Working together to strengthen the quality of life in our community Promoting healthy & independent living in our senior population Assisting families with basic necessary housing repairs in our community Providing ridership with reliability & safety at the forefront Providing healthy nutritional meals for senior citizens White Shape Children Watching Baseball Blue Shape Right Senior Couple Blue Shape Left Home Construction Green Shape Right Transportation Senior Nutrition

Prairie Five Community Action Council, Inc.

Working Together to Strengthen the Quality of Life in Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine counties.

 

Events and Projects

Prairie Five Head Start Needs Your Help Building a Brighter Future for Children!

We’re reaching out to our community with an urgent and heartfelt request. Our nonprofit is in the final stages of completing a much-needed Head Start childcare facility in Montevideo that will serve families in need — but we can’t do it alone.

We need your help.
Donations: Every dollar brings us closer to opening our doors. Your contribution will go directly toward construction, furnishing, and essential supplies to create a safe, nurturing environment for children.
Volunteers: Whether you’re skilled in construction, painting, organizing, or simply want to lend a hand, we welcome your time and talents. Together, we can make this space a reality.

Why It Matters.
This facility will provide affordable, high-quality Head Start care for children within our local community. It’s more than a building — it’s a place where kids will learn, grow, and thrive.

Donate to a Brighter Future Here!


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What’s Happening

What's Happening Senior Nutrition

Prairie Five Meals

The Prairie Five Meals Program serves 24 communities with Congregate Dining and Home Delivered and Frozen Meals. Frozen Meals are available for weekend, holiday, emergency and rural delivery.

Prairie Five Rides Home

Transportation

The Prairie Five RIDES transit system is a demand responsive combination of Volunteer Driver and bus service.

What's Happening Youth Programs

Youth Programs

Our mission is to strive together to foster strong healthy children and their families and to promote staff excellence through dynamic programming.

Food Hub

Invest in a Future with No Hunger,
by supporting the
Prairie Five Food Hub.

 

Child Care Aware

Child Care Aware offers multiple services throughout our five-county area.

Child Startup and Retention, Community Outreach, Parent Aware Quality Coaching , Family, Friend & Neighbor Care, (FFN), Training, Grants and Financial Assistance

 

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Prairie Five receives Minnesota Community Action Grant and Community Services Block Grant funds from the Office of Economic Opportunity. 
Kami Nesvold, Executive Director, directly manages and oversees this Grant Contract.
To reach the Executive Director, please email prairiefive@prairiefive.org