Minnesota’s twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.2 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in southeastern Minnesota.
Each fiscal year of ACHF funding, a majority of the twelve regional library systems agree to allocate 10% of their ACHF funding to support statewide partnership projects. SELCO serves as the fiscal agent for statewide projects.
Each fiscal year of ACHF funding, a majority of the participating regional library systems agree to allocate 10% of their ACHF funding to support statewide partnership projects. SELCO serves as the fiscal agent for statewide projects.
Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Traverse des Sioux Library System (TdS) is a federated regional public library system providing central services located in southcentral Minnesota.
Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Traverse des Sioux Library System (TdS) is a federated regional public library system providing central services located in southcentral Minnesota.
Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment?s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant.
Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.
Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment raises revenue for Clean Water, Outdoor Heritage, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Libraries are beneficiaries of a portion of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Funding.
Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.
Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant.
Minnesota’s twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.2 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Traverse des Sioux Library System (TdS) is a federated regional public library system providing central services located in southcentral Minnesota.
Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Viking Library System (VLS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in central western Minnesota.
Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Viking Library System (VLS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in central western Minnesota.
Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment?s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant.
Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.
Minnesota’s Legacy Amendment raises revenue for Clean Water, Outdoor Heritage, Parks and Trails, and Arts and Cultural Heritage. Libraries are beneficiaries of a portion of the Arts and Cultural Heritage Funding.
Minnesota’s 12 regional public library systems, which encompass 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional public library system receives a formula-driven allocation from the annual $3 million Minnesota Regional Library Legacy Grant.
Minnesota's twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.5 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant.
Minnesota’s twelve regional library systems, which encompass more than 350 public libraries in all areas of the state, can benefit from a portion of the Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Through State Library Services, a division of the Minnesota Department of Education, each regional library system is eligible to receive a formula-driven allocation from the annual $2.2 million Minnesota Regional Library System Legacy Grant. Viking Library System (VLS) is a federated regional public library system with central services located in central western Minnesota.
Connecting Kids is organized out of school time youth development and enrichment opportunities. Youth scholarships include K-12 youth that reside in Blue Earth, Nicollet, Waseca and Le Sueur Counties. From the help of previous funding from MDE, we have increased scholarships from swimming lessons from 80 to 200. Program partners include Lifeguard Training and Water Safety Instructors training. Additional partners include Mankato Community Education, Mankato Family YMCA, Lake Crystal Area Recreation Cetner, City of St.
Over the last two years, Three Rivers Park District staff have heard a resounding and persistent request from communities currently underrepresented in outdoor spaces to have access to family-focused, culturally responsive, and low-barrier water safety instruction. This proposal builds-upon that community feedback, gathered in partnership with trusted Community Liaisons, to further pilot and expand family-focused, 3-hour water safety workshops in partnership with V3 Sports, Inc, and connect communities back to water-based activities within a natural resources-based park system and beyond.
Cloquet Community Educaiton and Recreation, in conjunction with the City of Cloquet Parks Department, provides ARC swimming lessons, as well as manages public use of the Beach at Pinehurst Park and the indoor swimming pool at Cloquet Middle School. Swimming lessons are not only provided to students that attend the Cloquet Public Schools, but also the surrounding school districts of Esko, Carlton, Wrenshall, Moose Lake, and Barnum which lack swimming pools. In the past year, over 1200 children have participated in the 168 group and private swim lessons offered.
Faribault faces significant poverty, with 73% of its students receiving free or reduced-price school lunch. It also represents one of the most diverse student bodies in Greater Minnesota, with students of color comprising 61% of Faribault's student population. For the past year and a half, the Healthy Community Initiative (HCI - a backbone youth-serving organization that helps identify and meet needs for local young people) and the Faribault Public Schools have been convening the Prevention Partnerships for Healthy Youth (PPHY) Coalition.
The proposed Aquatics Safety Initiative for Saint Paul Public Schools Community Education will address systemic inequities, cultural barriers and program access specifically around water safety for underserved populations. Our population focus includes East African and Muslim women and girls as well as underserved elementary aged youth within the City of St.Paul. The primary project goals are to create a safe space for East African women and girls and underserved youth populations to have access to basic water safety tools, swim lessons and culturally specific equipment.
This program was designed to service children in the school district ages 8-18. Families participate with the student in the first hour of the swim class. During this first hour they participate in a nutrition class. Participants learned Nutrition based on the curricula Choose Health, Food, Fun and Fitness. The kids enjoyed learning these lessons: Drink Low-Fat Milk and Water Instead of Sweetened Drinks, Color Your Plate: Eat More Vegetables and Fruits, Read It Before You Eat It! The Nutrition Facts Label, Make Half Your Grains Whole! Eat More Whole Grains and Healthier Foods ?
According to the 2021 American Community Survey, Pine City has a poverty rate of 13.4% -about 1.5 times the rate in Minnesota as a whole {9.2%). The poverty rate for children under 18 is even higher at 25%. Within the Pine City School District, an estimated 28.4% of the 1,538 students are considered economically disadvantaged (https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/minnesota/districts/pine-city-public?school-district-102930), and 43.9% qualify for free or reduced lunch. Pine City has a strong need for low-cost and free recreation and educational opportunities for our youth.
Desire to use grant funds must primarily be used to provide water safety and beginning swimming instruction to students from historically underserved populations psecifically our new to country students and those verified as Homelss and Highly Mobile.
The proposed project aims to address a pressing need within the St. Louis Park Public Schools community, focusing on increased enrollment of students of color in swim safety classes. The primary beneficiaries of this initiative will be students from the East and West African communities residing in St. Louis Park, who often face barriers to accessing swim education due to cultural, financial, and social reasons. To achieve this goal, we are seeking a grant of $24,000 to cover the costs of safety swim equipment and facilitate free swim classes.
Bemidji Parks & Recreation in partnership with Bemidji State University (BSU) will increase access to water safety instruction for youth ages 5-14 within in Beltrami County. The overall goal is to provide swim lessons and to increase the knowledge of water safety skills to at-risk youth. The swim lessons will be based on the American Red Cross Learn to Swim Program as well as provide Lifeguard/Water safety instructor courses.
