RAVA April 2025 Meeting

When	Apr 17, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Where	United Way of Olmsted County & Virtual (Zoom)
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Upcoming Events: Toward Equity in Public Spending: Intro to Participatory Budgeting May 14, 2025 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM — Virtual; Islam: Myths and Realities May 14, 2025 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM — Assisi Heights and via Zoom; Rochester Housing Alliance May, 2025 May 15, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM — Rochester Public Library; Rochester Pride 2025 May 17, 2025 12:00 PM - 05:00 PM — Soldiers Memorial Field Park; 2025 Cambodian New Year Party May 17, 2025 07:00 PM - 12:00 AM — 1515 Highway 14 E Rochester, MN 55904; Marking 10 Years of the DMC Initiative May 22, 2025 11:45 AM - 01:30 PM — Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area, 3rd Floor Ballroom; Cambodian Annual Picnic May 24, 2025 12:00 PM - 09:00 PM — Foster Arend; Coming to the Table 2025 National Gathering Jun 12, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025 — Radisson Hotel St. Paul Downtown 161 St. Anthony Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55103; Rochester NAACP 2025 Juneteenth Community Celebration Jun 14, 2025 12:00 PM - 05:00 PM — MLK Park; 2025 Juneteenth Breakfast Jubilee Jun 19, 2025 09:30 AM - 11:30 AM — Empire Event Center; Upcoming events…

Noteworthy Past Events: DMC 2025 Real Estate Development and Investment Summit (4/16/25); Addressing Student and Family Homelessness through Collaborative Partnerships; RPS Apr 2025 Multilingual Learning; 1Q 2025 County Health Assessment and Planning Partnership (HAPP); Family Unity and DEIA in Our Current Climate; Rochester Housing Alliance Mar 12, 2025; RPS March 2025 Family Engagement Meeting: Respectful Conversations Workshop; Common Cause: Community Townhall; Cradle to Career Plan Review Due; Safe Spaces at Work: Creating a Culture of Inclusion and Belonging; Rochester Housing Alliance Feb 12, 2025; RPS Feb 2025 Family Engagement Meeting: RPS Chemical Health Counseling; Advancing Health Equity; Feb 2025 Rochester Vision 2050 Community Engagement; Jan 2025 City Council Study Session - Strategic Planning; RPS Jan 2025 Family Engagement Meeting: Opportunities for Students to Earn College Credit in High School; Rochester Mayor's State of the City Address; Beyond the Ballot: Black/Diverse Voices in Local Leadership; Rochester Housing Alliance January 8, 2025; 4Q 2024 December Health HAPP Meeting; Noteworthy Past Events - More…

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CAAL Ignite Grant
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Rochester Mayor Communications

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Last Updated April 11, 2025

RPS School Age Child Care Support
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RPS 2025 Strategic Planning Updaters
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