Engaged local community.
At the end of 2019, Sarah Swedburg was selected to be a part of the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota (WFMN) Innovator Cohort. Throughout 2020 and 2021, her project focused on WFMN’s Blueprint for Action Recommendation 9: Developing the capacity of young women for political and civic leadership. Through one-on-one relationship building with young women in the Willmar, Minnesota area, “Here, Now: Creating Our Rural” was established: a gathering of young women to increase our leadership skills, social capital, and civic engagement, because we believe that community is strongest when everyone is involved.