Partcipation in DEED's Digital Opportunity Plan

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: OpenBeam

Contact: Al Lun ; Email: [email protected] ; Phone: TBD

Known/Likely Collaborators: 125 Live (aka Rochester Senior Center) ; Elder Network ; Family Service Rochester ; IMAA ; Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) ; OpenBeam

Potential Collaborators: Community Mobilization Resource Coalition (CMRC)

Related Projects

Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Plan ; BioRochester and MedHub 3.0 ; Building Out Community Mobilization Resources Coalition ; COVID-19 Info Sharing App ; Digital Equity IT ; OpenBeam Activating Technologies Project ; Pathways to Equity

Impacts 

Major Impact:  Technology Enablement

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Aging, CMRC, Diversity and Inclusion, Economic Development, Funding, Health, OpenBeam, Technology Enablement

Level 2: Civic Engagement, Health & Wellness

DMC Impacts:

Community Health Impacts:

Type of Project

Planning, Programming, Featured  

Draft Plan

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Publication: Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Guidebook: "Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) is a proven method for activating our collective dreams for our children. It enables communities to look at the root cause of the issues children and families face, namely racism; to begin healing from trauma and the embedded belief system that upholds racism; and to envision and build a more equitable future."

Collection of Information regarding legal services for those who live or work in Southern Minnesota. 

The City of Rochester has been awarded $2.5 million in Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). This grant will support the South Broadway Avenue Planning Project, which aims to improve safety and connectivity on South Broadway Avenue between 4th Street and 9th Street Southeast. The RAISE funding will be utilized for planning and design phases of the project.

2025 Summer Program Application Open

Per PB reporting:

"A final plan for dividing a 14.1-acre Mayo Clinic parking lot into developable sections is expected to be reviewed Monday by the Rochester City Council. The site, being dubbed “West Transit Village,” sits between Second Street Southwest and Cascade Lake. It is currently used as a Mayo Clinic employee shuttle lot, and Mayo Clinic plans to construct a 2,500-stall parking structure."

Home Ownership Creation Program - Prairie Ridge: "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Common Council of the City of Rochester, MN hereby approves the contribution of $4,000,000 to the Prairie Ridge development to support the creation of 201 for-sale homes via the Home Ownership Creation Program.

 PB Reporting regarding TIF $14M Requests (Sherman and Prairie Ridge) 2024-12-14 

PB Reporting: Measuring the breadth of Mayo Clinic’s medical data abundance. 

Researchers beyond Mayo Clinic’s walls might make use of the Mayo Clinic Platform. Its data network, Connect, uses millions of de-identified patient records, test results, imaging, pathology reports and more from Mayo Clinic and seven other large health care systems across the world.

Press Release: Olmsted County residents encouraged to apply for Restorative Practices Advisory Committee (RPAC)

This new RPAC will bring together residents, justice system representatives, and community organizations to promote and sustain restorative practices throughout Olmsted County. 

Referendum to support: Strong Communities; Strong Schools; Strong Young People

PB Reporting on Referendum Efforts and Results

Love Wins: Community Empowerment Initiative

Free Workshop and Community Townhalls Press Release