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June 24, 2024

Admin Message

Dear Community Mobilization Resource Coalition (CMRC) Members and Friends,

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

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.

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
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

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

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.

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.

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.

June 11, 2024: PossAbilities

June 20, 2024 Skills Class: The Art of Theatre

Collaboration with CMRC: Presentation Slides, Video Recording Clip

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

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

June 09, 2024: ISAIAH

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

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

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

June 03, 2024: Minnesota Compass

May MN Compass Newsletter

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

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

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

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

May 24, 2024: Destination Medical Center (DMC)

Proceedings

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

Feb 2024 DMCC Board Meeting

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