JENNYFFER BARRIENTOS
Growing Up Healthy Director
Mobile Home Rehabilitation Coordinator
651-243-1331
jen@healthycommunityinitiative.org
(bilingual in English and Spanish)
Learn more about Jen here
Contact Jen about:
- Home Energy Squad visits and mobile home weatherization efforts
- Northfield Promise Equity Team and the Rural Ride-share Pilot team
- Parent/Caregiver Organizing and leadership opportunities
- Evenings in the Park summer gatherings
MERCEDEZ ALPIREZ RAMON
Community Organizer
507-210-7618
mercedez@healthycommunityinitiative.org
(bilingual in English and Spanish)
Learn more about Mercedez here
Contact Mercedez about:
- Parent/Caregiver Organizing and leadership opportunities
- Evenings in the Park summer gatherings
Jessica Navarro
Community Organizer
jessica@healthycommunityinitiative.org
(bilingual in English and Spanish)
Learn more about Jessica here (coming soon!)
Contact Jessica about:
- Parent/Caregiver Organizing and leadership opportunities
- Evenings in the Park summer gatherings
Family Engagement Navigators
Contact the Family Engagement Navigators about:
- Outreach and support to families with elementary school children to promote attendance and school engagement
- Greenvale Park Community School programming
HEIDY RAMIREZ
Family Engagement Navigator, Greenvale Park Elementary
507-301-6464
hramirez@northfieldschools.org
(working in Northfield, bilingual in English and Spanish)
Learn more about Heidy here
CINDY SANTA
Family Engagement Navigator, Spring Creek Elementary and Bridgewater Elementary
612-405-8827
csanta@northfieldschools.org
(working in Northfield, bilingual in English and Spanish)
Learn more about Cindy here
Early Childhood Navigators
Reach the Early Childhood Navigators by emailing navigator@healthycommunityinitiative.org or calling 507-301-6345
Contact the Early Childhood Navigators about:
- Connecting families with preschool-age children with early learning experiences, preschool, and early childhood screening
- Rice County Ready for Kindergarten Council
FATIMA PONCIANO
Early Childhood Navigator
507-323-9663
fatima@healthycommunityinitiative.org
(working in Faribault, bilingual in English and Spanish)
Learn more about Fatima here
MIA M. ROCHA
Early Childhood Navigator
507-301-6345
mia@healthycommunityinitiative.org
(working in Northfield, bilingual in English and Spanish)
Learn more about Mia here
CCAP Navigator
Contact the CCAP Navigator about:
- Support for families and childcare providers navigating the CCAP application, verification, and redetermination processes (CCAP helps low-income families with childcare costs so that parents/caregivers are able to work, attend school, or both)
- Navigating childcare options for families with children from birth to age 13
KATHY RIPKA
Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) Navigator
507-323-1413
kathy@healthycommunityinitiative.org
(working in Faribault and Northfield)
Learn more about Kathy here
Rice County ParentChild+
Contact the ParentChild+ team about:
- Referring families with children ages 18 months to 2.5 years to the Rice County ParentChild+ program
LESLIE LIMÓN
Rice County ParentChild+ Director
507-400-4462
leslie@healthycommunityinitiative.org
(bilingual in English and Spanish)
Learn more about Leslie here
LAURA GARCIA
Early Learning Specialist
507-291-9633
lauragarcia@healthycommunityinitiative.org
(bilingual in English and Spanish)
Learn more about Laura here
ODALIS ASCENCIO PUGA
Early Learning Specialist
507-403-7979
odalis@healthycommunityinitiative.org
(bilingual in English and Spanish)
Learn more about Odalis here
DIANA PEREZ GUZMAN
Early Learning Specialist
507-291-5711
diana@healthycommunityinitiative.org
(bilingual in English and Spanish)
Learn more about Diana here
LAURA VELASQUEZ
Early Learning Specialist
507-222-9084
lauraVelasquez @healthycommunityinitiative.org
(bilingual in English and Spanish)
Learn more about Laura here
ISABEL LLAMAS HERNANDEZ
Early Learning Specialist
507-323-1919
isabel@healthycommunityinitiative.org
(bilingual in English and Spanish)
Learn more about Isabel here
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