Partners for Healthy Kids

We bring together leaders from the education, healthcare, business, non-profit, religious, and civic sectors to support the health and well-being of Wayzata Public Schools' kids and their families.

Contact

Annie McDaniels
Partners for Healthy Kids Specialist
763-745-5210
AnneMarie.McDaniels@wayzataschools.org

Through funding, promotion, and coordination of focused programs and services, we work to improve the social, emotional, educational, and economic outcomes of children and families in our community. Our current priorities are:

Early Childhood: Access to high quality early childhood care, family support and parent education for low-income families.
Mental Health: Intervention and early identification services for students E-12 who are at risk of mental/chemical health issues, utilizing school linked mental health programs.
Positive Youth Development: In/out of school time, including summer programs.

Partners & Leadership

We appreciate the commitment of the many community leaders who are members of our organization. As professionals committed to the health and well-being of our kids and their families, they bring a wealth of information and expertise to our organization, through their attendance of our meetings and their on-going collaboration and support of our mission.

If you are interested in joining us, please contact AnneMarie.McDaniels@wayzataschools.org

Executive Committee

As a Family Services Collaborative, Partners for Healthy Kids' service area is defined by the geographic boundaries of the Wayzata Public Schools. Our leadership team is comprised of individuals whose positions afford them the opportunity to meet with many Wayzata Public Schools kids and their families to discuss their health and well-being.

Kristina Lybeck, Co-Chair
Early Childhood Social Worker, Wayzata Public Schools
Kristina.Lybeck@wayzataschools.org

Kit Swanson, Co-Chair
Youth Development, YMCA
kit.swanson@ymcamn.org

Chris Brazelton
Child Support Officer, Hennepin County
Chris.Brazelton@Hennepin.us

Jenni Ebert
Director of Community Ed, Wayzata Public Schools
Jennifer.Ebert@wayzataschools.org

Sarah Johansen
Caring for Kids Manager, Interfaith Outreach
sjohansen@iocp.org

Sirisha Komarneni
Caring for Kids Therapeutic Case Manager, Interfaith Outreach
skomarneni@iocp.org

Monica Long
Division Manager, Hennepin County DOCCR
Monica.Long@Hennepin.us

Zach Nelson
Communications and Community Engagement Manager, Wayzata Public Schools
Zachary.Nelson@wayzataschools.org

Ginny Nyhus
Director of Special Services, Wayzata Public Schools
Ginny.Nyhus@wayzataschools.org

Jean Parsons
District Nurse-Health Services Supervisor, Wayzata Public Schools
Jean.Parsons@wayzataschools.org

Gayle Peters
Chief Human Resources Officer, CAP-HC
gpeters@caphennepin.org

Connie Robertson
Director of Clinical Services, myHealth for Teens and Young Adults
ConnieR@myhealthmn.org

Annie McDaniels
Partners for Healthy Kids Specialist
AnneMarie.McDaniels@wayzataschools.org

Grant Opportunities

Minnesota DHS

Learn about grants, requests for proposals (RFP) and requests for information (RFIs) issued by the Department of Human Services (DHS) All Open Grants RFPs and rfis

Partners for Healthy Kids LCTS Grants

Thank you for your interest in the Partners for Healthy Kids LCTS Grant Program. As a Family Services Collaboratives, we are federally funded through the Local Collaborative Time Study (LCTS). These federal funds are designated, by state statute, for use in expansion of early intervention, and prevention services in Minnesota communities. Through an agreement and evaluation review process, funds are locally dispersed to develop and enhance programs and services for children and families in our community. Children’s Mental Health and Family Services Collaboratives in Minnesota

2023-2024 LCTS Grants

Applications for 2023-2024 LCTS Grant are being accepted from March 13, 2023 at 6pm to April 14, 2023 at 6pm. These grants are for programming taking place from July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024.

For detailed information, about criteria, process, timeline, etc., see the 2023-2024 PHK LCTS Grant Information document. Please contact Annie McDaniels at AnneMarie.McDaniels@wayzataschools.org with any questions.

2023-2024 LCTS Grant Application

Meetings & Events

Partners for Healthy Kids meetings are held from 3:00-4:15 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month. Please contact Annie McDaniels for more information and to be added to the PHK Distribution List.