Rochester A City of Compassion (RocCoC)

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: Rochester MN A City of Compassion

Contact: Cathy Ashton ; Email: cashtonchina@charter.net ; Phone: 507-254-9618

Known/Likely Collaborators: Assisi Heights Spirituality Center (AHSC) ; Catholic Charities ; City of Rochester, MN ; Rochester Community & Technical College

Potential Collaborators: Diversity Council ; In the City for Good Steering Committee ; Lutheran Social Service (LSS) in Rochester

Related Projects

Allies & Advocates ; Coalition for Rochester Area Housing ; Community Dashboard ; Community Health Assessment Process ; Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan ; Diversity Council Civic Equity Focus Area ; Health Equity: Community Health Collaboration Portal ; Improve health insurance coverage for minority groups in Southeast Minnesota ; In City for Good (In the Shadow of Growth) ; Locks of Compassion ; Maintain and Evolve the 2016 Rochester/Olmsted County Compass Points (Community Dashboard) ; Prenatal to Age 3 Network ; Update Intercultural Cities Initiative (ICI) Index

Impacts 

Major Impact: 

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Best Practice, Caring Relationship, Civic Engagement, Commitment, Diversity and Inclusion, Sustainability

Level 2:

DMC Impacts:

Health & Wellness

Community Health Impacts:

Mental Health

Type of Project

Planning, Programming  

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

This space offers a number of reference materials for City of Compassion, the 2016 theme of Journey of Peace.

PB Reporting Apr 21, 2025

Apr 2025 Updates

The Early Childhood Resource Hub, a collaboration between C2C and IMAA, aims to connect Olmsted County families with young children to various resources and services.

Press Release: The City of Rochester is beginning its 2026-2027 budget process and invites residents to learn more about the factors shaping the City’s financial outlook.

The Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL) is thrilled to announce the launch of CAAL Ignite, a new grant program offering $10,000–$15,000 to individuals, nonprofits, and small businesses in Minnesota’s Asian American community.

Mayo Clinic re-names its diversity and inclusion office as ‘Office of Belonging’ 

Breathing Study: Enhancing Brain and Mental Health through Breathing Practice

 Apr 2025 Mayor's YouTube Rochester Voices Channel  

Mar 2025: City of Rochester Mayor Kim Norton to attend the National League of Cities (NLC) 2025 Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C. from March 8-12, 2025.

City of Rochester Mayor Kim Norton to attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) 93rd Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C.

"Building relationships of trust with community members"

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2025 Conference Materials

2020 Lifestyle Medicine Symposium (March 19-20)

PB Reporting

Results Report with links to raw data and Copilot AI analyses

City Council Study Session

Collider Cup

Collider Incubator

Mar 2025 Newsletter: End birthright citizenship?

Apr 2024 Braver Angels Newsletter: 2024 National Convention; National Debate: Should we be colorblind?

Listen to (and learn from) the other side

2. Rochester Sister City Application (Roles and Responsibilities)

3. Sister Cities Relationship Logs

4. IRC Meeting Logs