2025 Application Guidelines

The Mission of the North Shore Collaborative is to strengthen families and honor diverse cultures by improving access for all our children to community resources and opportunities that promote healthy development.

Our Vision is a healthy community where children are a high priority.  Families, the community, schools, public and private agencies work together as partners to address the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health of all our children. The North Shore will be a safe, welcoming and supportive place to live, work and raise families.

Collaborative funds are intended to further the following five Goals:

1. Promote and sustain School Linked Mental Health Services;
2. Address barriers and improve access to local resources for families with children;
3. Increase vocational development opportunities for older youth;
4. Support families whose children are transitioning back into the community from treatment settings; and
5. Build developmental assets with North Shore youth.

The Collaborative Fund should be used to enhance your project, not fully fund it. It is expected that you will also provide monies towards your project.

Priority is given to projects that can point to evidence of improved school success and/or a reduction in risky behaviors for children and youth.

Grant requests must include a detailed budget worksheet. Effective April 2025, travel requests shall not exceed $100 per student per application. For grant requests seeking reimbursement for meals or lodging, please see our Travel Policy. Funds can only be used for the specific request. Funds must be spent or returned within 365 days of grant approval unless a written request for an extension has been submitted and approved. A grant report and detailed receipts must be submitted for each grant request funded. Future grant requests will be denied if a report and/or receipts for a previous grant award have not been submitted.

Applications can be scanned and emailed to Trisha Scamehorn, North Shore Collaborative, at: Trisha.Scamehorn@co.lake.mn.us. They can also be mailed to: North Shore Collaborative, Attn: Trisha Scamehorn, 616 3rd Avenue, Two Harbors, MN 55616.