Solway’s accessible playground invites all to play
The new playground at Solway Elementary was constructed to ensure that all children are able to gather and play together without barriers.
UMN Crookston celebrates the Fiber Arts
Hosting a display a titled With Her Hands: Fiber Arts Celebration, the University of Minnesota Crookston celebrated the fiber artistry in the Red Lake River area community.
Family of Funds: How local philanthropy helps feed hungry kids
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.
Northwest Minnesota Foundation signs on as a regional amplifier for Give to the Max Day
Nonprofits and schools in Northwest Minnesota that choose to take part in Give to the Max Day this year will now be eligible for grant prizes made available strictly to those in this region.
Grant support reignites the Allen & Freda Community Garden in Crookston
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.
Marion Dessert Memorial Fund supports restoration of historic benches along Lake Boulevard in Bemidji
The Marion Dessert Memorial Fund has now helped fund the restoration of three historic benches along Bemidji’s Lake Boulevard.
Northwest Minnesota Women’s Fund grant helps empower region’s girls wrestlers
As girls wrestling continues to grow throughout Minnesota schools, a grant from the Northwest Minnesota Women’s Fund has given girls wrestlers the opportunity to learn skills that could benefit them if they seek to compete in college.
Warroad Area Community Fund grant supports assistive shooting stand
The addition of a bench enabling those living with physical disabilities to more comfortably and safety enjoy the sport of shooting at the Warroad Lost River Sportsmen Complex proved so popular that additional assistive stands are now planned.
Donor-advised fund grants to nonprofit bringing free summer programming directly to children
The Richard Hebert Family Foundation Fund, a fund in the Northwest Minnesota Foundation family of funds, has granted $20,000 to the Lakes Area Yes Network to support its efforts in bringing free summer programming directly to the children around Calloway, Frazee, Waubun, and White Earth.