Healthy Kids, Healthy Community

WELCOME TO EDINA CONNECTING WITH KIDS!!

Connecting with Kids is a city-wide initiative to support asset development in the youth of Edina.

OUR MISSION

To connect individuals, families, organizations and other resources in Edina to help them fulfill their responsibility to raise healthy children and develop a healthy community.

OUR VISION

To be a community where all children have the support they need to grow up to be responsible, healthy and caring adults.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

View the 2011 Award recipients

 

Edina Named One of the Nation's 100 Best

Communities for Young People   

 

Edina achieved national recognition as one of America's Promise Alliance's 100 Best Communities for Young People for the second year in a row for its initiatives to help young people, including support of Edina A Better Chance (ABC) Foundation, Edina High School May Term and Tri-City Health Partners. The competition recognizes communities across the country that focus on reducing high school dropout rates and providing service and support to their youth. 

 

To learn more about the "100 best communities" award, visit americaspromise.org/100best

 

Connecting With Kids is proud to work with the community to better serve our youth and to make children a priority in our lives.  It remains our vision to be a community where all children have the support they need to grow up to be responsible, healthy and caring adults.  With your continued support we can make that happen.

We invite you to join us in our mission!  To see what you can do to Connect With Kids please e-mail us at info@connectingwithkids.org or call 952-688-8081.

 

Connecting With Kids, established in 1998
5701 Normandale Road, Edina MN 55424
info@connectingwithkidsedina.org
952-688-8081

EXTERNAL ASSETS

• Support
• Empowerment
• Boundaries and expectations
• Constructive use of time

INTERNAL ASSETS

• Commitment to learning
• Positive values
• Social competencies
• Positive identity

BELIEFS

We believe that:

1. Youth assets involve families, schools, congregations, neighborhoods and community organizations.
2. Individuals in a community should play a profound role in making a difference in the lives of youth.
3. Asset building is a way of life rather than a specific program with a title.

We are committed to:

1. Creating a partnership between city, education, health, business and religious communities.
2. Developing a journey that links meaningful support to Edina youth.

JOIN US

We invite you to join us in our mission.  To see what you can do to Connect With Kids please call Heather Haen Anderson, Executive Director of Connecting With Kids Edina at 952-688-8081 or send an email message to us at info@connectingwithkidsedina.org.

 

Connecting With Kids, established in 1998
5701 Normandale Road, Edina MN 55424
email: info@connectingwithkidsedina.org
tel: 952-688-8081

EXTERNAL ASSETS

• Support
• Empowerment
• Boundaries and expectations
• Constructive use of time

INTERNAL ASSETS

• Commitment to learning
• Positive values
• Social competencies
• Positive identity

BELIEFS

We believe that:

1. Youth assets involve families, schools, congregations, neighborhoods and community organizations.
2. Individuals in a community should play a profound role in making a difference in the lives of youth.
3. Asset building is a way of life rather than a specific program with a title.

We are committed to:

1. Creating a partnership between city, education, health, business and religious communities.
2. Developing a journey that links meaningful support to Edina youth.

JOIN US

We invite you to join us in our mission.  To see what you can do to Connect With Kids please call Heather Haen Anderson, Executive Director of Connecting With Kids Edina at 952-688-8081 or send an email message to us at info@connectingwithkidsedina.org.

 

Connecting With Kids, established in 1998
5701 Normandale Road, Edina MN 55424
email: info@connectingwithkidsedina.org
tel: 952-688-8081