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A Fundraiser for Mental Health Justice

Graze 4 Good aims to support local nonprofits working to break down barriers to mental health support — and it involves eating delicious food from some of the Twin Cities' most respected and inventive chefs.

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2022 Safe Communities Micro Grants

This funding opportunity is designed to support gatherings and activities to address community trauma and promote wellness among Minneapolis youth and adults.

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Manidoo Ogitigaan Share Their Success

With help from the Minneapolis Foundation and the Catalyst Initiative, Manidoo Ogitigaan, a Native American Nonprofit Organization based in Bemidji, Minnesota, were able to offer several holistic healing activities through their nonprofit.

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Graze 4 Good 2022 Event Series

Graze 4 Good is a three-part virtual and in-person event series that features local restaurants, innovators, and experts focused on Fourth Generation’s chosen issue of the year: Mental health justice.

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Healing Communities with Suzanne Koepplinger

Suzanne Koepplinger, Director of our Catalyst Initiative, appeared on the Synergos Cultivate the Soul: Stories of Purpose-Driven Philanthropy podcast. Listen to how Suzanne came to realize her purpose to help others by supporting their healing and growth.

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Value Your Breath

This video series by one of the Catalyst Initiative's grantees, the Irreducible Grace Foundation, is designed for middle and high school students and teaches mindfulness, breathing, and wellness tools.

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Sowing Seeds of Healing

The Catalyst Initiative creates sustainable systems change by giving communities what they say they need. Catalyst focuses on building resilience, healing trauma, and contributing to positive health outcomes at the individual, organizational, and community levels. Learn more about this innovative work in this article from the Bush Foundation.

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Educational Transformation and Collective Healing

The Catalyst Initiative is connected to a UNESCO effort to build collective healing that addresses the legacy of the international slave trade. Watch UNESCO’s video to learn more about their process and goals.

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Micro Grants Support Community Gatherings, Healing Spaces

The final round of micro grants has been awarded to local groups that have been working to address community trauma and create healing spaces in the weeks leading up to the anniversary of George Floyd’s murder.

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The Catalyst Initiative

The Catalyst Initiative is a Minneapolis Foundation program that honors and fosters culturally authentic self-care practices to advance health and well-being.

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