June 24, 2024
Admin Message
On behalf of the CMRC Steering Committee, I'd like to remind you to join this evening's CMRC meeting that features Olivia Bergan on ISAIAH, Laura Helle on Three Rivers Community Action's housing actions, John Edmonds on Olmsted County's Mobilization Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E.) ,
Please join us at 4:30PM on MS Teams.
I have also included upcoming community events and a list of community news in the following for your consideration.
In particular the following news
June 21, 2024: Somali American Social Service Association
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.
June 20, 2024: City of Rochester: 2020 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan
Al Lun, Facilitator, CMRC
June 24, 2024 Upcoming Community Events Events
Please Contact us if you have an event to post on Beam
| Start Date | Title | Description |
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| Jun 24, 2024 04:30 PM | CMRC June 2024 Meeting | CMRC Updates, ISAIAH; Three Rivers Community Actions on Housing; Mobilizing Olmsted County Voices for Equity; Vision 2050 |
| Jun 25, 2024 10:00 AM | Rochesterfest 2024 | Tuesday, June 25th Unity Day Celebrating Diversity and Togetherness; Wednesday, June 26th Family Fun Day; Thursday, June 27th Community Appreciation Day Celebrating Those That Give Back; Thursday, June 27th Community Appreciation Day Celebrating Those That Give Back; Friday, June 28th Kids’ Adventure Day & TGIF Bash; Saturday, June 29th Party in the Park Where Community Comes Alive |
| Jun 25, 2024 04:00 PM | 2024 Village Farmers Market Kickoff | Farmer's Markets start on Tuesday June 18th, 4 - 7 pm, and run all Tuesdays through early October. |
| Jun 26, 2024 10:00 AM | 2024 League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference in Rochester | Welcome to the Work Zone: Minnesota’s largest city conference Join hundreds of Minnesota city officials on June 26 – 28 in Rochester as we work together to build a solid foundation for thriving cities. |
| Jun 27, 2024 10:00 AM | Free Legal Consulation with Immigration Lawers | Immigration lawyers will offer free legal consultations exclusively for asylum seekers by appointment |
| Jun 29, 2024 01:00 PM | Zubrom Valley Medical Society Eye Care Clinic | Free eye exams, free optical care, free glasses |
| Jul 18, 2024 12:00 PM | 2024 The Village FARM Fest | The FARM Fest is an event for all of us to share the cross-cultural experience as we are building community, sharing customs and cultural connections, and increasing our overall health, |
| Jul 20, 2024 12:00 PM | Vegan Grill Out (#2 July) | Join us at Kutzky Park (right next to the tennis courts) for a laid-back grill out, but all plant-based! Food will be provided, but feel free to bring your own dish and/or drink. We'll have Vegetable Kababs, Veggie Burgers, meat-alternative burgers, "hot dogs," fruit, and water! |
Latest Community News
June 22, 2024: Rochester Area Volunteer Administration
Volunteer Recruitment Effectiveness: What can advertising teach us? Volunteer Process Assessment
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June 21, 2024: Somali American Social Service Association
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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June 20, 2024: City of Rochester: 2020 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan
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June 15, 2024: Homes for our Neighbors 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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June 13, 2024: Mix Housing Mayo Civic Center Parking Lot June 3, 2024 City Council Meeting
Council action is requested to continue development negotiations with Sherman Associates and conditionally approve development assistance of up to $13,000,000 in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) assistance and up to $3,000,000 in DMC General State Infrastructure Aid.
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June 11, 2024: PossAbilities June 20, 2024 Skills Class: The Art of Theatre
Collaboration with CMRC: Presentation Slides, Video Recording Clip
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June 11, 2024: Three Rivers Restorative Justice Three 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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June 09, 2024: Community Health Assessment Process 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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June 09, 2024: ISAIAH
Focus Area: Housing; Our Next Generation; Healthcare; Community-Building; Climate Activities: Rochester Faith in MN & ISAIAH Calendar and Strategic Missions
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June 07, 2024: Metro State University White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) Economic Summit in St. Paul, MN on July 2, 2024
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June 03, 2024: Minnesota Compass
May MN Compass Newsletter Importance of data disaggregation: Minnesota's Asian Population, Minnesota's Black communities
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June 01, 2024: Targeted Business Enterprise Utilization
2Q 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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May 29, 2024: Journie 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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May 27, 2024: BioRochester and MedHub 3.0
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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May 24, 2024: Destination Medical Center (DMC) Proceedings
May 2024 DMCC Board Meeting and City, County, DMC Joint Meeting Feb 2024 DMCC Board Meeting
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May 21, 2024: Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E)
Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E.) community council application M.O.V.E. Promotional Flyer and Application to join M.O.V.E. 5/10/2024 Conversation Olmsted County Rep and CMRC Rep.: Regarding Olmsted County Community Council's DEI initiative called Mobilizing Olmsted Voices for Equity (M.O.V.E) Rochester Area Foundation Support Message
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May 17, 2024: Housing Alliance Coalition
2023 Olmsted County Housing Profile State of MN Profile and Findings
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May 17, 2024: Minnesota Department of Health
May 2024 Health Equity Community Survey May 2024 MDH Newsletter: COVID-19 in Min; Funding; Jobs; Upcoming Testing & Vaccination Events
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May 06, 2024: Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan 5/6/2024 Announcement: CBO hosting a College Financial Aid Event to receive $1000 grant
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.
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May 03, 2024: Downtown Waterfront Southeast: 6th Street Bridge Concept Design
Online Survey for Community Inputs Asian Community Inputs Outreach
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