‘Little ones all excited to say Ojibwe words’
A grant awarded to the White Earth Early Childhood Program helped restore the use of the Ojibwe language in their classrooms and homes of young families.
‘Working together to achieve a goal’
STRATEGIC COLLABORATION Multiple organizations come together to assist Fadumo Ahmed in the opening of Gold Childcare Center, a culturally supportive child care center planned for East Grand Forks. A culturally supportive child care center is planned for East Grand Forks. Fadumo Ahmed, who has provided in-home child care for several years in East Grand Forks, …
NMF provides grant to support year-round child care in Kelliher
When teachers are away from the classrooms in the summer, their children frequently stay home with them.
Hub Grant / Year 1
The Northwest Minnesota Foundation is committed to strengthening support for children and families throughout our region.
The Crisis: Child Care
The Face of Child Care has Changed - Communities form taskforces to address their child care needs
The Visionary: Ruth Edevold
Her Legacy Continues: Fund honoring Ruth Edevold, our founding executive director, is reinvested in NMF general endowment
Child Care Success Spotlight: Hallock
The Northwest Minnesota Foundation began working in 2017 with the community of Hallock to discuss potential ways to increase the availability of child care slots. The Grace Lutheran Church, through its church council, stepped forward and offered its space to create a child care center.
Red Lake Falls Child Care Center Keeps Its Doors Open Thanks To Support From Community and NMF
In 1976 the Small World Early Learning Center became a reality thanks to the partnership between parents and community members of Red Lake Falls.