Project Impact(s):
Best Practice, Caring Relationship, Civic Engagement, Commitment, Diversity and Inclusion, Sustainability
This project is in Plan Phase
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3 Focus areas
Stewardship of universal values of kindness, love and compassion
– Honoring and supporting compassionate thought and action already existing in our community
– Growing a culture of compassion as a binding force in our community
– Creating opportunities for meaningful participation in compassionate actions |
Reports on: Rochester A City of Compassion (RocCoC)
 Year end report on status and what to look forward to ... "as Mary Alessio of the Locks of Compassion Project declares “Compassion is rippling throughout our community”
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 2017-09-18 Rochester City Council signed off on Rochester Charter of Compassion.
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Planning Team meeting notes and planning ideas including vision, meeting notes and action plans.
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This space offers a number of reference materials for City of Compassion, the 2016 theme of Journey of Peace.
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Other Community News and Reports having impacts on:
Best Practice, Caring Relationship, Civic Engagement, Commitment, Diversity and Inclusion, Sustainability
Home Ownership Creation Program - Prairie Ridge: "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, MN hereby approves the contribution of $4,000,000 to the Prairie Ridge development to support the creation of 201 for-sale homes via the Home Ownership Creation Program.
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 New Mayo Clinic, U of M framework aims to guide future research. The framework defines structural racism as the “totality of ways in which societies foster racial discrimination through mutually reinforcing systems of housing, education, employment, earnings, benefits, credit, media, health care and criminal justice.”
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2Q 2024: June 2024; May 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report; April 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report
1Q 2024: Feb 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report; Jan 2024: Admin Message, TBE Report
Special callouts: Women in Construction; City of Rochester Equity in Development
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June 24, 2024 City Council Study Session: Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Audit per Goodenough
Departmental Audit reports of: Human Resources; Rochester Public Library; Parks & Rec
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Volunteer Recruitment Effectiveness: What can advertising teach us?
Volunteer Process Assessment
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SASSA to receive $1M from MN to train workers for high-demand employment.
The funding is awarded under the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) Targeted Populations Workforce Competitive Grant Program.
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 The City of Rochester welcomes applications for the Community Building Fund. This fund is all about supporting projects, programs, and events in the city that actively promote equity and inclusion.
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 Calling for Community Support at Community Meeting: The most recent Olmsted County Maxfield Study found that from 2020-2030, housing demand required 18,000 new housing units. 71% would need to be general-occupancy and 29% age-restricted senior housing.
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 T hree River Restorative Justice and Project Legacy Restorative Circle re Century High racial hate incident
Circle included Kendall Hughes, co-founder of Three Rivers Restorative Justice, a partner of Project Legacy
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 Report contains info:
1. Demographics 2. Population by age 3. Diversity 4. Foreign-born population 5. Languages and ancestry 6. Educational trends 7. Household income 8. Poverty status 9. Health factors 10. Housing and living 11. Labor force 12. Unemployment rate 13. Election trends 14. Community safety 15. Environmental factors 16. Highlights 17. References
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Focus Area: Housing; Our Next Generation; Healthcare; Community-Building; Climate
Activities: Rochester Faith in MN & ISAIAH Calendar and Strategic Missions
Reference: CMRC June 24, 2024 Meeting Presentation Video
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May MN Compass Newsletter
Importance of data disaggregation: Minnesota's Asian Population, Minnesota's Black communities
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 2024 Recognition
$1K Scholarship: 2024 Rochester H.S. Graduate: Application and Nomination, Sponsorship and Donation support
Facebook photos of 2024 Mr. and Miss Juneteenth
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DMCC Board Updates:
1. May 2024 Status Memo to DMCC Board
2. Feb 2024 DMCC Board Meeting: Video Clip of Discussion at Feb 1 2024 DMCC Board - DMC part of MedTech 3.0; Memo to DMCC
3. Nov. 2023 Video Clip of Discussion at DMCC Board Meeting about MN MedTech 3.0 Description and Webinar
References: US DEA Tech Hub Awardees
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