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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.

This project is in Plan Phase

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Collaborators, Project 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 ; Coalition for Rochester Area Housing ; Community Health Assessment Process ; Destination Medical Center (DMC) ; Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan ; Journey to Growth Plan ; Planning To Succeed: Rochester 2040 Comprehensive Plan (P2S) ; 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

Type of Project

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.

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

In City for Good (In the Shadow of Growth) 2022 Election Forums (October 21, 2022)

YouTube Recordings, 2022 Candidate Forums: Mayor, City Council, School Board

March 2018 In City for Good community forum (March 18, 2018)

March 2018 presentation to City for Good by Olmsted County Administrator

In the Shadow of Growth Forum: Pathways to Prosperity and Well-being (October 16, 2017)

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.

In the City for Good (In the Shadow of Growth) June 15, 2017 Meeting Presentations (June 21, 2017)

June 15, 2017: In the City for Good Bi-Annual Meeting Presentations

Other Community News and Reports having impacts on:

Civic Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion, Income, Neighborhood, Special Needs, Sustainability

November 14, 2024: Restorative Practices Advisory Committee

Press Release: Olmsted County residents encouraged to apply for Restorative Practices Advisory Committee (RPAC)

November 11, 2024: Rochester Public Schools Referendum Nov 2024

RPS Superintendent Video and Presentation Slides

Referendum to support: Strong Communities; Strong Schools; Strong Young People

PB Reporting on Referendum Efforts and Results

October 24, 2024: Rochester NAACP And Mayo Clinic AD MERG

Love Wins: Community Empowerment Initiative

Free Workshop and Community Townhalls Press Release

October 21, 2024: RPS Family Engagement Reports

Oct 2024 Reports

Reading Literacy Updates

October 16, 2024: 2024 Destination Medical Center Reports

Proceedings

September 2024 DMCC Board Meeting with 2025 Workplan Breakout

May 2024 DMCC Board Meeting and City, County, DMC Joint Meeting

Feb 2024 DMCC Board Meeting

October 11, 2024: Juneteenth Activities

November 2024 Selma Film and Discussions

2024 Recognition: $1K Scholarship: 2024 Rochester H.S. Graduate: Application and Nomination, Sponsorship and Donation support, Facebook photos of 2024 Mr. and Miss Juneteenth

October 09, 2024: Rochester Community Initiative (RCI)

Students Decoded: The Mental Health Database

C2C October 9, 2024 Summit

Presentation Slides

October 02, 2024: Rochester Vision 2050

Call for inputs: Mayor Norton YouTube Messages

Vision 2050 AI-Powered Interactive Survey LINK

Mayor Norton Memo to the Public

October 02, 2024: OpenBeam to support collective impact

Presentation Slides of Education Portal for C2C Oct 9, 2024 Education Summit

Results Based Accountability

Collective Impact: Spectrum of working together

Tech Support

October 01, 2024: Early Childhood Resource Hub Launch

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.

September 30, 2024: Economic Vibrancy & Growth Management

City teammates providing an update on this work, specifically regarding legacy public infrastructure projects, Unbound, infrastructure investments and regulatory milestones.

September 23, 2024: A Study of Financial Hardship

Post Bulletin Reporting

United Way 2024 ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report

August 30, 2024: CMRC Legacy and Future

CMRC pausing public activities and investment potential white paper availability announcement.

August 27, 2024: SBDC Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

Sept. 16^th: Workshop: Finding your First Customers and sell without being salesy; Sept 21^st: Workshop: Financial Literacy; Sept. 28^th: Workshop: How to Start a Business from Scratch (Part 1); Oct. 5^th: Workshop: How to Start a Business from Scratch (Part 2);

August 20, 2024: Rochester Community Initiative (RCI)

2024 Presentation at DMC DEI Series

2022 News Next chapter, summer programming: 5-K run; Narcan training partnership with Diversity Council.

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

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