Supported Programs

How We Support Our Programs

We collaborate on more than 30+ initiatives in Rice County! We convene like-minded organizations and provide them with support, allowing them to further leverage their resources for programs that benefit youth and families.

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We Share Knowledge

With over 30 years of experience and up-to-date information about national youth development trends, initiatives and evidence-based practices, HCI is well-equipped to offer advice and training to organizations that serve and engage youth.

We Make Connections and Convene Meetings for Results

Our deep understanding of the youth service landscape allows us to make meaningful connections with partners and prospective partners. And when meetings take place, we work with hosting organizations to set the agenda, facilitate the meetings, take the minutes and map out the next steps to ensure progress and accountability.

We Write and Report Grants

HCI has an excellent track record of identifying and securing grant funding for youth-based programs. And we’ve never met a funder that doesn’t appreciate our close attention to detail in the reporting process. Since 2005, we have secured more than $2o million in grants from outside the community to benefit local youth efforts.

We Help Track and Evaluate Effectiveness

In collaboration with our program partners, we identify objectives, develop systems to collect meaningful program data, implement evaluations to measure impact, and produce data-driven evaluation reports for stakeholders and funders.

We Build Capacity

By providing infrastructure support – collaborating on administrative services, sharing office space, serving as a fiscal agent and/or staffing programs with HCI employees – we allow like-minded initiatives to steadily grow and focus on their mission-driven programs that benefit youth and families.

We Help Implement Activities

We don’t shy away from rolling up our sleeves and getting to work. We will do whatever we can to see that goals are achieved and that youth – and our communities – thrive.

Programs We Support

Early Childhood Navigators

Helping Faribault and Northfield families with young children overcome obstacles that prevent kindergarten readiness

empowHER

Igniting surprise and wonder in young women through sport and adventure

Faribault Community Schools

Supporting enthusiastic learners, helping families thrive, and providing places for the community to gather and grow

Faribault Youth on Boards

Offering Faribault-area youth the unique opportunity to get involved in local government, make a change, and have a voice

Faribault Youth Connect

Working together to increase youth participation after school and enhance youth program quality

Greenvale Park Community School

Providing academic support for children and programming for youth, families, and the wider community in Northfield

Growing Up Healthy

Enhancing social connectedness and cultivating neighborhood leadership among low-income, immigrant, and refugee communities within Rice County

Investing In Youth Grants

Awarding mini grants to local grassroots projects that foster intergenerational connections and further connect young people to their communities

MESA

Working to reduce the rates of Latine pregnancy in Rice County and improve Latine student-school engagement and connectedness

Mobile Opioid Support Team (MOST)

Helping individuals using or in recovery from opiate drug use by providing support and connections to community resources

Northfield Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention

Raising awareness about youth substance use and making recommendations for interventions to reduce drug and alcohol use

Northfield Community College Collaborative

Offering in-person and online community college classes, tutoring, career planning assistance, and other support to anyone who has graduated from high school or has a GED

Northfield Promise

Connecting and aligning resources, programs, and institutions to achieve community-level change for children and youth in Northfield

Northfield Racial & Ethnic Equity Collaborative (NREEC)

Striving to build shared cultural competence, understand biases, and carry out the work of systems change in Northfield

Northfield Youth Sports Collaborative

Increasing the involvement of low-income youth in local sports associations and providing 300+ scholarships annually

Northfield Youth on Boards

Offering Northfield-area youth the unique opportunity to get involved in local government, make a change, and have a voice

Northfield YouthBank

Training and supporting a youth-run team that awards grants to projects led by Northfield youth

Opportunity Reboot

Supporting high school graduation and career pathways for youth in Northfield and Faribault who are disconnected from education and employment

ParentChild+

Promoting creative ways for families to learn through play, enhancing parenting skills, and helping children prepare for school

RAVE

Focusing on power-sharing with youth to increase the number of students in Rice County who choose not to vape

Rice County PRIMEtime

Providing free out-of-school-time and summer enrichment programs for more than 3,000 Rice County youth

Rice County Chemical and Mental Health Coalition

Improving the chemical and mental health care systems in Rice County by addressing prevention, intervention, and treatment efforts

Rice County Family Services Collaborative

Supporting the availability of comprehensive services that enhance and strengthen functioning for families with children ages 0-18 years

Rice County Treatment Court

Providing an evidence-based alternative court approach for individuals facing prison time related to their substance use issues

RISE

Improving high school graduation and postsecondary participation rates of Faribault youth in grades 9-12 who are low-income, students of color, and/or potential first-generation college attendees

Skateboard Coalition

Expanding Northfield’s permanent skateboard park to build and strengthen the community

Take It To The Box

Promoting the safe use, safe storage, and safe disposal of unneeded prescription and over-the-counter medications in Rice County

TORCH

Improving high school graduation and postsecondary participation rates of Northfield youth in grades 6-12 who are low-income, students of color, and/or potential first-generation college attendees

Transportation Co-op

Partnering with the Northfield Area Family YMCA to provide transportation options to local youth-serving programs, helping kids and families get to activities

Youth First

Increasing opportunities for youth to have a voice in civic institutions and improving available opportunities in the areas of future planning and healthy living

Learn About HCI

Now that you’ve seen all the programs we support, learn more about HCI.