Healthy Community Initiative

The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recognized Dr. Ben Flannery with the June 2019 “Making a Difference Award.” The Making a Difference recognition is given monthly to a community member or organization who helps make Northfield an even better place for young people. Dr. Flannery is a Northfield pediatrician who thinks of children’s wellness as more […]

The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recognized a group of St. Olaf students known as the Science Alliance, with the May 2019 “Making a Difference Award.” The Making a Difference recognition is given out monthly to community members or organizations helping make Northfield an even better place for young people. The Science Alliance is a STEM […]

Article by Elsa Hoff, published in the Northfield News, May 1, 2019 Elsa is a member of the Healthy Community Initiative Board of Directors. When I hear someone talk about Healthy Community Initiative, I think of several different things. Sometimes I think about the Board of Directors and my experience serving with this wonderful group. […]

The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recently recognized Fr. Denny Dempsey, pastor at the Church of St. Dominic, with the April 2019 “Making a Difference Award.” The Making a Difference recognition is given out monthly to community members or organizations that help make Northfield an even better place for young people. Fr. Denny accepted the call […]

The Healthy Community Initiative recently recognized Jane Tapper, volunteer at Bridgewater Elementary School, with the March 2019 “Making a Difference Award.” The Making a Difference recognition is given out monthly to community members or organizations that help make Northfield an even better place for young people. Tapper volunteers at Bridgewater Elementary School, helping students who […]

The Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recently recognized Ben Heath of the Northfield Union of Youth (NUY) with the January 2019 “Making a Difference Award.” The Making a Difference recognition is given out monthly to community members or organizations that help make Northfield an even better place for young people. Heath is a Youth Advocate and […]

The Governing Board of the Rice County Family Services Collaborative is announcing possible funding opportunities for next fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2019.  The mission of the Rice County Family Services Collaborative is to support the availability of comprehensive services designed to enhance and strengthen functioning for families with children ages 0 to 18.  The […]

Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recently recognized the custodians from Northfield Public Schools for the December 2018 Making a Difference Award. The Making a Difference award is given out monthly to community members or organizations that help make Northfield an even better place for young people. This month’s award goes to a group of people who […]

Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recently recognized Naomi Miessler, Rachel Miessler and Steph Helkenn for the November 2018 “Making a Difference” Award. Together they spearheaded much of the volunteer organizing of the September 20th storm clean-up. The Making a Difference award is given out monthly to community members or organizations that help make Northfield an even […]

Through its “Making a Difference Award,” the Healthy Community Initiative (HCI) recognizes community members or organizations who help make Northfield an even better place for young people. The award is given to an individual or group 10 times each year. In July, HCI recognized Carmen Martinez of Community Resource Bank for her efforts to encourage reading and […]