Partners in Arts Participation

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,200
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
RESOURCE, Inc.
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
October 2011
End Date
March 2012
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Hennepin
Hennepin
Project Overview
Partners in Arts Participation
Project Details
This is a first-time event for welfare mothers who are attending parenting classes, learning to intellectually stimulate their children, and preparing for work and family stabilization.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Benjamin Klipfel, Executive Director, Alexandria Area Arts Association, Inc. Director and arts educator.,Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Judson Bemis Jr., Actor, arts administrator, founder and principal of Clere Consulting. Secretary, Minnesota State Arts Board., Ardell Brede, Mayor of Rochester, elected 2002., Peggy Burnet, Businesswoman, art collector, and community volunteer. Chair of the Nominating Committee, Smithsonian National Board. Trustee, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Michael Charron, Dean of the School of the Arts, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Vice Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Sean Dowse, Executive director, Sheldon Theatre. Board member for Minnesota Music Coalition, Minnesota Citizens for the Arts, and Anderson Center for Interdisciplinary Studies., John Gunyou, City manager, Minnetonka., Ellen McInnis, Director of Twin Cities government relations, Wells Fargo. Member of Bottineau Boulevard Partnership. Chair, Minnesota State Arts Board., Pamela Perri, Executive vice president, Builders Association of Minnesota., Margaret Rapp, Former educator, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School. Officer at-large, Minnesota State Arts Board., Anton Treuer, Professor of Ojibwe, Bemidji State University.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access

2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,200
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$1,200
Administration costs
$100
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Partnerships are developed between social service organizations and arts organizations to better serve underserved communities. Social or human service organizations use arts to help achieve their service goals. Perceived or real barriers to participation are addressed. The participants’ reactions were evaluated in the group discussions both after the play and after Minnesota Family Investment Program staff met with the director and writer of the play, in one-on-one meeting with case managers, and on the Satisfaction Survey.

Measurable Outcome(s)

Minnesota Family Investment Program parenting program goals are to teach young mothers how to create with their children, develop their parenting skills, and help them see themselves as a part of the community by participating in activities outside the narrow world they live in. It is important for the young women to imagine themselves out of poverty and able to fully participate in the community. These are important goals that support the other goals of assisting the young women to complete their schooling, complete post secondary education, and emotionally and financially prepare to support themselves and their children. In this program, twelve young mothers and their sixteen children attended a production with The Children's Theater. 2: Minnesota Family Investment Program staff will continue to bring participants and their children to The Children's Theater as funding is available. It has always been a good experience and it is good for our very young mothers and their children to be connected to the community arts through The Children's Theater.

Description of Funds
Recipient Board Members
Tim Beers, Nancy Carlson, Tyrize Cox, Brian Davis, Fred Easter, Robert Holder, Henry Lee, Michelle LeGross, Tucker Plumstead, Dean Sanberg, William F. Telleen, Julia Van Etten, Paul Way, Debra Weiss.
Project Manager
First Name
Heidi
Last Name
Kammer
Organization Name
RESOURCE, Inc.
Street Address
1900 Chicago Ave S
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55404
Phone
(612) 752-8092
Email
hkammer@resource-mn.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
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