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Families First (Fomerly: Child Care Resource and Referral)

 

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Organization: Families First (Fomerly: Child Care Resource and Referral)

Sector: 501C-3 Non-Profit

Organization Mission: Manages many programs and services devoted to young children and their families regardless of income levels and background.

Website

Families First of Minnesota Logo

 

Programs include:

School Readiness Early Success

Growing Child Care in Olmsted County

Head Start

 

 


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Status Reports / News 
Related PlanScape Status on: Caring Relationship, Children & Youth

Key reports on: Families First (Fomerly: Child Care Resource and Referral)


December 09, 2025: Rochester Sports and Recreation Complex
City Council Discussions:

  • Dec 8, 2025 City Council Meeting
  • Oct 6, 2025 City Council Meeting
  • July 28, 2025 City Council Study Session 

PB Summary; Sample of community feedbacks on Facebook

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December 06, 2025: Looking Back Equity Alliance Series Topics
Collection of Topics from alliance start to Dec 2025 to offer "a grounded reflection on our collective progress and the work still ahead to strengthen equity across our community."

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December 04, 2025: RPS Balanced Budget Model
2026 Review and 2027 Enhancements: 

 Phase I of the Balanced Budget Model (BBM), launched across all learning sites and select special education programs, served as both a starting point and a critical learning stage.

AI Summary of PB ePaper Article

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December 03, 2025: Rochester International Relations Committee

2026 Sister City Visits Germany Visit

2025 Sister City Trips: Japan

Rochester Sister City Application (Roles and Responsibilities)

Sister Cities Relationship Logs

IRC Meeting Logs

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December 01, 2025: RPS Strategic Plan Review
Dec 2 2025: Strategic Plan Review Part 1

  • Background
  • Presentation Slides
  • Part 1 Goals
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November 21, 2025: RPS 5 Year Budget Reduction Strategy
2025-11-21 RPS Reducing 2026 budget cut

RPS Board Presentation July 15, 2025 

AI generated summary of budget reduction strategy 

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November 20, 2025: Cradle to Career 4Q/3Q 2025 News
2025-11-20 C2C Connection StriveTogether 

2025-10-29  C2C 2025 Summit 

2025-6-2014 2025 Summer Financial Aid Sessions: Locations: RCTC, Rochester Public Library; Information for CBO hosting Financial Aid Sessions

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November 18, 2025: Comprehensive Achievement and Civic Readiness
Fall (November) 2025:

  • Background Information
  • Video Recording
  • Presentation Slides
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November 11, 2025: About Rochester Community Initiative (RCI)

Oct 2025 C2C Summit: Cross-Sector Collaboration: Civic Engagement

Oct 2024 C2C Summit: Students Decoded: The Mental Health Database

Aug 2025 Equity Alliance Series RCI Introduction

 

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October 26, 2025: Restorative Justice Circle Collaboration with RPS

2025 Restorative Justice Circle Training; RPS Collaboration to improve school attendance

2024 Project Legacy Collaboration

 References: About Restorative Justices

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October 23, 2025: America's City for Heath and Older Adults Needs
AI Summary of Dave Beal's PB Op Ed:

"Include older adults in Rochester's Plans"

 

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September 27, 2025: 2024-2025 RPS Data Analysis

Sep 2025 MCA Improvement Action Plan 

2024-25 Fastbridge Data Analysis and Literacy Plan Update

PB reporting on MCA

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September 27, 2025: Collaboration & Conflict Insights
Minnesota State - Office of Collaboration and Dispute Resolution Sep 2025 Newsletter

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August 08, 2025: Rochester Mayor Communications

  • Aug 2025 Videos; Apr 2025 Mayor's YouTube Rochester Voices Channel ;  
  • Mar 2025: City of Rochester Mayor Kim Norton to attend the National League of Cities (NLC) 2025 Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C. from March 8-12, 2025.; 
  • City of Rochester Mayor Kim Norton to attend the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) 93rd Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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August 02, 2025: 2024-25 RPS Positive Behavior Data Review
July 15, 2025 RPS Board Updates

AI Summary of data

PB Editorial

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Impacts

The work of this organization may have impacts on the following areas:

PlanScape

Lvl 1: Caring Relationship ; Children & Youth

Lvl 2: C2C: Prenatal-K Development ; C2C: Kindergarten Readiness ; C2C: 3rd Grade Reading

DMC Impact:

Community Health Impact area: Financial Stress/Homelessness

 


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