Healthy Community Initiative

Help support HCI's efforts to create a community where ALL youth thrive!

HCI strives to make Rice County a place where youth want to grow up, live, work, and give back to the community.

We collaborate on 30+ initiatives in Northfield and Faribault that benefit youth and families – innovative programs like Growing Up Healthy, Youth on Boards, TORCH and RISE, and the Northfield Community College Collaborative.

Help support us as we work to support others! Your tax-deductible donation can make a difference and leave a legacy that will make the health and well-being of our children our first priority both today and tomorrow.

Here are a few of HCI’s success stories from 2021-22:

• We engaged 1,527 in programming at three HCI-supported full-service community schools: Greenvale Park Elementary in Northfield, and Jefferson Elementary and Faribault Middle School in Faribault
• We provided academic advising and postsecondary preparation to 384 youth through TORCH and to 136 youth through RISE. Both programs support youth in grades 6–12 who are students of color, youth from low-income households, and potential first-generation college attendees 
• We trained 561 community members in the evidence-based Mental Health First Aid, helping them identify individuals with mental health concerns and make referrals. 

HCI builds bridges between youth-serving organizations and pulls partners together to look strategically at community issues and solutions. Learn more at: healthycommunityinitiative.org