Kellogg Foundation Awards Grant To Revitalize Civic Life In Minnesota The Center for Democracy and Citizenship and the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs were awarded a $320,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support Minnesota Works Together, a long-term initiative to revitalize and strengthen civic life and civic values in Minnesota. The overall goal of Minnesota Works Together is to enhance the capacities of individuals, communities and institutions to work together to create healthy civic life. In its first phase, Minnesota Works Together will sponsor several projects such as public forums and house meetings on civic values and renewal, education opportunities on civic skills, and a public television documentary on civic life in Minnesota. "People are frustrated by bitter and unproductive partisan divisions, worried about tensions between immigrants and native-born Americans, and concerned about a declining sense of community in general," said Harry Boyte, Humphrey Institute senior fellow and the center's co-director. "At the same time, we have found many, many positive examples of civic renewal in some communities to build upon. We have nicknamed this project the 'from me to we' initiative." For more information on the Minnesota Works Together initiative, visit CDC's website. > More headlines

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