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Beaver Creek artist, educator named 'Initiators Fellow'
December 17, 2025
Marcella Prokop, Beaver Creek, has been named among nine visionaries chosen for the 2026–27 Initiators Fellowship cohort through the Southwest Initiative Foundation. The cohort represents 60 counties and nine Native nations in Central, Northeast, Northwest, Southwest and West Central Minnesota. “Our pool of 16 finalists was incredibly competitive, but the process was enriching and provided them…
Grants available for projects fostering social connections for older adults
September 27, 2023
Southwest Initiative Foundation (SWIF) has launched a new grant program, Fostering Social Connection in Later Life with funds from the Paul and Alma Schwan Aging Trust Endowment Fund. This program will provide funding to southwest Minnesota-serving organizations working to reduce and prevent social isolation and loneliness among older adults in the region. Social isolation and loneliness are…

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