• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Subscribe
Program Guide
Watch Live

CCX Media

Skip NavigationMenu
  • News
    • Close
        • CCX News
          • CCX News Home
          • Daily Newscast
          • News Stories
          • CCX News Special Reports
          • CCX Media Schools
          • Current Weather
          • COVID-19 Impact
          • Local Vote 2020
        • Feature Segments

          • Business Matters
          • School Spotlight
          • Standout Student
          • Weekend Showcase
          • Seasonal Features
        • News Tip

          Send us a story idea or news tip!
          Facebook Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Sports
    • Close
        • CCX Sports
          • CCX Sports Home
          • Sports Tips
          • Sports Jam
          • Hall of Fame
          • Upcoming Event Coverage
          • Play of the Week
        • Sports Coverage

          Adapted SportsAdditional SportsBaseballBasketballFootball
          GymnasticsHockeyLacrosseSoccerSoftball
          Swimming & DivingTennisTrack & FieldVolleyballWrestling
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
          Shop/Order
    • Close
  • Cities
    • Close
        • CCX Cities
          • CCX Cities Home
          • The Connection
          • In The Community
          • Our Town’s Story
          • Community Resources
          • CCX Media Schools
          • City Meetings
          • COVID-19 Impact
          • Local Vote 2020
        • Your City

          Brooklyn Center
          Brooklyn Park
          Crystal
          Golden Valley
          Maple Grove
          New Hope
          Osseo
          Plymouth
          Robbinsdale
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Create
    • Close
        • CCX Create
          • CCX Create Home
          • Channels
          • Resources
          • Meet The Create Team
          • CCX Create Virtual Tour
        • Get Creative

          • Make Your Own Show
          • Free Classes
          • Contact Us
        • RueShare

          • Member Login
          • Member Guide
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter Instagram
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Subscribe
  • Program guide
  • Watch Live
  • COVID Info

Hennepin County Issues Mini Grants to Help Immigrant Communities

2:10 PM | Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Hennepin County recently handed out micro-grants to help people in immigrant communities with mental health and housing stability issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eight community groups received grants, which total $3,000. Hennepin County’s Community Health Improvement Partnership (CHIP) funds the program.

Brooklyn Park resident Cassandra Belyeu recently started the group Peace in the Valley. Her organization was awarded $425 through CHIP. Belyeu says the purpose of Peace in the Valley is to educate residents about COVID-19 and provide face protection for children living in the Autumn Ridge apartment complex in Brooklyn Park. She says she will use the funds to purchase 500 masks.

Cassandra’s granddaughter wearing a mask

“Some of these parents might not be able to afford them. So, I decided to put on an event to give away free masks to the children, along with education,” explained Belyeu.

The organization Africa, Let’s Talk also received almost $400. The group offers a weekly podcast that discusses issues facing the African community. It will use the grant money to produce two podcasts. The host of the programs, Collins Oppong, says mental healing during the COVID-19 pandemic is a hot topic.

Grant to Peace in the Valley will buy masks for Brooklyn Park apartment complex

“Wellness and mental health are very important, especially during this time and what’s going on with COVID,” said Oppong. “We wanted to keep our community informed and know how they can deal with certain traits and symptoms.”

The second round of grant applications is currently underway. The deadline to apply is Aug. 12.

Sonya Goins, reporting

Brooklyn Park

Related Stories

Brooklyn Park Considers Turning Land on 85th Avenue into Apartments:  The Brooklyn Park Economic… Read More
Update: Brooklyn Park Approves Trail Along Brooklyn Boulevard:  The Brooklyn Boulevard trail would… Read More
Osseo School District Prepares for Increase in Student Mental Health Concerns:  More students are… Read More
Anoka-Hennepin Schools Upgrade HVAC Systems to Combat COVID, ‘The Rooms Smell Fresher’:  … Read More
School Districts Receive Small Allotments of COVID-19 Vaccine, Who Gets Them First?:  This week school… Read More
Brooklyn Center’s CEAP Looks for Food Shelf Volunteers:  The Community Emergency Assistance… Read More

Footer

NAVIGATE

  • CCX Media
  • NEWS
  • SPORTS
  • CITIES
  • CREATE
  • Job Opportunities
  • Meet the CCX Media Team
  • ABOUT CCX MEDIA
  • Annual Programming Reports
  • CABLE COMMISSION

SUBSCRIBE

Get email updates for daily story previews. “Week in Review” video links, and programming previews.

Subscribe Today

CONNECT

HAVE A NEWS TIP? CALL OUR TIPLINE AT:  763-533-1710
Send us story ideas and comments!
Get in touch with us
               
 NEWS   SPORTS
 SHOP/ORDER

LOCATION

CCX Media/NWCT
6900 Winnetka Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428

Main Phone:  763-533-8196

CCX Media is a service of Northwest Community Television serving the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota, including Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.
Copyright © 2021 Northwest Community Television | All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Statement
Web Design and Development by CEL Marketing PR Design and BizzyWeb | Log in