Grantee Learning Logs

To create an interpreting and sign language collaborative

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

To foster safe and respectful learning environments by hosting conversations with the Anti-Bullying/Anti-Harassment Task Force and by creating a bystander empowerment program

To implement the Trauma Recovery Project: Community Partnership to Build Thriving Communities

To discuss land cooperative law opportunities and issues with 16 farmer-members who are currently operating under a land lease option

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will hold talking circles and lead a community assessment to guide the development of a network of home and community-based service providers who qualify for Medicare and state reimbursement programs. This network will help elders and adults with disabilities in their community continue living independently.

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

To educate and engage landowners, agricultural producers and water quality resource experts in an effort to improve water quality

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

To invite Theatre Department students and faculty to artist-facilitated, problem-solving 'Common Ground Conversations' with civic leaders and organizers, using the performing arts to engage with communities around social and environmental problems

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

To train neighborhood artists and residents how to employ art and creativity as a strategy for increasing community engagement among underrepresented groups in four intersecting neighborhoods of south Minneapolis

To engage residents, create partnerships and test ideas to improve health outcomes for the Little Earth community

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

To develop a sustainable model for individuals in recovery from mental illness and/or chemical dependency, which will be integrated into the East Metro's Mental and Chemical Health crisis care system through the Mental Health Crisis Alliance

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

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

The Wagner Area Horizons Team will engage both Native and non-Native people who live in Wagner on the Yankton Sioux Reservation in a series of conversations and workshops about race. This will include developing and sharing a new curriculum for understanding differences in Native and non-Native leadership.

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

The >MN Project' will address rural child care issues by developing regional child care plans in partnership with rural communities, creating business tools to sustain local partnerships, and establishing advisory councils to support the implementation of the plans.

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

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 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 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 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 address food insecurity and improve health and well-being by revitalizing knowledge of traditional food practices