Koochiching Aging Options, International Falls

$24,000

Support for the establishment of Koochiching Aging Options to provide support and services to older adults in Koochiching County.

Adult Learning Center - ISD #709, Duluth

$500

Funding to provide assistance to at-risk youth for GED testing fees.

Cook County Higher Education, Grand Marais

$5,000

Support for the development and publishing of the "Steps to Success" Study Guide.

Range Respite Project, Inc., Virginia

$10,000

Funding for the caregiver support program to assist people providing care for elderly and ill family members in the home.

Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy, Minneapolis

$500

Support for the Midwest Rural Assembly to share resources and strategies for rural economic and community development opportunities

Aitkin County Adult Day Services, McGregor

$3,000

To provide scholarship funds to aid adults in need of adult day services.

Second Harvest North Central Food Bank, Grand Rapids

$5,000

To support Kids Packs to Go, a supplemental nutrition program for low-income school children in Aitkin and Itasca Counties.

University of MN Extension - Moorhead, Moorhead

$500

Support for a conference to increase the understanding of youth development professionals on the affects of history on American Indian family dynamics.

WDSE-TV PBS eight, Duluth

$3,000

In support of public affairs programming in northeastern Minnesota.

Minnesota Teen Challenge Northland Center, Duluth

$7,500

In support of a program to assist and support Minnesota Teen Challenge graduates re-entering the workforce.

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans, Saint Paul

$10,000

In support of outreach efforts to veterans in crisis in northeastern Minnesota.

Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency, Virginia

$500

Support to provide assistance to struggling and precariously housed families in Lake County.

The Northspan Group, Inc., Duluth

$2,500

Support for the Range Readiness Initiative.

Cloquet Community Education, Cloquet

$20,000

Support for the establishment of the Li'l Thunder Learning Center at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.

University Nursery School, Duluth

$500

Support for summer enrichment programming.

Minnesota Fathers & Families Network, Saint Paul

$1,000

Support for the Minnesota Fathers & Families Network Fall Fatherhood Seminar series and annual conference.

YWCA of Duluth, Duluth

$20,000

To provide emergency childcare assistance to families who have lost eligibility for Minnesota childcare assistance.

Happy Days Preschool, Ely

$1,635

To provide resources to parents to help with the early learning of their pre-school aged children at home.

Child Care Choices, Inc., Duluth

$1,000

Support for the early childhood conference organized by Child Care Choices in Duluth in November 2009.

Duluth Public Schools - ISD #709, Duluth

$500

Support for a 5th grade field day for Duluth school students to learn more about the forestry profession.

Volunteers In Education, Soudan

$20,000

Support for the creation of volunteer tutoring programs in the Tower, Cook, and Babbitt Schools.

Lake Superior Community Arts Planning Program, Two Harbors

$2,400

To support the implementation of the Neighborhood Bridges model in the Lake Superior School District to improve literacy through the use of storytelling.

Churchill Elementary - ISD #094, Cloquet

$3,475

Support for an academic reading tutor for grades 4 and 5 at Churchill Elementary School in Cloquet.

Bridges: Kinship Mentoring, Grand Rapids

$5,000

Support for the Kinship Mentoring program that connects children between the ages of 5 and 17 with positive adult mentors in the community.

Little Treasures Center, Inc., Duluth

$20,000

General operating support for the infant and toddler programs of the Little Treasures Center, Inc.

Cloquet Middle School  - ISD #094, Cloquet

$3,800

Support for a year-long program to foster kindness, compassion, and service in the Cloquet Middle School.

Hibbing School District - ISD #701, Hibbing

$750

Support to establish an after school program teaching 6th graders about the engineering profession.

Grant Language and Arts Magnet School, Duluth

$1,000

Support for 5th grade environmental science education project for the 2009-2010 school year.

United Way of Northeastern Minnesota, Chisholm

$15,000

Support to establish the Smiles Across Minnesota dental care program in schools in northeastern Minnesota.

Life House, Inc., Duluth

$20,000

Support for a youth advocate position at the Life House Youth Center.

Just Kids Dental Health, Two Harbors

$10,000

Support to provide dental hygiene care to children in Carlton, Lake, and Cook Counties.

Minnesota Youth Intervention Program Association, Minneapolis

$500

Support to provide dental hygiene care to children in Carlton, Lake, and Cook Counties.

Lincoln Park School - ISD #709, Duluth

$4,980

Support for the Focus Plus and ARCH programs to aid students from grades 7-9 in alternative education programs to reenter their home schools.

Planned Parenthood of Minnesota, Minneapolis

$10,000

Support for the Duluth Teen Resource Center.

Duluth Public Schools - ISD #709, Duluth

$2,065.10

To provide essential school supplies for students in need.

Mountain Iron-Buhl School District - ISD #712, Mountain Iron

$308.50

To provide essential school supplies for students in need.

International Falls KIDS PLUS, International Falls

$317.50

To provide essential school supplies for students in need.

McGregor KIDS PLUS, Tamarack

$274

To provide essential school supplies for students in need.

Esko KIDS PLUS, Esko

$5,000

Support for the Esko Kids Plus program to provide youth opportunities for recreation, socialization, service learning, and leadership training.

Hill City KIDS PLUS, Hill City

$292.45

To provide essential school supplies for students in need.

Aitkin KIDS PLUS, Aitkin

$251.99

To provide essential school supplies for students in need.

Bovey/Coleraine KIDS PLUS, Bovey

$352.89

To provide essential school supplies for students in need.

Ely Early Childhood Coalition, Ely

$4,000

Support for initial start-up projects for the Ely Early Childhood Coalition.

Damiano of Duluth, Inc., Duluth

$1,000

To support activities for kids to learn about nutrition, food, and exercise for active and healthy living.

Life House, Inc., Duluth

$750

To provide supplies for a public mural created by youth depicting positive messages that celebrate cultural diversity and promote understanding.

Carlton High School - ISD #093, Carlton

$450

To offer yearlong transition activities for 5th graders to be prepared for entry as 6th graders in the high school building.

Boys & Girls Clubs Of The Northland, Duluth

$1,000

To expand summer outdoor learning opportunities for youth ages 9-12.

Proctor Schools - ISD #704, Proctor

$5,000

In support of G3: Gathering of Generations for Greatness, which provides monthly activities to connect older adults and young people with recreational and service projects.

Bovey/Coleraine KIDS PLUS, Bovey

$5,000

In support of the Itasca Area’s AGES – All Generations Energized in Stewardship project, which will provide youth and older adults with a variety of social and recreational activities and volunteer opportunities that benefit the community.

Moose Lake KIDS PLUS, Moose Lake

$4,500

To support the Helping Unite Generations (HUGs) project, which brings older adults and youth together for learning opportunities and to undertake a major community beautification effort that will create an intergenerational gathering place.

No SMDC Health System grants were awarded last quarter.