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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

 

 


Related News and Status


 

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

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


April 13, 2026: RPS Education Equity Impacts and Outcome
April 7, 2026: Budget Reduction Impact

Sep 12, 2023 RPS Board Study Session video recording; Proposed Equity Policy; PB Reporting

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April 12, 2026: RPS 2030 Strategic Plan Reviews

Apr 12, 2026 RPS Board Meeting: High School 

Mar 17, 2026 RPS Board Meeting: Middle School

Mar 3, 2026 RPS Board Meeting: Elementary School & Early Childhood 

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April 04, 2026: 2024-2025 RPS Data Analysis

April 2026 Reporting: 2025 High School Graduation Rate 

Sep 2025 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA) Improvement Action Plan 

2024-25 Fastbridge Data Analysis and Literacy Plan Update

PB reporting on MCA

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April 02, 2026: Rochester International Relations Committee

2026 Winter Newsletter; 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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March 09, 2026: America's City for Heath and Older Adults Needs

Mar 2026: Tech Enabled Aging In Place Talks Postings

Oct 2025 AI Summary of Dave Beal's PB Op Ed: "Include older adults in Rochester's Plans"

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March 04, 2026: 2025-26 RPS Superintendent Goals Check
Feb 3 2026 Superintendent Goals - Midyear Review: 

  • Video Clip
  • Talking Points 
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February 03, 2026: Rochester as a Compassionate City
Feb 2, 2026 City Council Meeting

Council Initiated Action - Reaffirming Rochester as a Compassionate City

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January 23, 2026: RPS Strategic Plan and Goals Review
Strategic Plan Goals Review  

  • Background
  • Presentation Slides
  • Part 1 Goals and Part 2 Goals
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January 17, 2026: Restorative Justice Circle Collaboration with RPS

RPS Family Engagement Jan 2026 Intro

Gemini Perspectives of PB Op Ed

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

2024 Project Legacy Collaboration

 References: About Restorative Justices; 

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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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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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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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