Northwest Minnesota Foundation
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 Northwest Minnesota Foundation is now accepting applications from agencies and organizations in support of early childhood educational programming.
Park Rapids child care provider reflects on impact of social-emotional learning experiences.
When Michelle Broten, a mom of three, moved to Minnesota, she set out to provide child care in her home, as she’d already proven capable and successful with her previous daycare in North Dakota.
To address the shortage of child care slots and staffing challenges, the Park Rapids area has decided to use a futuristic vision – “growing their own” child care providers.
More than $780,000 was loaned or granted out into the region from July through September through the Northwest Minnesota Foundation.
Often used to illustrate the many hands who help lift a child through their development, this phrase speaks to the need for many people to come together to provide a safe and healthy environment for children, where children are given the security they need to develop and flourish, where children’s voices matter.
Five years after launching the Step Up workshops to child care professionals, educators continue to see familiar faces.
Reflections on journey from providing in-home child care to running 2 child care centers.
