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Ensuring Women Survive and Thrive
The WCA Foundation awarded grants to 18 organizations focused on meeting the fundamental needs of women through economic stability, education, shelter, safety, and health programs and initiatives.
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We wanted to be closer to community, we wanted to get more money out, and we wanted to deepen our relationships with nonprofit organizations so we could better support their work.- Erin Elliott
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An Investment in Healing and Self-Care for Local Educators
See how the Phillips Foundation worked with a Northside Black-owned wellness company called Zen Bin to offer restorative yoga, massages, and healing touch therapy to educators and school staff.
Explore our resources to better understand the importance of self-care, trauma healing, and wellness.
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2019 Healing from Trauma
Watch 101 community members from the Twin Cities experience Catalyst’s 11th community exploration of Healing from Trauma.
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Healing from Trauma Report
Read the feedback from Catalyst Initiative's 2019 event, Healing from Trauma: Tips and Techniques for Resilience.
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2018 Building Resilience
This event brought together community members with a personal stake in preventing diseases of despair.
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Building Resilience Report
The Catalyst Initiative gathered community for an engaged conversation on how to prevent diseases of despair.
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10th Healing from Trauma Convening
The Catalyst Initiative brought together approximately 200 community members for our tenth community exploration of Healing from Trauma: Tips & Techniques.
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2018 Catalyst Seed Grantee Convening
Catalyst seed grantees gathered for an all-day convening to share the results of their work and to engage in skills-based learning and cultural healing practices.
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Mind-Body Medicine in Indian Country
This project began with a seed grant that helpedthe Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center to implement mind-body practices with its staff and the community it serves.
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2017 Catalyst Initiative Seed Grantee Convening
Representatives from Catalyst Initiative seed grant projects gathered at St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church in Minneapolis to share the results of their work to promote integrative health and healing in community.
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Traditional Healing of the Americas
Supported by Catalyst, this community project helped educate family medicine residents at Hennepin County Medical Center, and other students about traditional healing.
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Established in 2018, the Fund for Safe Communities supports meaningful actions to address and prevent violence, promote healing, and address systemic inequities. This fund emphasizes the importance of work led by young people and is advised by emerging leaders who have been personally affected by gun violence.
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