June 2024 Winners

$500  Kendra Hatcher - East Grand Forks

$750  Angela Oelke - Grand Rapids

Opportunity for MSSW Members - 

Two Opportunities:  Deadline January 1st and June 1st 

Twice each year, MSSWA Mini-Grants will provide two awards, a $500 prize and a $750 prize, to support projects conducted by any Regular MSSWA member** in the schools where they work.  

Good luck and be sure to get your applications in by the deadline!

Apply here:   Mini grant application

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Previous Recipients

January 2024

$500 Megan Lagasse - Anoka Hennepin

$750 Leona Vang - St. Paul City Schools

June 2023

$500 Carrie Berning - Becker Schools

$750 Ami Gebremicael - Pro Academy

January 2023

$750 Kelly Jensen - St. Peter High School - social/emotional support hub

$500 Courtney Stenseth - MN Transitions Charter School 

June 2022

$750 Aimee Love - Warba Schools for school sensory room

$500 Aracely Flores - Owatonna Middle School for Mixed Roots, student group.

June 2021

$750 Nancy VanHorne - Prior Lake for school wide calming room

$500 Mary Kelso - Hmong College Prep Academy for culturally specific books to support SEL

January 2021 mini grant winners:

$750 Amanda Radtke -  Carlton Schools;

Books for students focused on teaching equity.

$500 Annalise Settegren - St. Louis County Schools; Creating Sensory Regulation Space

January 2020 mini grant winners:

$500  Natalia Pitts, Waseca Schools

$500  Melissa Ahlschlager, Jackson County Central

$500   Abbey Schuette, Watertown/Mayer Schools

June 2019 mini grant winner:

$500  Amy Brouwers, Halverson Elementary, Albert Lea Schools - sensory regulation room revitalization. 

January 2019 mini grant winner: 

$750  Kamie Lodermeier, Wabasha Kellogg Schools: SEL enhancement through Big Life Journals, K-6. 

June 2018 mini grant winner:

$750 to Dr. Stephanie Ochocki, Anoka Hennepin Schools, SEL curriculum

January 2018 min grant winners:

$500 Caitlin Ternes,  Goodhue Schools to establish a food pantry to benefit students in her district. 

$500 Annette Warner,  McKinley Elementary, Owatonna for materials to establish a calming room.  

June 2017 mini grant winners:

$750 Bryana Cook - Walker Hackensack Akeley District 113 - Region 9 for 25 sets of yoga Materials for her elementary school. 

$500 Linda Yankovec - Anoka Hennepin District 11 - Region 10 for yoga/mindfulness class at ALC high school

January 2017 mini grant winners:

$750  Courtney Hubred  - Randolph Schools - Region 10: Randolph’s Sensory Room Chosen to support a rural school with needs that can be served for a lot of students over several years.

$500 Kris Heine - Lancaster Schools - Region 9:  Suicide Prevention  Chosen to support an acute mental health crisis in a rural community, following the death of students due to suicide.

June 2016 mini grant winners:

$750 Megan Lagasse, Anoka Hennepin Schools:  Sorterberg's Sharing Shelf.  Helping children in early childhood with developmental disorders have access to diapers, wipes, special equipment, and special dietary needs.

$500 Sheri Pederson, Willmar Schools:  9th Grade Academy Summer Academy t-shirts for students at higher academic risk, creating a bridge from middle school to high school.

January 2016 mini grant winners:

$750  Callie DeVriendt, Lincoln Park Middle School, Duluth: to fund a project with outcomes aimed at reducing their suspension rate, preventing students from receiving major referrals and increasing prosocial behaviors.

$500 Jamie-Sue Peterson, Parkside Elementary, Buffalo: for the creation of sensory stations for six classrooms, teaching self regulation skills.

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**the grants are not available to Affiliate or Student Members.  They are intended for licensed school social workers employed in a school setting.

Please direct questions to: Susanne Schroeder, msswafandm@gmail.com