Project Grant
Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,684
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Helping Hands Outreach
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
November 2016
End Date
December 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Stearns
Project Overview
Project Grant
Project Details
Helping Hands Outreach - This program will increase access to arts programming for older adults, adults with disabilities and their care givers in rural Stearns County through a Fall Concert Series in Holdingford and St Stephen and a concert outing to the
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, non-profit board member; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, board member; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor; American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Justin Lewandowski: Music advocate, promoter and booking agent, writer, actor, volunteer.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Janice Courtney: Arts Adviser/Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, non-profit board member; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, board member; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Mark Nelson: Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor; American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Justin Lewandowski: Music advocate, promoter and booking agent, writer, actor, volunteer.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Project Details: 2017 Fiscal Year
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language
ACHF Arts Access
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,684
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,132
Direct expenses
$2,816
Administration costs
$0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
Intentional observation looking for non-verbal responses and trends from participants. Pictures of participants that capture the experience. In-person surveys identifying the value and impact on their life. Older adults/adults with disabilities benefit from increased access to arts programming. Barriers to attending arts programming are reduced.
Measurable Outcome(s)
1. 32 older adults attended arts programming through Paramount Theater trip. 2. 155 older adults attended arts programming in Holdingford and St. Stephen. 3. Transportation and financial obstacles addressed as evidenced by 140 (unique) older adults partic
Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds
Other, local or private
Project Manager
First Name
Frank
Last Name
Haynes
Organization Name
Helping Hands Outreach
Street Address
101 Plymouth St PO Box 293
City
Holdingford
State
MN
Zip Code
56340
Phone
(320) 746-9960
Email
frank.haynes@holdingfordhelpinghands.org
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