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Connect for Health Challenge
Sponsored by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Foundation
Strong relationships with friends and neighbors help people to be more involved in their communities, perform better in school and live happier and healthier lives.
The Connect for Health Challenge is a new grantmaking initiative of the Blue Cross Foundation which plans to award up to $500,000 to nonprofits, schools and local units of government to support efforts that strengthen social connections in low-income communities across Minnesota.
We are excited to announce the 22 Connect for Health grantees! Thank you to the over 5,000 Minnesotans that voted in the Connect for Health Challenge.
A big congratulations to Native American Somali Peacemakers on receiving a grant of $100,000!
winners
| Title | Contributor | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native American Somali Peacemakers ($100,000 Grantee) | Amina Saleh | United States, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis | |
| Community Cooks | Michelle Horovitz | United States, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis | |
| Growing Healthy Youth & Communities | Tamara Downs Schwei | United States, Minnesota, Ramsey County, St. Paul | |
| Building Bridges to a Healthy Community | Evelina Giobbe | United States, Minnesota, Steele County, Owatonna, Blooming Prairie, Medford, Ellendale | |
| ILCM Citizenship Day of Welcome | Kathleen Lohmar Exel | United States, Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul | |
| Check Yo' Self Health & Wellness Center at High School for Recording Arts - After School Program | Charlnitta Ellis | United States, Minnesota, Ramsey County, St. Paul | |
| Community Firefighter Academy | Tracy Moore | United States, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis | |
| Intersections | Eliza Severson | United States, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis | |
| Early Childhood Family Enrichment Activities | Alison Albrecht | United States, Minnesota, Ramsey County, St. Paul | |
| Mentor Connection Program | Jana Shogren | United States, Minnesota, Crow Wing County | |
| Refugee Knitting Collective | Rachele King | United States, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis | |
| Romkey Park Youth Program | Andrea Nordick | United States, Minnesota, Clay County, Moorhead | |
| Utilizing Latino, Hmong and Somali Cultural Strengths to Connect Communities and Promote Healthy Eating and Physical Activity | Shannon Pergament | United States, Minnesota, Ramsey County, St. Paul | |
| UpStream Downstream Connect for Health | Patrick Moore | United States, Minnesota, Yellow Medicine County, Montevideo and Granite Falls | |
| Engaging the Community in Summer Youth Development | Brittany Robb | United States, Minnesota, Saint Louis County, Duluth | |
| We Can Talk About It | jfde Zimmer | United States, Minnesota, Ramsey County, Saint Paul | |
| Neighborhood Adventure League | Ariah Fine | United States, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis | |
| Low-Income Youth & Families: Outdoor Adventures, the Arts, & Community Connections Program | Dan Russell | United States, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Minneapolis | |
| Creating Social Connections and Community Leaders | Sara Garry | United States, Minnesota, Hennepin County, Twin Cities Metropolitan Region | |
| AGE to age: bringing generations together | Lynn Haglin | United States, Minnesota, Northeastern Minnesota | |
| GUH - Broaden and Build | Janet Lewis Muth | United States, Minnesota, Rice County, Northfield/Faribault | |
| East Side Community of Choice Initiative | John Vaughn | United States, Minnesota, Ramsey County, St. Paul |