Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation

Southern minnesota initiative foundation provides grants, educational resources and technical assistance to local governments, community partnerships and nonprofit organizations in early childhood education. The early childhood program provides resources that strengthen early childhood efforts so that young children will have a healthy life of learning, achieving and succeeding.

Southern minnesota initiative foundation administers the americorps-southern minnesota grant focusing on early childhood. Supported americorps members serve in non-profits and schools throughout the 20 county area working with preschool children on early literacy, social-emotional, and school readiness support.