Telephone: 507-664-3510
PO Box: 56 Northfield, MN 55057
Northfield Community Resource Center, Room 122
1651 Jefferson Parkway
Northfield, MN 55057
Elizabeth Schott, Executive Director
Beth Vivant, Administrative Assistant
Northfield Area United Way
http://northfieldareaunitedway.org
The mission of the Northfield Area United Way is to mobilize the resources and caring power of individuals, organizations and networks to strengthen the community. We serve the communities of Northfield, Dennison, Dundas, Montgomery, Kilkenny, Lonsdale, and Webster. Historically, the Northfield Area United Way funds human service programs that provide services to youth, seniors, individuals with disabilities, and economically disadvantaged people and families. Moving forward we are placing a renewed emphasis on funding programs that focus on building people's strengths and increasing their capacity to be independent and productive.
The general criteria for funding is:
- Activity strengthens the community
-Organization is a 501 c (3) or works under a fiscal agent that is tax-exempt
-Organization has an annual external financial review or independent audit of budgets over $350,000
-Organization is actively governed by a volunteer board or committee, and meets at least four times per year
-Organization must demonstrate that the funding will benefit the people living in our service area
Applications are available on this web site. Click on application. Applications can be completed on-line, print out 8 copies and included 1 set of attachments i.e. financials and budgets and send to Northfield Area United Way, 1651 Jefferson Parkway, Northfield, MN 55057 . Applications are due no later than March 1, 2009
In collaboration with Dolly Parton’s IMAGINATION LIBRARY, we as a community will mail a FREE BOOK to the home of every child from zero to 5 years old each month in our area. Early literacy is regarded nationally as one of the important ways to improve the educational opportunities for our children. We know that learning to read is a process much like learning to speak or learning to walk. This process begins at birth. They need to learn how a book works – you read left to right and you turn pages. They associate pictures with words and emotions. These are all steps along the way to learning to read. Perhaps even more importantly, they also learn to love to read. There is ample research that supports early literacy, yet common sense tells us most of what we need to know. The key to success in school and beyond is to develop proficient reading skills. One of the most important activities a parent can do to develop these skills is to read with their child as much as possible.
Parents need to register their child/children with us.
Children born after January 2004 and living in zip codes: 55088, 55046, 56052, 55019, 55057 and 56069 are eligible. Addresses must be kept current, as books cannot be forwarded.
We will be collaborating with the Northfield Hospital birthing center, local pediatricians, Northfield Early Childhood Initiative Coalition, the public library and the Booker as well as with all of you.
This program is in addition to all the programs your dollars already support: The Community Action Center, IRIS, Montgomery Food Shelf, American Red Cross, Exchange Club for Family Unity, Ruth’s House, Hope Center, Three Rivers Transitional Housing, Summer Ventures, Bridges to Kindergarten, Girl Scouting, NFLD Nursery School, NFLD Union of Youth, Open Door Nursery School, Project Friendship Mentoring, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Family School, Project SIGHT, Healthy Community Initiative, Youth Sports Collaborative, NFLD Senior Center, SEMCAC Senior Dining, Loving Hands, NFLD Youth Choir, Health Finders, EPIC, Special Olympics, Project ABLE, Friendship Connection, and Rice County Dispute Resolution.
All of these programs are made possible by your generous gifts to the NORTHFIELD AREA UNITED WAY. We need your support to do this.
We can now accept donations on-line. Just click the link in the upper right-hand corner, Donate to the Northfield Area United Way via credit card. You'll be linked to our chapter's donation page at the national United eWay site.
There are some small costs for this convenience but for those of you in the internet age that hate to write checks, we hope this works for you. There are so many ways you can make a contribution, payroll deduction through your company campaign, write a check or let us know and we can invoice you. Contact us with questions.
Here are my top six reasons for why you should support the Northfield Area United Way:
