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Come share your ideas and priorities for Community Development Block Grant Funding in Duluth! The City is holding two public forums, one on May 22nd at Harrison Community Center, and one on May 24th at Grant Community Center. Both events start at 6:30. Click here for the meeting announcement and details. Participate in the online forum, which will run through May 25th.  

Do you think Duluth should have fresh, healthy food in all our neighborhoods? We do too!

Visit Healthy Duluth Area Coalition Facebook Page for more information on how to become a champion for Fair Food Access in Duluth. Vote to help Duluth win a $25,000 State Farm Grant. You have a chance to make a BIG impact in our community!

Anyone on Facebook can vote up to 10 times per day – and you CAN use all your votes for the same Cause. Voting ends May 17.

Click here to access the Facebook page for Fair Food Access Duluth. You have to sign in and "like" Cause an Effect, and then you can vote!

For over 30 years, the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Duluth has gone without a grocery store, relying on gas stations and convenience stores to meet the food security needs of the community. There are no grocery stores within a 1mile radius of any part of the neighborhood. In order to address the health and economic issues of the neighborhood, we must bring healthy, affordable food back into the neighborhood and into the houses of our citizens. Lincoln Park residents spend $5.3 million on food each year - outside of their own neighborhood! With the help of $25,000, Lincoln Park residents would be able to take ownership of their food access issue and organize a campaign to bring in fresh, healthy, affordable foods to one of the poorest neighborhoods in the city.

The Lincoln Park Food Access Project aims to create healthy equity by addressing social determinants of health and strengthening the neighborhood.

For more information contact Lisa Luokkala at Health Duluth Area Coalition, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , (218)-722-4745 x152

Duluth at Work was created in 2008 by Duluth LISC and the City of Duluth as an integrated approach to poverty reduction and workforce development. Modeled after the Portland Economic Opportunity Initiative and co-administered by Duluth LISC and the City of Duluth, Duluth at Work delivers long term, holistic and comprehensive programming to low income job seekers and small business owners, with a goal of increasing incomes and revenues by 25% over three years. Duluth at Work has served nearly 300 job seekers and small businesses. To date, for job seekers, it has a 96% completion rate for participants in job development trainings, and a 75% success rate with respect to participants securing or maintaining long-term employment. Over 245 job seekers and 59 small business owners have completed trainings, participated in peer group sessions and received one on one support and technical assistance. Click here for more information.

Editorial backs HUD Secy. Donovan, LISC on affordable rental housing

The Housing Act of 1949 set national goals that included "a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family." In struggling to reach those goals, U.S. policies have focused largely -- sometimes almost exclusively -- on home ownership, much of it in the suburbs and exurbs that mushroomed after World War II.  Read more...

Duluth LISC's Annual Luncheon will be held April 18th, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at Clyde Iron Restaurant and Venue. Kate Wolford, President of the McKnight Foundation will be the keynote speaker, and we will celebrate the 2012 Building Healthy Community Award honorees. Tickets are $25 per person, $175 for a table of 8. Or - "pay it forward" for just $25 more to donate a ticket for someone who could not otherwise attend. Call 218-727-7761 and reserve tickets today!