Faribault
Address:
Cannon River Community Trailer
1407 Hulett Ave. Lot #160
Faribault, MN 55021
Northfield
Address:
Northfield Community Education Center
700 Lincoln Parkway
Northfield, MN 55057
Staff
Natalia Marchan, working in Faribault, bilingual in English and Spanish
Growing Up Healthy Director, Faribault
Family Engagement Navigator, Roosevelt Elementary School
507-405-5658
natalia@growinguphealthy.org
Learn more about Natalia here
Contact Natalia about:
- Connecting with Latinx parents and families whose children attend Roosevelt Elementary School to support attendance among students
- Faribault Public School’s Empowering Latinx Youth team
- Home Energy Squad visits and a heat tape program in the City of Faribault
- Caregiver Organizing sessions
- Mobile food distribution in Faribault
- Evenings in the Park summer gatherings in Cannon River Mobile Home Park and Evergreen Estates
Jennyffer Barrientos, working in Northfield, bilingual in English and Spanish
Growing Up Healthy Director, Northfield
Family Engagement Navigator, Northfield Middle School
651-243-1331
jen@northfieldhci.org
Learn more about Jen here
Contact Jen about:
- Outreach and support to families with school-age children and youth to promote attendance and school engagement, particularly students who attend Northfield Middle School
- Home Energy Squad visits and mobile home weatherization efforts in Northfield
- Northfield Promise Equity Team and the Rural Ride-share Pilot team
- Northfield’s Cinco de Mayo parent planning team
- Caregiver Organizing sessions
- City of Northfield’s Growing Local: Northfield Emerging Leaders program
- Evenings in the Park summer gatherings in Northfield
Heidy Ramirez, working in Northfield, bilingual in English and Spanish
Family Engagement Navigator, Greenvale Elementary School
Growing Up Healthy Coordinator
507-301-6464
hramirez@northfieldschools.org
Learn more about Heidy here
Contact Heidy about:
- Outreach and support to families with school-age children and youth to promote attendance and school engagement, particularly students at Greenvale Elementary School
- Greenvale Park Community School programming
Early Childhood Navigators
Carrie Romo, working in Faribault, bilingual in English and Spanish
Early Childhood Navigator
Growing Up Healthy Coordinator
507-301-6345
carrie@growinguphealthy.org
Learn more about Carrie here
Contact Carrie about:
- Connecting families with preschool-age children with early learning experiences, preschool and early childhood screening
- Rice County Ready for Kindergarten Council
Erika Velasquez, working in Northfield, bilingual in English and Spanish
Early Childhood Navigator
Growing Up Healthy Coordinator
507-301-6456
erika@northfieldhci.org
Learn more about Erika here
Contact Erika about:
- Connecting families with preschool-age children with early learning experiences, preschool and early childhood screening
- Rice County Ready for Kindergarten Council
RICE COUNTY PARENTCHILD+
Leslie Limon, bilingual in English and Spanish
Rice County ParentChild+ Director
507-291-2822
leslie@growinguphealthy.org
Learn more about Leslie here
Contact Leslie about:
- Referring families with children ages 18 months to 2.5 years to the Rice County ParentChild+ program
- Rice County Ready for Kindergarten Council
Laura Baltazar, bilingual in English and Spanish
Early Learning Specialist
507-222-9084
laurabaltazar@northfieldhci.org
Learn more about Laura here
Laura Garcia, bilingual in English and Spanish
Early Learning Specialist
507-291-9633
lauragarcia@northfieldhci.org
Learn more about Laura here