Grantees include:  

• South Central Service Cooperative (SCSC): Partnering with Minnesota New Country School, Le Sueur-Henderson Public Schools, the Henderson Police Department, and Making Champions of Change on the "Building Belonging Through Youth-Led Community Partnership" initiative. Students will serve as co-designers alongside law enforcement and educators to engage in shared restorative learning and facilitate dialogue to improve community trust. Over a 10-week period, students will co-create and present companion guides for restorative and non-exclusionary discipline, which will then be distributed to all district educators.

• HOPE Community Academy: Partnering with The Advancement of Hmong Americans on the "Exploring Our Roots-Our Future is Our Past" project to bridge intergenerational divides between youth and elders. Student leaders will plan, develop, and implement a community-centered resource fair serving more than 200 Hmong and Karen elders and their families. The project focuses on providing access to culturally relevant health and economic resources while fostering leadership skills and cultural cohesion.

• Heritage E-STEM Middle School: Partnering with Dodge Nature Center and 360 Communities on the "Heart of Heritage" initiative to foster civic responsibility and environmental stewardship. Students will design and build a "living lab," featuring pollinator gardens and a tortoise habitat, as well as install "regulation stations" and a peace walk within the school to support restorative practices. Additionally, students will organize park cleanups and resource drives to address local community needs.

• Riverway Learning Community: Partnering with the Winona Family YMCA, the City of Winona Parks and Recreation Department, and EdVisions on an intergenerational forestry initiative. Students will manage a student-led tree nursery to propagate seedlings for distribution to local elementary and middle schools. Riverway students will serve as mentors and facilitators for younger students and community members, leading neighborhood tree planting projects and forestry education tours to improve the urban canopy.

• PYC Arts & Technology High School: Partnering with Spark-Y on the "Spark-Y and PYC Collaborative Hands-On Learning Initiative" to provide students with experiential, credit-earning opportunities. Students will collaborate with staff to plan and execute carpentry, landscaping, and environmental justice projects during the spring and summer months. The project culminates in a presentation at a public art festival, allowing students to showcase their work and community impact.

• McGregor School District: Partnering with Something Cool, Inc. and community volunteers on the "Rural Neighbor Unity" project to address a lack of neighborhood connection. The Student Health & Wellness Team will lead three projects, including: building bench seating and plantings in the Shamrock neighborhood, installing playground equipment in the Tamarack neighborhood, and creating community beautification and fence art in the City of McGregor. The initiative aims to increase neighborhood investment and trust through student-led community building and celebrations.

• Moorhead High School: (MHS) Partnering with Eventide Senior Living to expand the "Peanut Butter Brigade," an initiative addressing student food insecurity. Students, specifically those facing food insecurity or participating in attendance pilot programs, will travel to Eventide to co-produce nutrition packs with senior residents. This intergenerational project will scale production to establish a second "low-stigma" food distribution site at the high school while fostering school belonging.