Healthy Community Initiative

Supporting Children, Youth, and Families

Cultivating transformative health, education, and career outcomes through collaboration, innovation and continuous learning.

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Star Tribune Opinion: From bus stops to classrooms, fear is dismantling our children’s education

School should feel like a safe place, for every child.

How to Help Your Neighbors

Healthy Community Initiative has been hearing a lot from community members in the past two weeks asking what they can do to help their neighbors. Here are some suggestions and links.

We thank you for being here.

HCI formed more than 30 years ago to create healthy communities where all children, youth and families can thrive. All. That starts with respecting the inherent dignity in all people. It means seeing the worth and wonder in people who may speak a different language, come from a different city, state or country...

Our Impact

Envisioning communities where all children, youth, and families
are supported, empowered and thriving.

Watch these videos to feel the impact of TORCH and RISE, celebrating their 20th and 6th years respectively!

In 2025, HCI programming served:

6,542 Individuals
3,839 Families
146,515 Service Contacts

Read our latest Report to the Community for a more complete picture of HCI’s impact!

Need Help?

Are you struggling with an addiction to alcohol or substances?
Do you know someone who is?
Are you looking for resources to help with mental health concerns?

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