Minnesota Community Education Association
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Providing social events when they are needed most. Following the pandemic shutdowns, I was eager to find social events to participate in with other senior citizens. I was thrilled to find that Rockford Community Education was sponsoring “Sweet and Salty Bingo.” After enduring many weeks of isolation, we were so grateful to have found a […]
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Opening up new horizons. Similar to other 4-year-olds during the pandemic, Kirra had very little experience in group settings. Last summer, her grandparents signed her up for the Community Education “Little Tennis” program. The anticipation of trying something new made her nervous, but after her first day, Kirra made new friends and couldn’t wait to
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Supporting the missions of local organizations. The St. Louis Park Senior Program hosted an inaugural Senior Resource Event which gathered 40 organizations from the community to share resources geared towards senior citizens. Attendees said that the event helped connect community members with local organizations. People commented that they, “didn’t know this service even existed and
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Being there during new phases of life. Community Education has had a lasting impact and continuing support for a single mom and son. The mom at the front desk looked nervous and unsure of herself as she asked the Administrative Assistant at the Community Education desk about swim lessons through Community Education. The swim lesson
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Offering support to reach one’s full potential. After bouncing around various schools and states throughout her life, Breanna dropped out of 10th grade and began working. At the age of 21, Bree came to Brainerd Adult Basic Education (ABE) in pursuit of her GED. She worked diligently brushing up on her Math and Language Arts
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Bringing organizations together to better the community. It was an absolute joy for our church to meet in the St. Anthony area. Over the years we have been able to find many ways that our church and community can flourish and support one another. As a church, we helped beyond being simply a renter, and
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Encouraging confidence to try new things. It was time for the beginner swim class to jump off of the diving board. The instructor told the students that if they didn’t feel comfortable that they didn’t have to jump. All of the kids had jumped a couple of times except for one girl. The other kids
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Community education helped me find lifelong friendships. More than 30 years ago, I was a young mom and new to town. I joined our community education early childhood classes with the hope of meeting other new parents and friends for my daughter. We attended many early childhood classes throughout the years and became close with
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Providing the essentials to those in need. White Bear Lake School District partnered with multiple local agencies to provide free meals to senior citizens. More than 26,000 meals were delivered through the More Than a Meal program from January through March 2021. On average, the senior center was distributing 250 meals daily. Thanks to a
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Community education provides life changing opportunities for all. One of our community members with mild disabilities wanted to join an exercise class and socialize with other adults. Even though her disabilities are mild, she didn’t feel comfortable in the adults with disabilities program. Her personal care assistant encouraged her to join an adult education class
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