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Grant Funds will be available in early 2021! The Grant Committee is working to simplify this process and award dollars in the first quarter of 2021, three months earlier then 2020!
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2020 Grant Recipients are making an IMPACT!
Click HERE to read stories and quotes from their mid-term reports!
Click HERE to read stories and quotes from their mid-term reports!

2020-21 Grant Recipients
In May, PrairieCare Child & Family Fund awarded $185,000 in grant funding to TEN Minnesota school districts & non-profits to support mental health education and training to those who support or provide educational services to youth. PrairieCare Child & Family Fund selected the following districts based upon the overall impact and sustainability of their proposed programs: Since 2016, a total of $545,000 has been awarded to TWENTY-SEVEN school districts throughout the state!!
This is the fourth series of grant funding awarded by the PrairieCare Child & Family Fund, and the amount awarded increased based upon the overall success of fundraising and the quality of the proposals received. The purpose of this grant making foundation is to support youth mental health innovations in education, services and research. The goal of this grant is to help create sustainable education programs for district and program staff to better identify and work with kids who may be struggling with poor mental health. Many of the proposals included regular staff education and seminars as well as curriculum's that will be implemented into the daily educational routine for kids that promote resiliency and mental wellness.
“The ten school districts receiving grants will be providing better mental health support to their students, staff and communities. We are proud to be their partners!" said Board President, Sandy Nicholson. The school districts selected reflect board representation from many social, economic and cultural classes throughout the state of Minnesota.
In May, PrairieCare Child & Family Fund awarded $185,000 in grant funding to TEN Minnesota school districts & non-profits to support mental health education and training to those who support or provide educational services to youth. PrairieCare Child & Family Fund selected the following districts based upon the overall impact and sustainability of their proposed programs: Since 2016, a total of $545,000 has been awarded to TWENTY-SEVEN school districts throughout the state!!
- District #622
- Eastern Carver County Schools
- Lake Agassiz Education Cooperative (Detroit Lakes Area)
- Le Sueur Henderson Public Schools
- Marshall Middle School
- Northfield Public Schools
- Paynesville Public Schools
- South Washington Co. Schools
- Washburn Center with Minneapolis & Bloomington Schools
- White Bear Lake Schools
This is the fourth series of grant funding awarded by the PrairieCare Child & Family Fund, and the amount awarded increased based upon the overall success of fundraising and the quality of the proposals received. The purpose of this grant making foundation is to support youth mental health innovations in education, services and research. The goal of this grant is to help create sustainable education programs for district and program staff to better identify and work with kids who may be struggling with poor mental health. Many of the proposals included regular staff education and seminars as well as curriculum's that will be implemented into the daily educational routine for kids that promote resiliency and mental wellness.
“The ten school districts receiving grants will be providing better mental health support to their students, staff and communities. We are proud to be their partners!" said Board President, Sandy Nicholson. The school districts selected reflect board representation from many social, economic and cultural classes throughout the state of Minnesota.
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