By Pamela Thompson, Northfield News Jul 31, 2023 Updated Aug 7, 2023 Reduce, reuse, refashion. That's the tagline for an event sponsored by Community Action Center that is being called an "evening of sustainability and style." On Thursday, Aug. 24,…
Operation Backpack 2023 registration is now open! If you or a family you know attends the Northfield School District and could use some extra support to provide your student with the necessary supplies and a backpack, please sign-up for an…
Food insecurity like we’ve never seen Food shelves across Minnesota and the country are fighting a truly unprecedented level of need in our communities. Pandemic-era supports continue to expire, and inflation and rising food costs are putting more and more…
By PAMELA THOMPSON, Northfield News Jul 4, 2023 Updated Jul 7, 2023 Last week, more than 80 community members who helped turn an idea of accessible, sustainable housing into a reality stood under a white tent for the official ribbon…
by Audrey Henderson, Energy News June 22, 2023 Sustainability has long been promoted as a luxury amenity, with energy efficiency features marketed as a selling point for upscale residential and retail development — along with elegance, beauty and tranquility, and amenities such as…
by Pamela Thompson, Northfield News Apr 15, 2023 Updated Apr 18, 2023 On Tuesday, Post Consumer Brands Northfield partnered with Community Action Center locations in Northfield and Faribault to assemble nearly 1,000 culturally appropriate meal kits for Latino and East…
Your donations from Feb 27-April 9 bring additional resources to CAC! Support the growing food needs in our community. CAC can stretch your monetary donations up to $10 for every $1. And, in March, we can earn extra bonus dollars…
By JENNYFFER BARRIENTOS Guest Columnist Feb 7, 2023 Updated Feb 10, 2023 Christmas weekend four Rice County families experienced emergencies related to frozen water pipes, one of which ended up bursting. Fortunately, the Mobile Home Rehabilitation Project (MHRP) assisted the…
By PAMELA THOMPSON moc.nmosgpa@nospmoht.alemap, Northfield News Feb 17, 2023 Updated Feb 21, 2023 During the month of February at Greenvale Park Elementary, kindergarten students focused on kindness. Each month, the school focuses on a character trait as part of its…
By PAMELA THOMPSON moc.nmosgpa@nospmoht.alemap, Northfield News Dec 5, 2022 Updated Dec 7, 2022 The Minnesota Association of Community Education recently recognized the new satellite food shelf operated by the Northfield Community Action Center that is located at the Northfield Community…