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Completed Reports
Engage Winona conducts community engagement initiatives in partnership with local governments and organizations. Below you can find public reports and data from our contract work with local government entities. This data is also available with the government entities listed.
2022-2023
Comprehensive Plan Engagement with City of Winona
2021
Sustainability Plan Engagement with City of Winona
Justice Programs Engagement with Winona County
Community Needs Survey with Winona County
2019
East End Neighborhood Project with City of Winona
2018
Elementary Reuse Engagement with City of Winona
Past Programs
Engage Winona has a strong track record of innovating programs that meet emerging needs in the Winona area. Below are short descriptions of past programs.
Engagement is For Everyone, 2019-2021: This program is a series of workshops designed to help everyone in Winona — no matter their background, level of experience, or time commitment — discover how to get engaged in the community and turn their ideas to improve Winona into reality. The curriculum became the foundation for our Lived Experience Leaders program and is still used in our trainings today.
Community Changemaker Lab, 2018-2022: The Lab was a collaborative program run by Engage Winona and the Winona State University social work department to address community challenges affecting marginalized populations.
Winona Pints and Policy, 2017-2018: Pints and Policy was a living room-style conversation series with decision-makers, community leaders and others discussing civic issues related to Winona’s future.
Next Ones Up, 2017-2018: The Next Ones Up was a group convened in 2017 to deepen the pool of community-engaged residents interested in creating a thriving future for Winona.
Connect, Engage, Thrive, 2017-2018: This program was a community systems thinking project that brought together top organizational leaders from across Winona to increase collaboration.
Youth Mental Health Initiative, 2017-2018: The Youth Mental Health initiative built a community around compassionate, proactive and holistic approaches to mental health that serve and include all Winona-area youth and families in all possible ways.