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Start Date Title Description Tags
Apr 08, 2021 07:00 PM COVID 19: A Health Forum on Virus Disparities and Why Receipt of the Vaccine is Critical to the Black Community ('diversity', 'NAACP')
Mar 30, 2021 07:00 PM NAACP Townhall - The Page Amendment: Pros and Cons of the Proposal (Virtual); ('diversity', 'Education', 'NAACP')
Mar 25, 2021 07:00 PM Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry Forum (DLI) ('diversity', 'NAACP')
Mar 24, 2021 01:00 PM Rochester Area - Construction Small Business Support - Collaboration ('workforce', 'Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'cmrc')
Mar 18, 2021 04:30 PM CMRC March 2021 Meeting Topics include: Global Village Night Market (Kim Sin); Olmsted County Vaccine Update ('diversity', 'cmrc', 'openbeam')
Mar 02, 2021 02:30 PM TRUE Tuesdays Session 8: Arts, Equity and Rural Minnesota ('diversity',)
Mar 01, 2021 02:00 PM Racism and the Economy: Focus on Housing ('housing', 'diversity')
Feb 27, 2021 01:00 PM Black History Speaker Series - Knowledge Bowl ('diversity', 'NAACP')
Feb 23, 2021 05:00 PM CIVIC EQUITY Reengaging with law enforcement PCA representatives to brief Rochester Diversity Council board and DC guests ('public safety', 'Civic Equity', 'diversity')
Feb 22, 2021 11:00 AM Collider Inclusion Open Advisory Board Meeting ('commerce', 'diversity', 'workforce', 'Entrepreneurship', 'collider')
Feb 20, 2021 10:00 AM Black History Speaker Series - The Transformative Nature of 2020: Where Do We Go from Here? Youth Persectives ('diversity', 'NAACP')
Feb 13, 2021 10:00 AM Black History Speaker Series - The Transformative Nature of 2020: Where Do We Go from Here? ('diversity', 'NAACP')
Feb 11, 2021 04:30 PM Feb. 2021 CMRC Steering Committee Meeting Topics include: Culturally Powered Community; Co-design model; FAQ's; Roles and Responsibilites; Professional Development ('diversity', 'cmrc', 'openbeam')
Feb 10, 2021 03:00 PM RCTC: "Get Over It!" with Jane Elliot and Ray Hansen ('education', 'diversity')
Feb 06, 2021 10:00 AM Black History Speaker Series - "COVID-19 Vaccine: Just the Facts and Why Should I Trust You?" ('NAACP', 'diversity')
Jan 31, 2021 07:00 PM 36th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration: Ruby Bridges Keynote ('Civic Equity', 'diversity')
Jan 30, 2021 05:00 PM Cambodian Community Townhall ('diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'covid', 'Culture', 'Health', 'Education', 'cmrc')
Jan 30, 2021 03:00 PM Virtual Townhall with the Arabic Community ('diversity', 'covid', 'crmc', 'Covid', 'cmrc')
Jan 30, 2021 01:00 PM Virtual Townhall with the Ethiopian Community ('Diversity', 'Diversity Council', 'covid', 'cmrc')
Jan 29, 2021 05:30 PM Asian Media Access Youth Session 2021: Youth Online Forum ('youth', 'diversity')
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Two types of event information being shared in the following:

1. A list of Beam aware upcoming community events of all types. 

2. A list of noteworthy past events that have one or more of the following contents: presentation slides, video recordings as well as takeaways. 

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Two state-supported Mayowood housing projects

Olmsted County Trailside Apartments $13 million project 36-Unit Senior Apartments,

Bear Creek Development and Three Rivers Community Action $22.7 million Restoration Glen, 48-Unit Apartment Complex,

 

Last Updated July 11, 2024



United Way of Olmsted County Report

$1.1 million funding for 48 participants 2024-07-10

FoodSecurity noun “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways” (USDA).

Last Updated July 10, 2024



2024 Targeted Business Enterprise Utilization Plan Reports

2Q 2024: June 2024May 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 

Last Updated July 01, 2024



City of Rochester - Justice, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (JEDI) Audit Status

June 24, 2024 City Council Study Session: Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Audit per Goodenough 

Departmental Audit reports of: Human Resources; Rochester Public Library; Parks & Rec 

 

Last Updated June 26, 2024



Rochester Area Volunteer Administration Training Info

Volunteer Recruitment Effectiveness: What can advertising teach us? 

Volunteer Process Assessment 

Last Updated June 22, 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.

Last Updated June 21, 2024



Community Building Fund

The City of Rochester welcomes applications for the Community Building Fund.  This fund is all about supporting projects, programs, and events in the city that actively promote equity and inclusion.

Last Updated June 20, 2024



Homes for our Neighbors Community Gathering

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.

 

Last Updated June 15, 2024



Mixed 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.  

Last Updated June 13, 2024



PossAbilities Announcements

June 20, 2024 Skills Class: The Art of Theatre

Collaboration with CMRC: Presentation Slides, Video Recording Clip

Last Updated June 11, 2024



Three Rivers Restorative Justice Circle

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

Last Updated June 11, 2024



Olmsted County Community Indicators 2023

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

Last Updated June 09, 2024



ISAIAH Rochester Agenda

Focus Area: Housing; Our Next Generation; Healthcare; Community-Building; Climate

Activities: Rochester Faith in MN & ISAIAH Calendar and Strategic Missions

Reference: CMRC June 24, 2024 Meeting Presentation Video

 

Last Updated June 09, 2024



Metro State University Invitation

White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) Economic Summit in St. Paul, MN on July 2, 2024

Last Updated June 07, 2024



May 2024 Minnesota Compass Newsletter

May MN Compass Newsletter

Importance of data disaggregation: Minnesota's Asian Population, Minnesota's Black communities

Last Updated June 03, 2024



Mr and Ms JuneTeenth 2024

2024 Recognition

$1K Scholarship: 2024 Rochester H.S. Graduate: Application and Nomination, Sponsorship and Donation support

Facebook photos of 2024 Mr. and Miss Juneteenth

Last Updated May 29, 2024



DMC's BioRoch effort to Collaborate with MN MedTech 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 

Last Updated May 27, 2024



1H 2024 Destination Medical Center

Proceedings

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

Feb 2024 DMCC Board Meeting

Last Updated May 24, 2024



M.O.V.E: A Collaboration of SHIP, Joint Study, One Olmsted

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

 

Last Updated May 21, 2024



Minnesota Housing Profile Housing Statistics and Findings

2023 Olmsted County Housing Profile

State of MN Profile and Findings

Last Updated May 17, 2024