Northwest Minnesota Foundation
The Warroad School BackPack Food Program Fund began in 2016, after Susie Novak, executive director of the North Country Food Bank, introduced the community to the idea of a backpack program.
Our work toward ending homelessness in Northwest Minnesota, specifically for youth and young adults under the age of 25, is rooted in systems-level change.
Two funds in the Northwest Minnesota Foundation family of funds have received significant contributions from Norman County West (NCW) Dollars for Scholars now that the NCW chapter has issued its final scholarship checks.
The New Day Center in Bemidji recently completed a second phase of renovations, installing a wheelchair lift, new roof, and new parking lot.
More than 600 people attended the three-day Collaborative Brain Conference held in August at Shooting Star Casino Hotel & Event Center in Mahnomen as the conference returned for the first time since it was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic.
The Allen & Freda Community Garden has been reinvigorated and Crookston area community members have encouraged to participate in gardening and agricultural production, thanks in part to a local grant.
The Marion Dessert Memorial Fund has now helped fund the restoration of three historic benches along Bemidji’s Lake Boulevard.
At its annual recognition event, the Northwest Minnesota Foundation celebrated six awardees from throughout the region whose work and energies are leading and supporting community in meaningful ways.
Music, pinatas, food trucks, games, and community members brought life to downtown Crookston on a mid-July evening for the city’s inaugural Fiesta de Crookston. Over 400 attendees mingled, reconnected with neighbors and old acquaintances, and celebrated Latinx culture.
