Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: Cradle to Career

Contact: Julie Brock ; Email: cradle2career2017@gmail.com ; Phone: TBD

Known/Likely Collaborators: ARCH to Philanthropy ; Boys and Girls Club of Rochester ; City of Rochester, MN ; County of Olmsted, MN ; Families First (Fomerly: Child Care Resource and Referral) ; GRAUC (Greater Rochester Advocates for Universities and Colleges) ; Jeremiah Program ; Mayo Clinic ; Rochester Area Family Y ; Rochester Area Foundation ; Rochester Chamber of Commerce Foundation ; Rochester Community & Technical College ; Rochester Public Library ; Rochester Public Schools ; Rochester-area Chamber of Commerce ; Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation ; Spark (Formerly Minnesota Children's Museum - Rochester) ; The Reading Center ; United Way of Southeast Minnesota ; University of Minnesota Rochester ; Winona State Rochester ; Workforce Development Inc

Potential Collaborators:

Related Projects

AVID: advancement via individual determination implementation in RPS ; America's City for Health ; Bridges to Careers ; Closing referral disparities (resolution agreement with Office of Civil Rights) ; Expanding Career and Technical Education Center (C-TECH) Reach ; Head Start ; Identification and intervention for adverse childhood experiences in our local community - A Study ; IncubatorEdu at RPS ; Maintain and Evolve the 2016 Rochester/Olmsted County Compass Points (Community Dashboard) ; P-TECH 535 ; Parents Are Important In Rochester (PAIIR) ; Rochester Public Schools Strategic Plan ; Targeted Business Enterprise Utilization ; World's Best Workforce ; Youth & Whole Family Training System ; Youth Mediation in Rochester Public Schools

Impacts 

Major Impact:  Education

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Workforce Development

Level 2: African American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, Education, Native American, Latino, Society, Education, C2C: Prenatal-K Development, C2C: Kindergarten Readiness, C2C: 3rd Grade Reading, C2C: 8th Grade Math, C2C: Post-Secondary, C2C: Workforce Participation, Higher-Education, Business Process

DMC Impacts:

Livable City, Health & Wellness, Education/Learning Environment

Community Health Impacts:

Diabetes, Financial Stress/Homelessness, Mental Health, Obesity, Substance Use

Type of Project

Planning, Special, Featured  

Executive Summary

Full Document of the Blueprint

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.

Reports Downloaded from C2C website

Childcare Insight Report

Breakouts

Newsletter Highlights:

Systems Change Designation; Data Updates; Network Updates; Contributors

Cradle 2 Career (C2C), Rochester Public Schools (RPS), and Arch to Philanthropy are launching a College Coordinator Pilot to provide College Based Organizations (CBOs) resources for College Readiness.

Oct. 2023 C2C Second Annual Education Summit

Jan. 2023 Data Analyst Job Opening. 

C2C Admin Message

Compensated co-designer description

Feb news, Jan. Updates to RPS Board

2018-07-30 and 2018-05-11 C2C Newsletter

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"

Post Bulletin Reporting

PB Reporting

Results Report with links to raw data and Copilot AI analyses

City Council Study Session

Collider Cup

Collider Incubator

The MBA is an 8-week business and professional development program designed to equip minority entrepreneurs/individuals with the skills, resources, and connections they need to grow and succeed (offering business and professional development education).

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

The City of Rochester and Mayor Kim Norton are excited to once again participate in the League of Minnesota Cities’ (LMC) annual Mayor for a Day Essay Contest.