March 2019

BRIGHT SPOT Shining the light on great work underway around the Northfield Promise benchmarks!

Education Fellow Pilot Yamile Hernandez wants to help children grow and develop. With the help of the  Northfield Community College Collaborative (NCCC) and its new Education Fellows program, she’s on her way. After she graduated from Northfield High School in 2018, the Education Fellows program helped Yamile secure a full-time position as a Minnesota Reading Corps tutor at Greenvale Park Elementary School. She works one-on-one with students in grades K-3 at the same school she attended. Read more about Yamile's experience as an Education Fellow here >>

By the Numbers – The Effect of High-Quality Early Childhood Experiences Northfield Promise recognizes the power of high-quality early childhood experiences in helping kids enter kindergarten ready to learn. The latest data shows that there is currently a gap in the amount of time that low-income Northfield children spend in early childhood experiences versus their more affluent classmates. In addition, local data shows that most Northfield children attend multiple early childhood programs prior to kindergarten.

Hours Spent in Preschool or Daycare By Socioeconomic Status Northfield Public Schools Kindergarten Class, Fall 2018

Number of Programs Attended Per Student - All Students Northfield Public Schools Kindergarten Class, Fall 2018

(Source: Northfield Public Schools Kindergarten Survey, fall 2018)

Northfield Receives Nearly $75,000 Through StriveTogether Grant

Northfield Promise has received nearly $75,000 from  StriveTogether , a national nonprofit working to bring communities together around data to make decisions and improve results for kids. Northfield was one of 21 partnerships nationwide selected through the competitive "Cradle to Career Community Challenge." Northfield Promise will use its grant award to help promote innovative local solutions to address transportation challenges for children and families. Full story here >>

New Transportation Co-op Formed! A new co-op providing transportation for youth development and early childhood programs has come to Northfield, thanks to the Northfield Area Family YMCA, Northfield Healthy Community Initiative, and Northfield Promise. Co-op Details Youth/Child programs will share a passenger van and minibus to drive kids, youth, and families to local programming sites. Partners and local donors make this possible. CarTime Auto Center keeps the vehicles running. We call it awesome. What would you call it? This co-op is a result of community partners, and we’re looking for your help naming the co-op! Enter the contest by March 15. Community voting on the selected finalists begins April 1. Grand Prize: Local goodies worth over $200 Name the Co-op

Many thanks to StriveTogether (through the "Cradle to Career Community Challenge") and Northfield Shares for grant support resources to help launch this new co-op!

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Northfield Promise exists to ensure all children in Northfield reach their full potential.

Northfield Promise has been recognized as being in the Sustaining Gateway of the national StriveTogether network , a group of communities working to improve education success for every child through a data-driven, collective impact approach. Northfield is one of fewer than 45 communities nationwide to have achieved this distinction.

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