Stable families and parenting are critical to success for kids in southwest Minnesota. We had an opportunity to share that message with elected officials at a Legislative Networking Dinner we
Archives for September 2019
Child Guide links families to what they need
Sandra Cuellar is an amazing mom who’s given everything she has to support her kids. But sometimes, everything she has hasn’t been enough. When Sandra first moved to Willmar, she
Celebrating 20 years of local community foundations in southwest Minnesota
In 1999, Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF) piloted a local community foundation program to give southwest Minnesotans a way to support the charities, and the places, that were important in their
Worthington Area Foundation: Retaining wealth for Worthington
Opportunity knocked on Mayor Robert J. Demuth’s office door in 1990. Bob, who is now 92 and has lived in Worthington for 62 years, recalls the event that inspired the
Pipestone Area Community Foundation: A passion for projects in Pipestone
Kevin Paulsen remembers sitting down at one of the first meetings to organize what would become the Pipestone Area Community Foundation: “It was just a group of local citizens who were
Dawson Community Foundation: Community spirit of service in Dawson
Colorful gnomes line the roadside leading into Dawson, a whimsical tribute to the local volunteer spirit. Each year during the town’s Riverfest Celebration, gnomes are revealed in the likeness of a citizen or group of citizens who have served the community. The legend
