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Collaborators
Lead Organization:
Rochester Area Nonprofit Consortium
Contact:
Brooke Carlson
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TBD
; Phone:
TBD
Known/Likely Collaborators:
County of Olmsted, MN
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Diversity Council
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Families First (Fomerly: Child Care Resource and Referral)
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IMAA
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OpenBeam
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Rochester Area Foundation
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Rochester Area Nonprofit Consortium
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Rochester Public Library
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Rochester's Adult Literacy Program (Hawthorne Education Center)
Potential Collaborators:
Ability Building Center
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Collider Foundation
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ROCHESTER AREA YOUTH TECH FOUNDATION
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Rochester Community & Technical College
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Winona State Rochester
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Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan
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Diversity Council Education Equity Plan
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Non-profit Consortium Buildout
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Partcipation in DEED's Digital Opportunity Plan
Impacts
Major Impact:
Technology Enablement
PlanScape Impacts :
Level 1:
Children & Youth, Computer Literacy, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, OpenBeam, Technology Enablement
Level 2:
Education, Education, C2C: Prenatal-K Development, C2C: Kindergarten Readiness, C2C: 3rd Grade Reading, C2C: 8th Grade Math
DMC Impacts:
Community Health Impacts:
Type of Project
Planning
BACKGROUND
Key Program Components:
■ Initial Participants: Immigrant and refugee families or other families receiving public benefits with young children. Quickly expand to older adults as funding is secured through FSR.
■ Centralized Help Desk and Training: To streamline the delivery of tech support as residents build their computer literacy, RPL will be the centralized “help desk” for program participants. RPL will also work with RAFL staff as well as IMAA’s cultural consultants to provide training to partner organization staff to support consistent program delivery.
■ Community ”Hubs”: The hubs, which include RAFL, IMAA, Families First, FSR and 125 Live, will initially be virtual and become physical locations throughout the community. Each will: leverage their trusted relationships to reach people experiencing barriers, manage and loan out devices, ensure recipients are connected to appropriate educational opportunities, and be the first line of tech support for inquiring participants before directing to RPL for additional support.
■ Multiple Internet Solutions: There is an immediate need for creative solutions to increase internet access, such as connecting to existing hotspots or
deploying new ones throughout the community (e.g. County, City, Rochester Public School, and hub buildings). Discussions are already underway regarding longer-term solutions which will require partnerships with internet service or wireless providers, the City, and Rochester Public Utilities
Theory of Change
Pinned Reports on: Digital Equity IT
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Technology Enablement Related Event(s) => LINK
Reports on: Digital Equity IT
Other Community News and Reports having impacts on:
Children & Youth, Computer Literacy, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, OpenBeam, Technology Enablement
 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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 1. Part of Feb 26, 2024 City Council Study Session on DEI: Presentation Slides include actions and measures to City Council Study Session and Link to City Council video
2. Career Opportunities for Women of Color
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 Grant Opportunities:
Due April 17, 2024 Community Asset Building and Health and Wellness Priorities Grants
Due March 5, 2024 Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation seeking applications for Early Literacy Grants
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City Council Approved Requests for City Council Approval of two DEI Contracts:
Contract 1: 2024: Professional Development: Cultural Humility Series $41.3K;
Contact 2 : Critical Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Audit ($30K); Cultural Humility Professional Development Series: Digging Deeper $13.5K ;
Video clip of council discussions and voting and related info about GoodEnough.
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We invite community organizations and partners who expressed interest in the Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS) initiative to participate at no cost in several opportunities hosted by CEACR.
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 Comment at the 3/18/2024 City Council Meeting:
To act on September 21, 2020 council resolutions for the city staff to develop a Intercultural City action plan.
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 Funding Opportunities: DEI for Small Employers, Targeted Populations Capacity Building
Employer subsidies: 1. The state of Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP) program offers grants to help train or retrain your workforce.; .2. New Minnesota Fund Reimburses Employers for Costs of Reasonable Accommodations
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 DMCC Board November 17, 2023 Meeting UMR Update
Presentation Slides
Video Recording
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DEI Presentation Topics: Language Access and Accessibility; Equity in the Built Environment; 2024 Initiatives
Economic Development Incentives for Housing
Mayor Updates: Black History Month, Luther College: Mutable City; International Relations Committee
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 Reorganization: Olmsted County announces changes to advisory boards for human services and human rights.
“This new model positions us to better learn from our residents and address community needs.”
Open Beam Comments : Accountability of actions and results
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1Q 2024:
Feb 2024 - Admin Message, TBE Report
Jan 2024: Admin Message, TBE Report
Special callouts
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Promotion Post Bulletin Wraps
Actionable Steps
Quotes from BIPOC voices
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 Bold Forward Announcements
Video Mayo CEO
Mayo News June 2023
Related News: Community Reactions ; City of Rochester Support of Bold (2/1/2024)
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DMCC Board Updates:
1. Feb 2024 DMCC Board Meeting: Video Clip of Discussion at Feb 1 2024 DMCC Board - DMC part of MedTech 3.0; Memo to DMCC
2. 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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 Luther College Rochester Immersion internship placements and coursework information:
2023, 2022, 2021 programming information
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