Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. staff attended the Minnesota Community Action Partnership (MinnCAP) Annual Training Conference held on August 1-3 at the Sanford Center in Bemidji, Minn. Staff took part in Legislative General Sessions, listened to speakers on various topics, and took part in several educational breakout sessions. In conjunction with the annual training conference, 25
Jami Nunn, Food and Nutrition Specialist has been partnering with the Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy to implement Farm to Head Start in Tri-Valley Opportunity Councils Head Start centers. Farm to Head Start works to connect early child care and education settings to local food producers with the objectives of serving locally-grown, healthy foods
The Northwest Minnesota Council of Collaboratives and Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. are excited to announce that Ben Winchester will be back to the area by popular demand. Winchester will give his presentation in Thief River Falls on Tuesday, June 13 and Crookston on Wednesday, June 28. These presentations are a free-of-charge community event. Winchester and
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. will host a MNsure and SNAP informational booth in Crookston, Ada, and Warren in June. The purpose of the booths is to encourage those that have questions about MNsure or SNAP a chance to ask those questions and get answers and to learn more about the programs. The Crookston booth will
(Crookston, Minn.)- Do you want to be self-employed? Do you like babies and toddlers? Do you want to work from home or would you be interested in renting space for your business? If you answered yes to these questions, then Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Child Care Aware Program wants to speak to you. Children, families, and
My name is Maria Nelly Martinez. I have been a migrant all my life. I have traveled to Washington, Oregon, Idaho, North Dakota, New Mexico, Nebraska and Texas. We traveled state to state in search of agriculture work. Being a migrant I had to juggle work and school, in the summer were long days of
It is a special day to recognize child care providers, teachers and other educators of young children everywhere. A very big thank you to our Tri-Valley co-workers who provide care and education for children! Every day, child care providers care for our children providing nurturing, safe, healthy, learning experiences. The children, parents and employers depend
(story and photo courtesy of KROX-AM) Two Mayoral Proclamations were at the top of the agenda at the Crookston City Council meeting on Monday night. Tri-Valley Opportunity Council Director, Jason Carlson, was on hand as Mayor Wayne Melbye proclaimed May 2017 as “Community Action Month.” Carlson commented, “What we have going on here in Crookston
CHILD CARE PROVIDERS TO BE RECOGNIZED The Friday before Mother’s Day, May 12, 2017, is Provider Appreciation Day, a special day to recognize child care providers, teachers, school-age program staff, child care center directors and staff, and all those who work with children and are responsible for their education and care. It is estimated that
Tri-Valley Transportation Programs in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Transportation is beginning a commuter challenge called “Try It!” In conjunction with the commuter challenge, Tri-Valley Transportation Programs plans to develop a new commuter route service for the area. The service will connect the cities of Crookston and Grand Forks and will begin May 1,
