Project Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
The Yes Network
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2017
End Date
August 2017
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Benton
Benton
Project Overview

Project Grant

Project Details

The Yes Network provides summer meals, physically-active games, and learning activities to children and youth in five low-income St Cloud area neighborhoods. Our goal is to introduce high-quality art experiences in three neighborhoods in 2017 and expand to more neighborhoods in future years.

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Janice Courtney: Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, an arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, served on many of non-profit boards; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, board member; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, Member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Ken Barry: Blues musician, photographer, Nuclear Engineer; George Minerich: Professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center and photography club volunteer; Mark Nelson: Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Buddy King: Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, Unit Director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in St Cloud.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Janice Courtney: Assistant Director of the Saint Cloud State University Program Board, arts advocate, an arts administrator; Linda Brobeck: Visual artist, owner of Crow River North, LLC, served on many of non-profit boards; Al Hams: Founder of Al's Music, author, served on a number of Boards of Directors; Doug Lien: Watercolorist, member of the Central Minnesota Watercolorists, Community Education Art Class instructor; Ken Barry: Blues musician, photographer, Nuclear Engineer; George Minerich: Professional film, digital and nature photographer, local arts center and photography club volunteer; Mark Nelson: Public School Music Teacher, choral director, community theatre director, voice lessons instructor, American Choral Directors Association of Minnesota Board Member; Buddy King: Playwright, percussionist, teaching artist, Unit Director for the Roosevelt Boys and Girls Club in St Cloud.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
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
$7,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$6,500
Direct expenses
$13,500
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

Kids, ages 6-16, with poverty-related barriers to community programs will gain opportunities for quality art experiences in their own neighborhoods. Yes Network staff will use sign-in logs, participant surveys, instructor assessments of completed art projects, and personal observations to measure outcomes.

Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Ruth
Last Name
Wiechman
Organization Name
The Yes Network
Street Address
1030 4th St SE Ste 114
City
St Cloud
State
MN
Zip Code
56302-1042
Phone
(320) 266-1747
Email
ruth.yes.network@gmail.com
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
Email the Agency
Location

P.O. Box 458
220 4th Ave North 
Foley, MN 56329

Phone
Project Manager: Leslie LeCuyer
320-968-4290x 3