Age Friendly Olmsted County at Family Service Rochester has been selected to receive a 2023 AARP Community Challenge grant. They are one of only 310 grantees selected (out of 3,600+ applications) from across all 50 states, Washington D.C, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. With this quick-action grant, Age Friendly Olmsted County will conduct a walk audit in the Slatterly Park neighborhood in Rochester, MN early in early September. “We are incredibly proud that AARP selected Age Friendly Olmsted County for this investment to make Rochester…

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Posted by: RNeighbors and Office of the Mayor This summer intern position will be shared between the Office of the Mayor and RNeighbors and will focus primarily on community engagement. The intern will be working at times with supervision from RNeighbors or the Office of the Mayor on location, at times solo remotely, as well as at public events. Approximate time commitment is 10 hours per week, at times can be remote work but a majority of it will be…

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Check out the latest edition of RNews, the RNeighbors online newsletter. Lots going on this Spring! In addition to neighborhood news, there’s also valuable information about available grants and lots of  events coming up this spring that you can get involved with. Examples include Litter Bit Better, Neighborhood Project Grants, and more. If you don’t already receive this newsletter via email and would like to, you can use this link to sign up.

Nature of Work The RNeighbors Office Assistant reports to and supports our Executive Director(ED), who has led RNeighbors for 17 years. The work is integral to the success of our organization, especially considering the growth of Rochester. With the guidance of the ED, the Office Assistant would act as a liaison between neighborhoods, neighbors, volunteers, city elected officials and staff, and partnering organizations. Once instruction is given, work will often be independent.  The Assistant will perform a variety of clerical…

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You asked and we listened. From our recent listening sessions and survey we heard loud and clear what involved neighborhoods wanted, among other items, social time with fellow neighborhood leaders. So mark your calendars for the first RNeighbors Social. Celebrate and connect with other Neighborhood Association leaders along with RNeighbors board members and community supporters. Food and drink tickets will be provided with the opportunity to order other provisions. This will be a casual time to rebuild past relationships and…

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