The Glencoe center held a mini Farmers Market for children on August 10 as part of the Farm to Early Care Initiative in celebration of National Farmer Market Week (August 5-11). Local produce was donated from the Farm of Minnesota located in Hutchinson, MN. The Farm of Minnesota is one of the local farms that
Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. staff attended the Minnesota Community Action Partnership (MinnCAP) Annual Training Conference held on July 31 – August 2 at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud, Minn. Staff took part in legislative general sessions, listened to speakers on various topics, and took part in several educational breakout sessions. In conjunction
Melody Hedden, (Family and Community Services Manager) and Christine Young (Identification and Recruitment Manager) at Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. in Crookston recently completed training at University of California, Los Angeles’ (UCLA) Head Start Management Fellows Program. They were two of 38 graduates from UCLA’s intensive leadership program. “The Head Start Management Fellows Program played a
(Le Center, Minn.)- One of Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc.’s Head Start, Child and Family Program’s Administrative Office is excited to now be located in the community of Le Center. For that reason, the Head Start office plans to hold an open house for the Le Center and surrounding communities on Friday, August 10th from 10
(Article by Mike Christopherson – Crookston Daily Times) Maureen Hams, with Child Care Aware at Tri-Valley since 1989, says she’s never seen a shortage of licensed child care slots this severe in Crookston, and she acknowledges she thought a state grant to help tackle the problem would have had a much greater impact by now
With summer right around the corner, it’s time to think about how children who receive free or reduced-priced lunch in school will eat healthy while school is out. Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. provides free meals to children during the summer. Eleven of Tri-Valley’s centers throughout Minnesota and one in North Dakota will offer Summer Food
The Crookston Housing and Economic Development Authority (CHEDA) brought the board, city council, Crookston Chamber of Commerce, and other interested parties on a tour of housing options in Crookston after their meeting on Tuesday morning. One of the stops was at the Agassiz Townhomes on the north end of Crookston. The tour was led by
(Elysian, Minn.)- On Monday, March 26, Josh Syrjamali, Chief of Staff for Congressman Tim Walz, and five of Congressman Walz’s staff visited the Elysian Area Learning Center. The purpose of their visit was to learn more about the Migrant and Seasonal Head Start program as well as the needs of early childhood programming in the
If you are currently working at a nonprofit in the Northwest region, you are invited to join this free, informal discussion and information sharing group hosted by the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits. The networking lunch will be held at Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. in Crookston on Monday, March 26 from 12 – 1 pm. There
(Crookston Times Report) Carlson, Tri-Valley leaders still trying to hash out the details behind the broad brushstrokes Representatives Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) and Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) last week introduced bipartisan legislation to authorize $250 million in federal funding over five years to help communities respond to the needs of low-income people and families in crisis because
