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Rural Voice Returns to St. Joseph, Focuses on Belonging
Five years after the Rural Voice town hall series first visited St. Joseph, the community conversation returns this September to explore how Central Minnesota towns… Read More
Study: Child Care Access Challenges Highly Localized
A new regional study commissioned by the Initiative Foundation finds that child care access remains a significant workforce and economic development issue in Central Minnesota,… Read More
$67,000 Awarded for Energy, Resiliency Planning
The Initiative Foundation has awarded $67,100 through its Energy & Community Resiliency Planning Grant program to help six organizations prepare for the future through energy… Read More
Fellowship Expands to Bolster Rural Social Enterprise
The Initiative Foundation announced today a major expansion of its Initiators Fellowship to serve and grow social enterprise businesses across rural Minnesota. Thanks to… Read More
Coalition Addresses Threats With Grants, Call for Safety
LITTLE FALLS, MN—The Initiative Foundation, as part of a growing coalition of local and state foundations, announced today several rapid-response grants to support the Somali… Read More
Rapid-Response Funding Supports 20 Local Nonprofits
The Initiative Foundation has issued a round of rapid-response emerging needs grants to 20 Central Minnesota nonprofits working to stabilize essential services—from food access and… Read More