Events

  • Age-Friendly Minnesota Conference and Exchange

    Join us for these three dynamic days, where you can learn about age-friendly trends and innovations. Select one virtual session or attend several - it's up to you! We also want to hear your insights at an in-person Exchange Session, where you can shape our state's Multisector Plan on Aging, network with people in your area, and take home insights from local and national experts.

  • Conversation about Climate and Rural Community Resiliency

    Join Minnesota Farmers Union and West Central Initiative for a Conversation about Climate and Rural Community Resiliency. The discussion will focus on our changing climate and mental health concerns in west central Minnesota. WHEN: 5:30-7:30 p.m. October 30. WHERE: Outstate Brewing Company, 309 S. Vine St., Fergus Falls. SPEAKERS: Ariel Kagan, MFU Climate and Working...

  • The Unique Business of Family Child Care

    Free virtual training for tax professionals!
    Attendees will learn how to understand and properly prepare the Family Child Care Provider’s income tax return.

  • Legislative Kaffeeklatsch

    Lakes Country Service Cooperative & West Central Initiative invite you to join us for a virtual Legislative Kaffeeklatsch to hear from our region's legislators. Lobbyist Sam Walseth will moderate the event. Registrants will be entered to win a coffee gift card. Register Today

  • Community Conversations: Toward a Positive Rural Vision — Rural Democracy

    Join us for this dynamic event series to foster dialogue and collaboration within the rural Minnesota community. The series is comprised of three community conversations tackling themes essential for our region’s growth and prosperity —democracy, leadership, and climate action. Through engaging discussions, we seek to inspire positive change, foster a sense of unity, and envision...

  • Community Conversations: Toward a Positive Rural Vision — Public Leadership

    Join us for this dynamic event series to foster dialogue and collaboration within the rural Minnesota community. The series is comprised of three community conversations tackling themes essential for our region’s growth and prosperity —democracy, leadership, and climate action. Through engaging discussions, we seek to inspire positive change, foster a sense of unity, and envision...

  • Join or Die Screening – Morris

    Join or Die – an award-winning documentary - centers on America’s civic unraveling through the journey of social scientist Robert Putnam, whose decades-long research on the decline in community connections lights a path out of our democracy’s present crisis. Join us for an engaging evening of discovery, discussion, and community building as we explore what...

  • Going Local – Moorhead

    Going Local is our free two-hour rural democracy workshop. At the Going Local workshops, we’ll share food and stories, learn about some of the unique challenges rural communities face, and explore what we can do together to make our community stronger and healthier. 

  • Community Conversations: Toward a Positive Rural Vision — Climate Action

    Join us for this dynamic event series to foster dialogue and collaboration within the rural Minnesota community. The series is comprised of three community conversations tackling themes essential for our region’s growth and prosperity —democracy, leadership, and climate action. Through engaging discussions, we seek to inspire positive change, foster a sense of unity, and envision...

  • Going Local – Detroit Lakes

    Going Local is our free two-hour rural democracy workshop. At the Going Local workshops, we’ll share food and stories, learn about some of the unique challenges rural communities face, and explore what we can do together to make our community stronger and healthier.