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NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. What started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979 has blossomed into the nation's leading voice on mental health. Today, we are an association of hundreds of local af...

Community Health Improvement Plan 2015-2017 The Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) for Olmsted County serves as a first step towards true community-centered planning, integration, and implementation of strategies to improve our community’s health. CHIP partners and additional community organizations will work together to promote health equity throughout diverse populations and address social...

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation - which...

Every week, Bear Creek Church is helping someone repair or find a way to replace their old, dilapidated mobile home. Affordable housing is a huge need in our community and couldn't be more apparent in the dated mobile home communities. You can get involved in two ways: Volunteers are always needed to help clean, paint, or do a wide range of construction related jobs. Contact Jeff to learn about cu...

Mission Statement The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. will support member tribes in expanding sovereignty and self-determination. Vision Statement The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Inc. (GLITC) will support member tribes in expanding self-determination efforts by providing services and assistance. GLITC will use a broad range of knowledge and experience to advocate for the improvement a...

SEX TRAFFICKING IN MINNESOTA The average age of entry into prostitution is 12-14. Minnesota is in the top 13 States for children being recruited into the sex trade During a 10 month period in 2010, internet sales for sex with children rose 166% in Minnesota. Minnesota law enforcement says that sex trafficking of girls is happening in every city and every county in the State.

The Cronin Home Since 1980 we have provided a facility to house homeless, chemically dependent adults. We help save money for the taxpayer by minimizing the outside needs of our residents and assist the resident with immediate attention to their needs. Their disease is so often misunderstood and minimized that our community is at a loss, at times, on how to address the chronic chemically dependent...

We are a volunteer organization that is made up of Young Professionals for Young Professionals. We come form diverse backgrounds and industries to collaborate together on projects and events. This is not an entreprenuer group or a 35 & under group. While we have entreprenuers and young people involved, we are not restrictive on who can join. If you self-identify as a young professional, we welcome...

What is COMPARE-UF? COMPARE-UF is a registry designed with input from women with fibroids that will gather information from women having treatment for uterine fibroids. This information will be used to help future patients, clinicians, and others make the most informed decisions about the best type of treatment for each patient's situation. compare-uf.org/

Art on the Ave is an annual spring art fair showcasing local artisans and musicians in Slatterly Park. The event features painters, glass blowers, metal workers, jewelers, musicians and a plant sale. The highlight of the event is unveiling the installation of a permanent boulevard sculpture, which will be the eleventh public sculpture brought to Slatterly Park Neighborhood.

A researcher from Denmark experiences Rochester Minnesota by staying at an Airbnb during her work with a fibroids study.

The Rochester Civic Theatre’s Civic Live series is pleased to present the next Women on Wednesdays panel and discussion, "Politics of Beauty, Part I: Black Hair - Still Tangled in Politics" on Wednesday, April 13 at 5:00 pm. Our discussion moderator will be writer and anthropologist Nicole Nfonoyim-Hara. Raised in New York City, she was born in the Dominican Republic with Cameroonian, Afro-Costa R...

Dr Pauls Spicer shares how scientist and researchers are learning together with Native Communities. Twitter @pgspicer

Mission RNeighbors empowers citizen leaders to create sustainable neighborhood networks that promote a vibrant, healthy, and livable community. Vision RNeighbors works toward a future in Rochester when community life is rooted in neighborhood networks that nurture citizen involvement for positive community change.

What is COMPARE-UF? COMPARE-UF is a registry designed with input from women with fibroids that will gather information from women having treatment for uterine fibroids. This information will be used to help future patients, clinicians, and others make the most informed decisions about the best type of treatment for each patient's situation. http://compare-uf.org/

stART-up fund program The Rochester Downtown Alliance is looking for new partners to help us continue to make downtown Rochester a vibrant place. Funds range up to $1,000 or $3,000 for grassroots artists or organizers putting on events that are diverse, different, new (i.e. first-time), and celebrate arts & culture in downtown Rochester! There will be in informational workshop about the stART-up f...

These events celebrate Women's History Month and are presented by the Dolores Jean Center for Humanities in Medicine, the W. Bruce Fye centerFor the History of Medicine and Mayo Clinic Heritage Days.

A new initiative of the SE MN Partnership for Community-Based Health Promotion helps people with chronic conditions and their families connect with local resources.

Conversation with Rochester artist Bobby Marines about finding his voice as a Latino and as an artist. His upcoming show "Hispanic Latino Chicano Texan American — Any Questions?" is 6-9 p.m. March 12 in a gallery on the Peace Plaza downtown Rochester, MN. For more information, https://www.facebook.com/events/1557839961197140/

Dr. Camara Jones, president of the American Public Health Association, discusses her national campaign against racism. www.apha.org

Three Rivers Community Action can help you with utility bills, home ownership, energy efficiency and more. Find out what services are available in your community at www.threeriverscap.org

Knufunk band member Doug Porter brings his love of 1960s funk to Rochester, MN, and gets ready for show on Feb. 26, 2016. www.knufunk.com

Welcome to our Community Board podcast. Community Board is a platform for civic engagement and resource sharing. A place where organizations and communities get a chance to engage with each other. Learn how to contact us and be part of our podcast. http://www.smartridenetwork.net