(Courtesy of the Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch) Sleepy Eye, Minn. — For the past three weeks Carlos Ernesto Palma, known as Ernesto, has been with the Sleepy Eye Head Start (SEHS) Migrant School helping students understand Mexican culture. Originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, Ernesto teaches English to junior high students there. He came to Sleepy Eye as part
Courtesy of the Mankato Free Press: By Amanda Dyslin Free Press Staff Writer WINNEBAGO — In the back room of the education building of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, a baby with curled black hair and dark eyes sits quietly on the carpet, intently studying the grown-ups’ faces. “She’s a very serious baby,” a teacher says.
(Crookston, Minn.)- Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. has implemented the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) into its Community Assistance Programs (CAP) to help fight hunger. SNAP supplements qualified individual or family incomes to help them purchase healthy and nutritious food at the grocery store, ensuring the family has enough money for well-balanced meals. SNAP has served
(Crookston, Minn.)- The Family Voice and Choice Network through Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. is now available for parents and families who are dealing with tough situations. The mission of the program is to build strong families, connect people and resources and strengthen communities. The Family Voice and Choice Network can help provide: a voice for
Courtesy of the Owatonna People’s Press Owatonna, Minn. — This summer, children, who may only spend a few months in Owatonna are getting an education. Migrant students — those who move north with parents who work seasonal jobs — can attend school while they are in Owatonna. The migrant students go to school in the
Courtesy of the Crookston Times. Crookston – A donation of $2,600 from Bremer Bank in Crookston to the Mount Saint Benedict will go toward the replacement of windows in the Good Shepherd Hall. Together with funds raised by Mount Saint Benedict and funding from the Tri-Valley Opportunity Council, Inc. work will now begin in replacing
(Crookston, Minn.)- The Tri-Valley Heartland Express (T.H.E.) Bus has served students at Northland Community & Technical College (NCTC) and the University of Minnesota, Crookston (UMC) over the last two years. Since the inception of the program, ridership has continued to grow on each campus and has been utilized by thousands of students who have limited
