Way to Grow is online! 2500 1459 Melissa Meyer

Way to Grow is online!

The world looks very different today—children are learning at home, many people are unable to work, and a network of services is more important than ever. To meet the increased needs of our families and still keep everyone safe and healthy, on March 16 Way to Grow moved to virtual home visits for our families. Family Educators…

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Our Response to COVID-19 5000 2500 Melissa Meyer

Our Response to COVID-19

In the wake of the current COVID-19 pandemic, top of mind is the health and safety of our Way to Grow staff, families, community partners, and neighbors. Knowing that our home visiting programming is a critical resource to our community, we have included an outline of our plan for continuing home visits while doing our…

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Living Generously: Estate Planning 4000 2786 Jessica Waller

Living Generously: Estate Planning

As snowy days of March give way to the promise of spring, it may be a good time to review your estate plans to ensure everything is in order as you intend. Changes to our personal and family circumstances may mean that prior plans are no longer current and need to be updated. On average, Americans review…

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Meet Our Scholar: Jake 2576 1534 Angelique McDonald

Meet Our Scholar: Jake

Age: 4Favorite Book: Spiderman Jake has a contagious smile that charms everyone he meets. He is very active in play and loves to run, jump, and dance around! He has a sense of humor that is razor sharp and a grin that tells you that he knows much more than he lets on. He loves…

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Meet our new Director of Education! 2500 1459 Angelique McDonald

Meet our new Director of Education!

Help us welcome Deedee Stevens-Neal to Way to Grow. Deedee comes to us from the Fraser School where she was the Director. She oversaw the large childcare center which cares for kids who have autism, mental health issues, and special needs. Deedee was drawn to Way to Grow because of our intentional partnerships with organizations around…

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Make Your Target Run Count 1024 512 Melissa Meyer

Make Your Target Run Count

We are honored and excited to announce that we have been chosen to participate in a special charitable giving campaign, sponsored and funded by Target. And you have the chance to help direct a portion of Target’s donation to us! Now through March 31, vote for us through the Target Circle program to help determine…

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#BeerForBetter: Join Us For A Night Out! 2400 1256 Angelique McDonald

#BeerForBetter: Join Us For A Night Out!

Way to Grow is excited to announce our partnership with Lakes & Legends Brewing Company as their February #BeerForBetter campaign recipients! On February 27, Lakes & Legends will be donating $1 of every beer sold from two of their specialty taps from 5:00–10:00pm. Stop by after work for happy hour or after dinner for a…

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New Underwater Friends 756 506 Maren Nelson

New Underwater Friends

Our Preschool Pals teacher, Mr. Eka, is always looking for ways to engage his students in new ways. Sometimes that involves painting with interesting materials and other times it means sharing opportunities that the kids otherwise may not be able to experience. Last week, our preschoolers took a field trip to SeaQuest in Roseville for…

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A Look Back at 2019 851 568 Angelique McDonald

A Look Back at 2019

It has been quite a 30th Anniversary Year at Way to Grow! In 2019, we took a leap and moved into our new home on Irving Avenue North, and we’ve already hosted Cooking Matters courses, Dream Tracks groups, and several staff potlucks. This summer, we even got the help of Little & Company when they…

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Cookie Hunt! 1152 864 Angelique McDonald

Cookie Hunt!

Our preschool is on winter break, but last week they celebrated the end of 2019 with a cookie hunt! From Mr. Eka: “We’ve been reading The Gingerbread Cowboy by Janet Squires so we decided to make a gingerbread cowboy of our own. The children had lots of fun watching Ms. Alanna carve the dough into…

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Adopt-A-Family 600 250 Angelique McDonald

Adopt-A-Family

What a month! We cannot thank our supporters enough for making Adopt-A-Family a huge success. From individual families to entire departments at Allina Health, hundreds of community members helped make this season bright. Due to this incredible generosity, this year Way to Grow was able to provide gifts for 60 families! Way to Grow’s Adopt-A-Family…

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Shine Celebration 2019 1800 1200 Angelique McDonald

Shine Celebration 2019

Our 30th Anniversary Shine Celebration on October 26, 2019 was an enormous success! Thanks to the support of our generous donors and our extraordinary volunteers and staff, Way to Grow raised over $400,000! The 2019 Shine Celebration was a bedazzled evening of spectacular moments. The stars were out that night, with incredible performances by Jamecia…

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