Local community fund helps bring BIO Girls to Thief River Falls
Early grant support from the Thief River Falls Area Community Fund helped spur efforts to bring a program that builds self-esteem in adolescent girls to the local community.
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Early grant support from the Thief River Falls Area Community Fund helped spur efforts to bring a program that builds self-esteem in adolescent girls to the local community.

The Northwest Minnesota Foundation is committed to strengthening support for children and families throughout our region.

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KAXE’s Katie Carter recently interviewed Margaret Krueger, an NMF Homelessness program officer, and landlord Kyle Baril about our Landlord Risk Mitigation Fund. This was a fantastic feature that did a great job of highlighting the goals and benefits of this program.

Beau, our Chief Morale Officer and in-house therapy dog, visited Bemidji State University last Wednesday to offer some stress relief to BSU students prepping for Finals.

Today, we are featuring Stacey Hron, a fund adviser for the Thief River Falls Area Community Fund
