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Program Partners
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The Northfield Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) provides staff and capacity building support to a number of local efforts. |
| Familias en Accion - a collaborative community group that provides family events and programs to help increase Northfield Latino children’s success at school | Parent Communication Network (PCN) – a group that provides resources and education to support parents and help create a healthy, positive community for all youth |
Mayor's Task Force on Youth Alcohol & Drug Use – a city board to raise community awareness about local youth substance use and to make ecommendations for community interventions to reduce youth use The Northfield Mayor's Task Force on Youth Alcohol & Drug Use is working to provide additional education and resources to the community about the misuse of prescription drugs. To learn more about this growing national trend, please read the column by Joan Janusz, Task Force co-chair, in the January 19, 2008, Northfield News. to see more helpful links. Click here to see more helpful links. |
Parent Education and Resource Liaisons (PEARLs) – a program to enhance networking among parents, the schools and the community and also to offer opportunities that allow for discussion among parents on issues relevant to children and schools |
| Mayor's Youth Council – high school juniors and seniors appointed by the mayor and city council to provide youth input into civic affairs | Rice County Chemical Health Coalition – a coalition that strives to reduce youth alcohol and drug use through prevention activities and intervention services throughout the county |
Mentoring Coalition - a coalition of local mentoring programs that works to increase the number of Northfield youth who have the opportunity to have a caring adult mentor
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YouthPlus – a program to foster increased intergenerational interaction while working to encourage Northfield youth to organize/mobilize other peers for community service projects |
| Northfield Youth Sports Collaborative – a coalition that works to increase the involvement of low-income youth in local sports | Tackling Obstacles and Raising College Hopes (TORCH) – a collaborative effort to increase the graduation and postsecondary attendance rates of Northfield’s Latino students |
For more information on any of these initiatives, please contact HCI 507-664-3524; info@northfieldhci.org |
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Northfield Healthy Community Initiative
Northfield Community Resource Center (NCRC)
1651 Jefferson Parkway, Suite HS 128
Northfield, MN 55057,
507-664-3524
Coordinators: Zach Pruitt or
Julie Bubser