You are here: Home / Community Assets Search / Bolder Options

Bolder Options

 

Organization Info
Impacts/Projects/Collaborators 
Beam Assessment

Organization Information


Organization: Bolder Options

Sector: 501C-3 Non-Profit

Organization Mission: Bolder Options is an innovative organization focused on healthy youth development. The comprehensive mentoring program, wellness activities and leadership opportunities coordinate family, community, school and county resources in a united effort to support youth who are at-risk for dropping out of school or becoming involved in delinquent or unhealthy behaviors. Bolder Options engages youth and mentors in goal setting, physical activity, tutoring and community involvement to build confidence, maximize potential, and encourage healthy life skills.

Bolder Options Minneapolis Website   Bolder Options Rochester Website   Bolder Options Facebook Page

 

 

 


Related News and Status


 

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

Key reports on: Bolder Options


October 12, 2026: City for Good 2026 Candidates Forum Proceedings
RPS Board Candidate Forums: C4G Forum: Written responses to City for Good Questions:; League of Women Voters Video

C4G: City Council Candidates and Mayoral Candidate Video Recordings

Read more ...
October 07, 2026: 2026 Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA) Data
healthwellnessyouth

Oct 6, 2026 School Board Meeting 

Gemini AI: Breakdown of how individual schools within Rochester Public Schools MCA test data; How did Southeast Minnesota schools do on the MCAs?

 

Read more ...
October 07, 2026: RPS Balanced Budget Model

Oct 6, 2026 RPS Board Meeting: Levy

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

Read more ...
October 05, 2026: RPS 2030 Strategic Plan Reviews

RPS Board Meetings: Oct 6, 2026; Sep 15, 2026;  May 19. 2026

Design Breakouts: Apr 12  High School; Mar 17 RPS Board Meeting: Middle School; Mar 3 Elementary School & Early Childhood 

Read more ...
September 24, 2026: America's City for Heath and Older Adults Needs

Sep 2026: DMCC Board Meeting

Jul 2026: AARP Tech and Aging

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"

Read more ...
September 06, 2026: Director of Equity & Organizational Development Introduction

 Sep 2026: Introducing Crystal Fairchild, Director of Equity & Organizational Development

 

Read more ...
August 21, 2026: OpenBeam events log

Sep 2026: Metrics LINKS

Aug 2026: Tech related info

Aug 2026 Notable Beam Events Log: Topics Include: Q2 Real Estate Stats; Workforce Housing & Regional Workforce Trends; Building Trust in an Age of Skepticism; Land Use Revenue Analysis; Tax Increment Financial Studies

Read more ...
July 17, 2026: Lifestyle Wellness

Jul 2026: Brain Health Series Workshops

Apr 2026: Rochester Mayor Proclamation 

March 2020: Rochester Mayor Proclamation  

Lotus Health Foundation Workshops 

Read more ...
July 10, 2026: RPS Long Term Technology Plan

July 7, 2026 RPS Board Meeting: The Long Range Technology Plan (LRTP) serves as a comprehensive roadmap, defining the strategic direction for technology deployment and technical support within the district over the next three to five years.

Read more ...
June 22, 2026: Rochester International Relations Committee

2026 News: Spring, Winter Newsletters; Apr 2026 Siheung, Korean Newsletter;  Sister City Visits Germany Visit

2025 News: Sister City Trips: Japan; Rochester Sister City Application (Roles and Responsibilities)

General Info: Sister Cities Relationship Logs; IRC Meeting Logs

Read more ...
June 05, 2026: University of Minnesota Expansion Funding Considerations

Jun 2026: City Council Voted to Approve the funding

May 2026: UMR DMC: Funding Request to contribute to Talent Development Infrastructure

Apr 27, 2026: UMR discussion at City Council Study Session Sales Tax Request

Read more ...
June 04, 2026: RPS Proposed Budget Reductions

Jun 2, 2026: School Board 2026 budget

April 21, 2026: School Board Meeting Revised Proposed Leadership Changes 

April 7, 2026: Budget Reduction Impact

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

Read more ...
May 31, 2026: Sports Complex Phase Two Indoor Recreation Option and Next Steps
Jun 1, 2026 City Council Meeting: PB reporting

Apr 27,  2026 City Council Study Session

Read more ...
May 24, 2026: United Way Studies of Financial Hardship

2025 ALICE Info: United Way 2025 Study

2024 ALICE Info: Post Bulletin Reporting; United Way 2024 ALICE  (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Report 

Read more ...
May 12, 2026: Age-Friendly Olmsted County (AFOC) Update

May 2026 AFOC 2023-2025 Action Plan  Report Report

Apr 2025 Aging in Place Action Update

Read more ...

Community Anchor Participation: CNG

 

 

.

Impacts

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

PlanScape

Lvl 1: Caring Relationship ; Children & Youth ; Education ; Mentoring

Lvl 2: Education ; C2C: 3rd Grade Reading ; C2C: 8th Grade Math ; C2C: Post-Secondary ; C2C: Workforce Participation ; Children & Youth

DMC Impact: Health & Wellness Sports, Recreation, Nature

Community Health Impact area: Financial Stress/Homelessness

 

Projects/Programs

Confirmed Project Involvement:


Potential Projects

Project Involvement Candidates:


Known Collaborators

Onboard Collaborators:

 

Organization Life Cycle Assessment (Pause, Startup, Steady, Isolated Impact, Collective Impact  Unknown)

Steady

Projects & News
Anchor Projects

Anchor projects provide the backdrop of our community's major initiatives and have overarching impacts to the community:

Latest Pin Reports

Noteworthy community status reports:




Search more Pin Beam Reports

Site Information
About Beam
  • For the commercial sector, we tend to register startup activities (new companies and new commercial projects) that bring diversification and high-impact opportunities to the area.
  • For the non-profit sector, we wish to shine light on all the organizations and services that otherwise labor under relative obscurity.
  • Our hope is that dmcbeam.org will encourage cross-sector collaborations and creative solutions.

While there are a number of registries in the community, dmcbeam.org's  distinct value is to pilot a database with a data structure and categorizations that answer the questions such as: What organizations or projects/programs in our community that have purported relevance with some of the over-arching focuses put forward by initiatives such as DMC, J2G and Health Improvements?

This database could be used as one of the ways to explore the capacities of the community. If you are someone on an exploratory journey to learn about the greater Rochester community. dmcbeam.org could be an interesting first step.

Project Phase Definitions
The following defines the various project phases:
  1. Available - a product, program or service is in production
  2. Develop - program or application is being developed
  3. Plan - idea is solid, stakeholders are identified, and there is strong commitment to go forward from all parties.
  4. Concept Phase - idea scoped out with enough details to give an early sizing and/or to build a proof of concept
    demonstration
  5. Pre-concept Phase - an early idea or a requirement.
Links to Beam sub-sites 
Sample of Beam sub-sites: