LOCATION: Northfield, MN, U.S.A.

ORGANIZATION TYPE: Non-for-profit advocacy

FOCUS AREA: Children / Families, Education, Housing / Neighborhoods, Immigration, Mental health / Psychology, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Inclusion

HEALTH EQUITY INITIATIVES: We are a coalition of family serving organizations and agencies working at both the grassroots and the systems level to increase the level of community connectedness experienced by marginalized families in Rice County, MN. Our guiding principle states: All children, regardless of income, immigration, education and social status, are entitled to a healthy start, which includes knowledge of and access to quality and affordable social services, health services, education and care, and housing.