Healthy Community Initiative

By Tom Steinmetz as a Guest Columnist for the Northfield News I started as Healthy Community Initiative’s new Executive Director one month ago, and it’s been delightful to meet so many people who are dedicated to improving the lives of youth and their families in Northfield and Faribault and across Rice County. My whole career […]

“What’s pretty amazing and unique about HCI is there’s this really clear, ambitious mission, but all of that work is done through really strong, creative, trusting, innovative partnerships with people and organizations in a lot of different fields and disciplines and areas. But everyone is coming together with that same shared purpose.

The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) Board of Directors enthusiastically announces that Tom Steinmetz will serve as the organization’s new Executive Director. Steinmetz will start Monday, Jan. 13. 

By Sandy Malecha as a Guest Columnist for the Northfield News In this fast-paced world, leaders of nonprofit organizations are kept so busy juggling present challenges and anticipating new ones, they rarely have the luxury of planning how they’ll hand over responsibilities when they move on to other positions or retire altogether. And yet the […]

The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) regularly works with outside contractors to assist with projects beyond the capacity of the organization.  In particular, HCI regularly seeks contractors to work on: Spanish translation and interpretation Somali translation and interpretation Grant writing Grant reporting Coalition coordination Evaluation Graphic design Copyediting Marketing Writing publications & communications HCI is seeking […]

The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) is currently accepting nominations for positions on the HCI Board of Directors. HCI expects to have at least three open adult board positions and one board position for a high school student, beginning in September 2016. HCI board members serve three-year terms.

We just learned that we have been awarded two additional AmeriCorps Promise Fellow positions for the remainder of the 2015-16 year.  These Fellows will serve full-time from February – July 2016.  The Promise Fellows work with cohorts of 30 Northfield youth in grades 6-10, providing academic support and connecting these young people to community opportunities. […]

Located in the Northfield Community Resource Center (NCRC), the LINK Center connects Northfield community members with resources in Northfield and across Rice County, including health, legal, food, housing, Adult Basic Education, and City/County services. During the times when the Center is staffed, anyone may come to the LINK Center and ask questions about local resources […]