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
February 28, 2018 Press Release Community Action Opioid Response Act provides competitive grants to support efforts to help children, families affected by addiction Representatives Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) and Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.) today introduced bipartisan legislation to authorize $250 million in federal funding over five years to help communities respond to the needs of low-income people
by Ken Chase POLK COUNTY (WDAZ-TV) — As temperatures drop and heating bills climb, there’s help for people struggling to make ends meet. But people aren’t using it. “The winter always increases my heating bill,” said Jon Slater, a Grand Forks resident. Cold weather means more out of pocket for many people. But help isn’t
The Tri-Valley Foster Grandparent Program held its yearly Christmas Party on Friday December 1, 2017 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Crookston. The students in grades K-4 from Our Saviors Lutheran Day School started out by entertaining the group by singing Christmas songs. Two of our Foster Grandparents who were unable to attend our annual recognition
Hello my name is Oscar & Vanessa Rivera, My family and I were having a bad time after my husband lost his job. I was the only one working while he stayed home with the children and looked for another job. He applied at Seneca and he got the job, we then had to look
(Article and photos courtesy of KROX Radio) The Agassiz Townhomes project officially became a reality on Wednesday, October 25th, as a number of area dignitaries, including Senator Mark Johnson, and County Commissioners Don Diedrich and Gary Willhite, and Amy Larson from Minnesota Housing, joined Executive Director at Tri-Valley, Jason Carlson, and representatives from local businesses,
