Community Arts
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Northeast Youth and Family Services
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2013
End Date
June 2013
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Project Overview
Community Arts
Project Details
Funding for a seven-week summer camp serving approximately 110 youth and culminating in a camper-created public performance. The camp will take place at manufactured-home communities in Shoreview, Mounds View and New Brighton in Summer 2013.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Julie Andersen: Executive Director of Eagan Art House; Jill Anfang: Program Director at Roseville Parks and Recreation; Melissa Brechon: retired Carver County Libraries Director; Bethany Brunsell: music teacher and performer; Kathy Busch: realtor, Shakopee School Board Member; Shelly Chamberlain: Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Operations Director; Paul Creager: Saint Paul Public Schools Administrator, Square Lake Film Festival Director; Erika Eklund: HGA Architects; Joan Elwell: Lakeshore Players Executive Director; Mary Erickson: Independent School District 112 Community Education; Kristi Gaudette: Prior Lake Savage Community Education; Peter Leggett: Walker West Music Academy Executive Director; Christine Murakami Noonan: Minnesota State Fair Foundation; Margaret Rog: consultant, grant writer; Heather Rutledge: ArtReach Saint Croix Executive Director; Rachel Smoka: Children's Theatre Company Development Officer; Beth Starbuck: vocal performer; Dameun Strange: composer, performer; Melissa Wright: William Mitchell College of Law.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Betsy Mowry: administration, education, volunteerism; Nancy Anderson: administration; Kay Augustine: education, youth programming, disabilities specialist; Scott Swanson: artistic, administration, finance; Emily Foxen: events, marketing, administration; Justine Pearson: artistic, administration, fundraising.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2013 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2011, First Special Session, chapter 6, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$5,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,820
Direct expenses
$6,820
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
To develop creative skills and life skills such as cooperation, communication skills and team-work for the target community of low-income, socially isolated youth residing in manufactured housing communities.Daily informal evaluation with each youth participant; post camp written evaluations from participants, parents and camp site leader.
Measurable Outcome(s)
Fifty-nine youth ages 5-11 attended camps at manufactured home sites two days a week for three hours a day for six weeks; 19 youth ages 12-14 attended camp one day a week, three hours a day for six weeks; an arts mini camp was created.
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Recipient Board Members
Shelly Boss, Karen Charlson, Judith Cognetta, Tanya Siebert Dowda, Keith Gosline, Jean Houlding, Blake Huffman, Alan Hull, Robert Jacobson, Jeff Johnson, Peg Kennedy, Amanda Little, Wendell Maddox, Patrick McDonnell, Dean Maschka, Mary Jo McGuire, Lindsay Nauen, David Norrgard, Gloria Alvarez Pederson, Charlotte Ann Samuelson, Carrie Walker, Miriam Ward
Project Manager
First Name
Tim
Last Name
Gusk
Organization Name
Northeast Youth and Family Services
Street Address
3490 Lexington Ave N Ste 205
City
Shoreview
State
MN
Zip Code
55126
Phone
(651) 486-3808
Email
tim@nyfs.org
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