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Being, Becoming, Belonging – Provides community engagement, storytelling, and support for unstably housed and under-resourced youth, fostering belonging and inclusion. Organization: Life House, Inc.

Community Space for BIPOC Thriving & Belonging – A nature-based retreat center for Black, Indigenous, and people of color, focused on healing, thriving, and community building. Organization: Maji ya Chai Land Sanctuary

Culturally Relevant Sex Education and Resources – Provides culturally specific sex education and resources to address sexual and reproductive health disparities in Northern Minnesota’s BIPOC communities. Organization: Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota (PPMNS)

Duluth Playhouse New Native Theatre Collaboration – A collaboration to produce workshops and a play celebrating diversity, focusing on indigenous stories and intercultural understanding. Organization: Duluth Playhouse

Full Range: The Iron Range Project – A collaborative theater project envisioning a just and beautiful future for the Iron Range community through storytelling and local artist collaboration. Organization: Mixed Blood Theatre Company

Inclusive Mentorship for Empowerment and Belonging – Enhances accessibility and inclusion in community-based mentoring, creating welcoming spaces and fostering diversity. Organization: Mentor North

Kitchen & Gardening Project Phase 2 – Enhances social interaction and health among seniors through cooking and gardening activities, reducing loneliness and social isolation. Organization: Tourist Center Senior Citizens Inc

Making Equal Genders Great (MEGA) – Promotes gender equity, leadership development, and mentoring among students, addressing systemic inequities through gender-specific curricula. Organization: Men As Peacemakers

Transgender Outreach & Belonging in Duluth – Supports transgender communities through direct services, support groups, and community organizing to foster inclusion and reduce transphobia. Organization: OutFront Minnesota Community Services

Twin Ports Area Veterans’ Programs – Supports veterans’ transition to society through positive reconditioning and community-building programs, focusing on reducing high rates of suicide, depression, and substance use among veterans. Organization: 23rd Veteran

Twin Ports Girl Scout Leadership Pathways – Develops leadership, confidence, and character in girls through hands-on, girl-led learning in STEM, entrepreneurship, and the outdoors. Organization: Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin Lakes and Pines

Annie’s House Expansion – Expansion of a refuge for young BIPOC mothers, developing physically safe and inclusive spaces to strengthen community and support services. Organization: Divine Konnections Inc.

A Twin Ports Environmental Justice Task Force – Establishes and empowers a task force to address environmental stressors affecting Black and Indigenous communities in Duluth and Superior. Organization: Minnesota Environmental Partnership

Building a Northeast MN Climate Resilience Network – Develops a resilience network to support low-income communities through weather emergencies and societal disruption fueled by climate change. Organization: Congregations Caring for Creation

Chum Capacity Building for Mission Advancement – Expands shelter services by building capacity through a new Mission Advancement Department, supporting a significant shelter expansion project. Organization: CHUM

Child Advocacy Center – Supports child survivors of abuse by establishing a center offering forensic interviews, prevention education, and advocacy, free of charge. Organization: Northwoods Women Inc.

Disaster Resilience in Northern Minnesota – Supports disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery programs to foster community resiliency, prioritizing vulnerable populations. Organization: American Red Cross Serving Northern Minnesota

Finland Food Chain Project Support 2024 – Brings together food system stakeholders to develop a holistic, resilient food system, supporting community food projects. Organization: Friends of the Finland Community

One Roof Community Housing Plover Place – Develops a new model for housing chronically homeless individuals, providing a cost-effective housing solution in Duluth. Organization: One Roof Community Housing

Program Integration to Support Parents – Integrates and supports parenting programs focused on young mothers and low-income families through training and community building. Organization: YWCA of Duluth

Superior-Based Service Model for Mental Health – Implements a holistic mental health approach in Douglas County, supported by a collaborative team to ensure comprehensive care. Organization: Miller-Dwan Foundation

Bridging Opportunities Through Discovery – The Discovery for All program at the Duluth Children’s Museum provides scholarship memberships to families facing financial barriers, ensuring equitable access to educational resources and promoting community engagement. Organization: Duluth Children’s Museum, Inc.

Creating Opportunity through Healthy Food – Focuses on addressing poverty and systemic barriers to healthy food in Duluth’s Central Hillside by providing meal kits and supporting women transitioning from welfare to work. Organization: Duluth Center for Women and Children

Do More with Less – Investment with Impact – Enhances communication, automates processes, and maximizes workforce development resources to connect individuals to needed services more efficiently. Organization: Northwest Wisconsin Workforce Investment Board

Duluth Area Outreach for Employee Ownership – Supports wealth equity by advancing employee-owned business startups and conversions in the Duluth Superior Area, addressing the retirement and business closure crisis. Organization: Minnesota Center for Employee Ownership

Duluth Maternity Home Program Manager – Provides a safe home and programming for pregnant women and mothers experiencing housing instability, focusing on health, self-sufficiency, and child development. Organization: Together for Life Northland, Inc. dba Star of the North Maternity Home

Economic Empowerment Center – Addresses social inequities in Duluth through a center providing educational programming and services to empower BIPOC families toward financial success and generational wealth. Organization: Ignite Empower Transform

HOPE Community Outreach Project – Aims to take outreach efforts to a new level in Aitkin County, focusing on promoting healing and improving lives affected by domestic violence. Organization: Advocates Against Domestic Abuse

Improving LGBTQIA+ Healthcare Access and Outcomes – Seeks to improve health outcomes for LGBTQIA+ patients in Duluth through affordable sexual and reproductive healthcare, including Gender Affirming Hormone Therapy and STI testing. Organization: Planned Parenthood Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota (PPMNS)

Leveraging Opportunity in the Hillside – Supports capacity-building partnerships in Duluth’s Hillside neighborhood to promote BIPOC entrepreneurship and equitable mixed-use development. Organization: Local Initiatives Support Corporation

ServeMinnesota Educational Programing – Administers AmeriCorps resources to address educational opportunity gaps in Minnesota through programs like Reading Corps and Math Corps. Organization: ServeMinnesota

Advocates for Family Peace Outreach Project – Provides community advocacy to domestic violence survivors in rural Itasca and northern St. Louis Counties, focusing on outreach and promoting healthy relationships. Organization: Advocates for Family Peace