (a Northfield Promise flagship initiative). Located on Division Street in downtown Northfield, the NCCC partners with Riverland Community College to provide in-person courses, while also support students in taking online classes. […]