The Northwest Minnesota Foundation is hosting workshops this spring to equip communities with strategies to bolster their resiliency in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters. Every year, communities throughout the U.S. face weather disasters, including floods, tornadoes, and wildfires, and other crises such as mass shootings. Yet when a disaster strikes, community members…
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Late last year R&J News told you about SAFE Talk Training that were being held across Northwest Minnesota thanks to the Northwest Minnesota Foundation and Eyes on the Horizon. After a break due to the busy holiday and winter season the program will resume on March 26 in Mahnomen, and registration is still open. safeTALK…
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ADA, MN—An Ada man has been appointed to the Northwest Minnesota Foundation Board of Directors. Kyle Larson is also the Market President at Frandsen Bank and Trust in Ada. Larson tells R&J News why he wanted to join the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Larson describes what the Northwest Minnesota Foundation does for the region. You…
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Ag-Focused safeTALK Training will be held In Twin Valley Thursday, April 3rd 8:30 am – 12:30 pm Register at Eventbrite Agriculture-focused safeTALK is a 4-hour training in suicide alertness skills. This training will focus on farm/ranch stress and being suicide alert. Learn four basic steps to create a life-saving connection. Widely used by professionals and…
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Indigenous/Native American-focused safeTALK Training will be held In Mahnomen Wednesday, March 26th 8 am – 12pm – Indigenous/Native American-focused safeTALK is a 4-hour training in suicide alertness skills. This training will focus on being suicide alert. Learn four basic steps to create a life-saving connection. Widely used by professionals and the general public. Register at…
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Nine organizations in Northwest Minnesota have received grants through the Northwest Minnesota Women’s Fund. The grants, which total $37,500, will go toward projects that support women and girls in the region. The grant recipients include: REACH, for a women’s empowerment summit, Gary Cares, for a women and girls self defense class, BIO Girls, a regional…
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The Northwest Minnesota Foundation is teaming up with Eyes on the Horizon to offer free safeTALK trainers to residents across Northwest Minnesota. safeTALK Trainer Monica McConkey tells us more about safeTALK and its purpose. McConkey says the Northwest Minnesota Foundation wanted to team up with Eyes on the Horizon due to an increased need in…
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The Northwest Minnesota Foundation (NWMF) is looking for businesses and nonprofits to apply for PROMISE Act Grant Funding. NWMF Community Revitalization Program Manager Sarah Linda explains what the purpose of these grants are and who can apply. Linda says the application deadline is fast approaching with an April 30 deadline, and she tells us how…
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The Katie Brommenschenkel Vilmo Scholarship, a scholarship fund hosted by Northwest Minnesota Foundation (NMF), is seeking qualified applicants to apply for the 2024 scholarship round. The annual scholarship supports students from school districts in Red Lake Nation, White Earth Nation, and 12 counties: Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington,…
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Listen back to the Business Matters Program with the Northwest Minnesota Foundation’s Small Business Development Center Program Director Mick McCrory from Wednesday, August 30 2023.