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In City for Good (In the Shadow of Growth)

City for Good is coalition of eight Action Groups addressing deficiencies in the DMC plan: Living Wages, Transportation, Affordable Housing, Sustainability, Social Services, Education, Social Justice and Historic Preservation.

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Project Information

Collaborators, Project Phase & Type, Impacts, Related Projects

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: In the City for Good Steering Committee

Contact: Nancy Zaworski ; Email: inthecityforgood@gmail.com ; Phone: TBD

Known/Likely Collaborators: City of Rochester, MN ; Coalition for Rochester Area Housing ; County of Olmsted, MN ; In the City for Good Steering Committee ; In the City for Good Sustainability Subgroup

Potential Collaborators: Community Interfaith Dialogue on Islam (CIDI) ; Community Networking Group (CNG) ; DMC EDA


Related Projects

40 Below: Building the workforce of the future ; Apply "Community of Excellence" framework to Greater Rochester ; Community Health Assessment Process ; Destination Medical Center (DMC) ; Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan ; Executing on Planning 2 Succeed: Rochester 2040 Comprehensive Plan ; Housing Alliance Coalition ; Journey to Growth Plan ; Rochester A City of Compassion (RocCoC) ; Update Intercultural Cities Initiative (ICI) Index


Impacts 

Major Impact:  Basic Needs

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Civic Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion, Income, Neighborhood, Special Needs, Sustainability

Level 2:

DMC Impacts:

Livable City

Community Health Impacts:

Mental Health


Project Phase

Plan  Phase

Project Type

Planning  

 

Detailed Description

Current Status

City for Good is coalition of eight Action Groups addressing deficiencies in the DMC plan: Living Wages, Transportation, Affordable Housing, Sustainability, Social Services, Education, Social Justice and Historic Preservation.

History: Start of Shadow- In- the-City-for-Good
During the spring of 2015, DMC was holding its final hearings.  At about the same time Major Jim Frye from the Salvation Army had spoken with the Rochester Area Interfaith Leaders about his concerns related to DMC and how the Salvation Army’s community service buildings were not on the DMC map.  Such services are critical services and many issues were raised regarding accessibility and the impact on social services by DMC. 
These concerns were brought back to the Justice and Peace Ministry Team of Congregational Church UCC.  After discussion, the team decided to appear before the final DMC meeting asking for a social impact statement, and they made plans for what would be the first In the Shadow of Growth Forums on June 17, 2015.  Presenters were individuals from the community services area.  With approximately 120 concerned community members in attendance, it was felt that a second forum would be held to gauge from those community members to see what direction the group would  be from there.
So, a community group had started.  In the meantime, several downtown church leaders had been meeting about the same issues.  There group was called In the City for Good.  The steering committee for the Forums met and chose to take on that name.
There are eight Action groups working with the issues of Living Wages, Transportation, Affordable Housing, Sustainability, Social Services, Education, Social Justice and Historic Preservation. 

 

  

General reports on: In City for Good (In the Shadow of Growth)


October 21, 2022 In City for Good (In the Shadow of Growth) 2022 Election Forums
YouTube Recordings, 2022 Candidate Forums: Mayor, City Council, School Board

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March 18, 2018 March 2018 In City for Good community forum
March 2018 presentation to City for Good by Olmsted County Administrator

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October 16, 2017 In the Shadow of Growth Forum: Pathways to Prosperity and Well-being
At the October 5 C4G forum, Paul Flesinner talked about a national pilot project to stop generational poverty and what we need to do within the current system to accomplish this now.

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Other Community News and Reports having impacts on:

Civic Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion, Income, Neighborhood, Special Needs, Sustainability  
March 29, 2023: Accessory Dwelling Unit Pilot Program Open for Applications
The Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Pilot Program supports and encourages property owners in the city of Rochester to develop ADUs on their properties.

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March 11, 2023: Preserving community area resources knowledge
Rochester Area Resource List sourced from Diversity Council and link to Beam search engine.

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February 25, 2023: Use of "America City for Health" as moniker to attract DMC investment

Feb 2023 Business Development status; Nov. 2021 Presentation to DMCC Board in November 2021 Board Meeting. Focus on attracting more companies coming in.  America City for Health as lead generation asset. 

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February 22, 2023: Commitment to Action for Racial Justice project
1Q2023 NPC Quarterly Commitment Meeting Takeaways: Meeting Notes, YouTube of Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. 

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February 13, 2023: RCTC/Perkins Grant Opportunity
RCTC/Perkins Grant: The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century

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February 10, 2023: 2023 Destination Medical Center (DMC) Reports
Feb 9 2023 DMCC Board Meeting and City, County, DMC Collaborative Session

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February 10, 2023: MNDOT: Highway Heavy Carpenter Rochester Training
Free five-week program. Starter tool set included after completing the program

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February 01, 2023: Black History Month Series of Events

(1) 2024 Black History Month Press Release; (2) 2022 Black History Month Press Release; (3) 2021 Black History Month Press Release  

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January 28, 2023: State of Minnesota
Community Conversation: Building Racial Equity into the Walls of Minnesota Medicaid - A focus on U.S.-born Black Minnesotans

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January 27, 2023: Community Health Assessment Process
2021 - 2023 CHIP Priorities and Status; 2024 - 2026 CHIP Priorities

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January 24, 2023: Community-Led, Health Equity Structural Intervention Initiative (OT2)
Rochester-area conversations to explain NIH ComPASS program submission and solicit letters of support from area CBOs. 

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Last modified by support on 2021/09/05
Created by allnode on 2015/09/30

 

 

 

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