News
Leadership Changes Aim to Secure Long-Term Success for HCI
October 7, 2024
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 […]
Connecting with Community at HCI’s Annual Breakfast Fundraiser
April 11, 2024
We are grateful for you! Thank you to the 200+ guests who attended HCI’s Community Breakfast on April 11, 2024! We enjoyed connecting with friends and honoring the many community members and leaders who have been instrumental to HCI’s success. We are especially grateful to all the inspiring youth who participated in the breakfast. Thank […]
2022-23 Faribault Community School Report
August 31, 2023
HCI is proud to support the Faribault Community Schools. Click the buttons below to read about the 2022-23 school year.
Sandy Malecha Named Executive Director of Healthy Community Initiative
August 17, 2023
Aug. 16, 2023 – The Healthy Community Initiative Board of Directors is excited to announce that Sandy Malecha has accepted an offer to serve as the organization’s Executive Director. Malecha has served as Interim Executive Director since June 2022. As part of a distributed leadership model created by Malecha and the board, HCI will hire […]
Northfield Promise Achieves National Distinction
June 10, 2023
In early June, Northfield Promise became only the fourth Cradle to Career Network in the country, and the first in Minnesota, to earn StriveTogether’s Systems Transformation designation. We are grateful to all the community members who participated in the evaluation process and are excited to continue the work to transform systems in Northfield so they […]
Youth on Board Members Attend Youth Day at Capitol
April 18, 2023
Twenty-five young people from Northfield attended Youth Day at the Capitol on April 17. This was the first time youth from Northfield participated as a group in the annual event, which gives young Minnesotans the opportunity to develop advocacy and leadership skills. While in St. Paul, the Northfield youth met with both state Sen. Bill Lieske […]
The Ache Must Lead to Action
June 1, 2020
Our hearts continue to ache over the killing of George Floyd. And they ache for the effects of racism on our society – and its impact every single day on children and families in our community, our state, and our nation. And they ache for the devastation in the Twin Cities, including to some of […]
Kay Smith is Making a Difference for Northfield Community College Collaborative Students
April 22, 2020
The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recognized Kay Smith with the March/April 2020 “Making a Difference Award.” The Making a Difference recognition is given to a community member or organization who helps make Northfield an even better place for young people. When HCI recognized that some high school graduates faced barriers to enrollment in post-secondary programs, […]
Lynn James is Making a Difference in Preventing Drug Abuse
March 9, 2020
The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recognized Lynn James with the January/February 2020 “Making a Difference Award.” The recognition is given monthly to a community member or organization who helps make Northfield an even better place for young people. Lynn James is the Property & Evidence Technician for the Northfield Police Department. A part of Lynn’s […]
Request for Contracted Assistance
February 10, 2020
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 […]