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Organization: Bear Creek Services

Sector: 501C-3 Non-Profit

Organization Mission: Bear Creek Services was started by concerned parents of children with developmental disabilities. At that time, there were no options or services for their children. In May of 1976, our first group home opened to six young adults. That original home has since been sold but Bear Creek Services has grown and now provides care for over 50 adults with developmental disabilities and traumatic brain injury. We currently provide support in thirteen group homes throughout the Rochester, Minnesota area. Support for our residents is much more than just affordable housing. We provide assistance with jobs, transportation, medical care and offer recreational activities.

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Related PlanScape Status on: Disabilities, Housing, Mental Health

Key reports on: Bear Creek Services


March 25, 2026: West Transit Village Housing Development

April 1 2026 AEON Affordable Housing Townhall

May 2025 DMCC Board Meeting Report

Feb 2025 DMCC Board Meeting Memo

PB reporting re Jan 6 City Council Meeting

"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."

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March 23, 2026: County of Olmsted, MN Resident Surveys

2025: Park and Rec Survey Results

2022: High-level results from the Olmsted County 2022 Resident Survey were shared at the Olmsted County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday, July 19, 2022.

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March 17, 2026: Olmsted County Health Focus Topics
1Q 2026 HAPP Meeting Features:

Overdose SPIKE

Mental Health Club House

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March 14, 2026: Rochester Learning Center Mural Night

UMR and ALC Collaboration Research Study Introduction

The Artist Mindset Research Study

 

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March 10, 2026: City SUPPORTING TRANSFORMATION - BOLD. Forward. Unbound.
City Council Study Session:

Mar 2026 Video Recording, Presentation

Feb 2025 Video Recording Link, Presentation, Collaboration Commitment

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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 03, 2026: Development Assistance Agreement Relating to the Citywalk Apartments for Tax Increment Financing
Mar 2, 2026: Rochester Economic Development Authority 

Approving and Authorizing the Execution of Development Assistance Agreement (Citywalk Project)

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February 02, 2026: 2025 YE Housing Statistics
Jan 2026 Housing Alliance:

2025 Real Estate SEMN Marketing Data

2025 Coalition Investments

 

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January 29, 2026: Community Health Improvement Plan Update

2026 CHNA Info: Jan 2026 Newsletter

2025 Community Health Needs Info: Admin Message, Oct 2025 Newsletter 

Ref: PB Report

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December 20, 2025: Loom Apartments (Onward)
Dec 2025 DMCC Board Meeting: Request for Extension Authorize an extension of the $4 million GSIA allocation to this project until August 15, 2026.

May 2025 DMCC Board Meeting

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December 19, 2025: Civic Center North (Sherman)
Dec 2025 DMCC Board Request 

 May 2025 DMCC Board Meeting

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December 17, 2025: 2026 County Property Tax
Press Release: Olmsted County’s 2026 budget was approved by the Olmsted County Board of Commissioners on December 16, 2025.

Olmsted County Truth in Taxation Info

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December 15, 2025: DMC Home Innovation Lab - Aging in Place
Dec 2025 DMCC Board Meeting: The Home Innovation Lab will combine research, technology, and design to create and evaluate “tech-enabled age-in-place” living environments that improve health, comfort, and independence for older adults.

Apr 2025 DMC Real Estate Summit: Aging in place talk

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December 13, 2025: 10 Year Housing Units
2025 YE Housing Development Metrics: 2025 Downtown  All Housing Units

2025 Maxfield Report

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Lvl 1: Disabilities ; Housing ; Mental Health

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Community Health Impact area: Mental Health

 

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