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2019 Grant Recipients

In April, PrairieCare Child & Family Fund, which launched in March of 2016, awarded $180,000 in grant funding to SEVEN Minnesota school districts 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 $360,000 has been awarded to SEVENTEEN school districts throughout the state!!

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This is the third 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 non-profit 501(c)3 is to support 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 awarded districts will be finalizing the development of their programs this spring and will be implemented in the fall for the start of the 2019/20 school year. “The seven 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 provide board representation from many social, economic and cultural classes throughout the state of Minnesota. The PrairieCare Child & Family Fund is committed to posting the next 'Request for Proposals' in October of 2019.


Le Sueur-Henderson Thank You Message
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PrairieCare Child & Family Fund Grant Video - 2017 edition

                                                                     "Education is not the learning of facts,
                                                                      but the training of the mind to think."
                                                                                         -Albert Einstein