Growing Up Healthy

Connecting the families of Rice County, Minnesota

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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

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
Jen Barrientos

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

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

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

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

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

Laura Baltazar, bilingual in English and Spanish
Early Learning Specialist
507-222-9084
laurabaltazar@northfieldhci.org

Learn more about Laura here

Laura Garcia

Laura Garcia, bilingual in English and Spanish
Early Learning Specialist
507-291-9633
lauragarcia@northfieldhci.org

Learn more about Laura here

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