Thriving Communities

Thriving Communities Program

The Initiative Foundation’s Thriving Communities program supports Central Minnesota towns with fewer than 5,000 residents that want to strengthen local leadership, bring people together and turn community ideas into action.

Stay tuned for future cohorts of the Thriving Communities program.

Communities Gain Action, Traction

With support from the Thriving Communities program, the Taylors Falls team is advancing development of the area’s trail system. In Staples, the local team strengthened and promoted its annual Polar Express holiday gathering, drawing 500 additional visitors. And in Braham, local leaders hosted community and youth listening sessions. That work led the mayor and City Council to create and fund a Commission on Engagement and Collaboration, which, in turn, is helping turn resident input into sustained local action.

Braham TCI — Celebrating a milestone moment—Braham’s Suzanne Begin and Becky Turnquist with Initiative Foundation staff Brian Voerding and Amy Trombley mark the completion of the core Thriving Communities workshops and planning sessions. The relationship and support continue.

Thriving Communities Program

Communities Gain Action, Traction

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