MNRAAA Awards Grants to 23 Organizations in Southwest Minnesota
MNRAAA received $100,000 from the Minnesota Council on Foundations (MCF) to assist organizations serving older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those funds have been distributed to twenty-three organizations throughout Southwest Minnesota.
“In April, when we received the ability to do this work through the Minnesota Council of Foundations, we made it a point to focus on community-based organizations and to get this money turned around and into the communities as soon as possible,” stated Executive Director Jason W. Swanson.
The grant dollars were established to assist our communities as we continue to work through the COVID-19 pandemic. The recipient organizations focus on supporting older adults, caregivers and/or persons with disabilities. Organizations are using these dollars to assist in providing nutrition services to potentially isolated individuals and provide their services virtually.
| Recipient Name | County |
| Bethesda Day Break | Kandiyohi |
| Brewster Senior Center/Senior Dining | Nobles |
| Brookside Senior Living | Chippewa |
| Cedar Crest of Silver Lake | McLeod |
| Central Health Care of Le Center | Le Sueur |
| Chippewa Enterprises, Inc. | Chippewa |
| Fahan Transportation | Blue Earth, Waseca, Nicollet |
| Greater Mankato Area United Way | Blue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur |
| Greater Round Lake Community | Nobles |
| Grove City CARE | Meeker, Kandiyohi |
| Hearth Adult Life Programs | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle |
| Heartland Industries | Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Redwood, Yellow Medicine |
| Hendricks Community Hospital | Lincoln |
| Lake Benton Diners Club | Lincoln |
| Madison Avenue Apartments | Lyon |
| MRCI | Blue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur |
| Prairie Five Community Action Council | Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, Yellow Medicine |
| Rock County Opportunities | Rock |
| Singing Hills Chorus | Blue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur |
| VINE Faith in Action | Blue Earth, Nicollet, Le Sueur |
| Vista Prairie at Copperleaf | Kandiyohi |
| Vista Prairie at Garnet Gardens | Redwood |
| Waseca Area Caregiver Services | Redwood |
