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Saint Paul Public Library is developing a new facilities master plan that will guide the renovation and use of our buildings to meet the evolving needs of the community and advance our mission of welcoming all people to connect, learn, discover and grow. Building on the community insights outlined in the library’s new strategic plan, the facilities master plan will focus on technology and children’s learning.

Next meeting:

Jan 8, 6:30pm Hamline Midway

Learn more about the facilities master plan by clicking on the link below.

https://sppl.org/strategic-direction/

MNsure has a statewide network of expert assisters who can help you apply and enroll, free of charge. Don’t wait until the last minute to make an appointment–there are less than three weeks left in open enrollment!

Find a MNsure-certified assister in your area or check our enrollment events calendar.

There are a couple types of assisters you can work with:

• Brokers help you understand your options and can advise you about picking an insurance plan that best meets your needs.
• Navigators can help you fill out your application and enroll in coverage (they cannot give you advice about picking an insurance plan).

Just starting the MNsure enrollment process? We have plenty of resources on our website.

• Use our plan comparison tool to help find health coverage that best suits your needs.
• Check our online application and enrollment how-tos and tips.

Remember, open enrollment ends Monday, December 23.

If you qualify for MinnesotaCare or Medical Assistance, or are a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe, you can enroll year-round.

Attention. If you need free help interpreting this document, call 651-539-2099 or 855-366-7873.

Digniin. Haddii aad u baahantahay caawimaad lacag-la’aan ah ee tarjumaadda qoraalkan, wac 651-539-2099 ama 855-366-7873.

Atención. Si desea recibir asistencia gratuita para interpretar este documento, llame al 651-539-2099 o 855-366-7873.

MNsure does not discriminate because of race, color, national origin, creed, religion, sex, age, disability, public assistance, marital status or sexual orientation.

Now accepting applications for the Community Solutions for Healthy Child Development grants.

DEADLINE: February 7, 2020

The Center for Health Equity (CHE) has released a new Request for Proposals (RFP) and is now accepting applications for the new Community Solutions for Healthy Child Development grants—funding that became a reality thanks to the tireless advocacy of community members and organizations. The purposes of the grant program are to:

• Improve child development outcomes for children of color and American Indian children from prenatal to grade 3
• Reduce racial disparities in children’s health and development, from prenatal to grade 3
• Promote racial and geographic equity

The new program will award about $750,000 in grants each year for four years to fund community-based solutions for challenges that are identified by communities of color and American Indian communities.

Read the RFP and learn more about how to apply on the Center for Health Equity Funding Opportunities page.

Interested applicants are encouraged to join an informational webinar about the funding opportunity on Wednesday, Dec. 18 from 9:30-11 a.m. Visit the Community Solutions RFP webpage to register.

Timeline

RFP published: December 9, 2019
Applications due: February 7, 2020
Site visits conducted: March 2020
Anticipated notice of award: April 2020
Grant period begins: May 2020

Questions

Please submit any questions regarding this RFP by email to health.equity@state.mn.us. All answers will be posted within 7 business days on the RFP Questions and Answers page. If you are unable to submit your question via email, please call 651-201-5813 for assistance.

Please submit questions no later than 4:30 p.m. Central Time on Wednesday, January 29, 2020. To ensure all applicants have access to the same information, questions submitted after this date will not be answered nor posted to the website.

Wilder’s Neighborhood Leadership Program (NLP) invites you to participate in this 6-month journey of self-discovery, authentic leadership, and meaningful engagement. Explore opportunities for neighborhood involvement, develop leadership skills, collaborate with diverse individuals and uncover the unique cultural history of Saint Paul with the Minnesota Historical Society.

2020 NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Orientation: January 24

Retreat: January 25

12 Sessions: February–June

Graduation: June 20

“It is this gathering of people—intergenerational—that transcends race and economic backgrounds. It provides a sense of cultural sensitivity, to empathize with people in their own lived experiences in order to become familiar with what other people actually grapple with. You’re not alone, despite all the differences that you may have. It gives you the extra push that you need to be effective. ”

—Xiomara Bell, Neighborhood Leadership Program Alumna

a Apply at wilder.org/NLP before December 24, 2019

https://form.jotform.com/wilderfoundation/NLP2020

Questions? Contact Coulette Columbus-Powers at nlp@wilder.org or call 651-280-2366.

Weekly Calendar

Saint Paul Planning Commission & Heritage Preservation Commission MASTER MEETING CALENDAR WEEK OF DECEMBER 9-13, 2019

Click on the link below.

https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/STPAUL/2019/12/06/file_attachments/1338510/December%209-13,%202019.pdf

Inspired by the thriving reuse community in Ramsey County? Check out Ramsey County’s new Reuse & Donation Opportunities webpage to feed your curiosity! The webpage contains several ideas and resources on ways to reuse, repair, donate or sell items. Although the lists are not exhaustive, the webpage serves as a good starting point when considering repair and reuse before disposing of or recycling an item. Take a look and be inspired!

Click on the link below!

http://www.ramseyrecycles.com/

• 12/10/2019 at 7 PM – 8:30 PM
• East Side Freedom Library 1105 Greenbrier St, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55106

“The East Side Freedom Library and the Ramsey County Historical Society invite you to a presentation and discussion of “Slavery’s Reach: Southern Slaveholders in the North Star State,” featuring historian Christopher Lehman in the ongoing series, “History Revealed.”

From the 1840s through the end of the Civil War, leading Minnesotans invited slaveholders and their wealth into the free territory and free state of Minnesota. Dozens of southern slaveholders purchased land and backed Minnesota businesses. Slaveholders’ wealth was invested in some of the state’s most significant institutions and provided a financial foundation for several towns and counties. And the money generated by Minnesota investments flowed both ways, supporting some of the South’s largest plantations. Politicians and officeholders like Henry Sibley, Henry Rice, and Sylvanus Lowry worked with slaveholders. Six hundred residents of the new state of Minnesota petitioned the legislature to make slavery legal for vacationing southerners who brought with them enslaved men and women “as body servants, for their comfort and convenience” while they escaped the summer heat of the South.

Dr. Christopher P. Lehman is a professor of ethnic studies at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. He has been a visiting fellow at Harvard University’s Center for African and African American Research. Through careful research in obscure records, censuses, newspapers, and archival collections, he has brought to light this hidden history of northern complicity in building slaveholder wealth.”

Free and open to all

https://eastsidefreedomlibrary.org/events/

Tuesday, December 10, 5:00 PM at the Wellstone Center, 179 Robie Street E.Monday, January 13, 2020, 1:00 PM at the Arlington Hills Community Center, 1200 Payne Ave.

Elevate information sessions provide information on the application system and hiring process for the City of St. Paul. Sessions are held each month at a different location and time. Sessions are 2 hours and includes a presentation. Please register.https://www.stpaul.gov/departments/human-resources/jobs/elevate-employment-information-session

Dayton’s Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services is now an eligible lender for Minnesota Housing’s Rehabilitation and Fix-Up programs throughout Ramsey County.

Dayton’s Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services is now an eligible lender for Minnesota Housing’s Rehabilitation and Fix-Up programs throughout Ramsey County. Minnesota housing programs can offer higher income eligibility limits and a wider array of improvements than the Ramsey County programs.
For more information, visit http://www.dbnhs.org/Services or call 651-774-9064.

Are you a teen who is leading change to prevent violence and create peace?

Please come to the “Leading Change: You(th) Preventing Violence Summit

REGISTERY BY 12.03.2019

Saturday, December 7, 2019

1-3pm

Location: East Side Freedom Library

1105 Greenbriar Street

Saint Paul, MN 55106

Program

• Lunch & Moderated Panel to hear from some inspiring young change makers
• Networking: Learn about each other’s activism & all the good things young people are helping make happen in our neighborhoods
• Tools for self-care

All are welcome!

Plan to attend? Please register so we can plan food & other logistics:

ramseycounty.us/leadingchange

Questions? Please contact Grit Youngquist: grit.youngquist@co.ramsey.mn.us

Sponsored by the Community Violence Prevention Action Team that is part of the work of Saint Paul – Ramsey County Public Health & East Side Freedom Library.