Community Contacts
The Office for Community-Engaged Research (OCER) works with many groups in the Rochester area — establishing contacts, exchanging information, seeking collaborative opportunities and more. We are able to connect researchers with individuals from these groups. Please note the list may not be complete.
For more information or assistance, contact:
Office for Community-Engaged Research
507-255-9173
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| American Indian Centers | |
| Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa | Cloquet, Minn. |
| Prairie Island Indian Community | Red Wing, Minn. |
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| Community Service Agencies | |
| Alliance of Chicanos, Hispanics and Latin Americans (ACHLA) | Rochester, Minn. |
| American Red Cross, Southeast Minnesota Chapter | Rochester, Minn. |
| Centro Campesino (Hispanic center) | Owatonna, Minn. |
| Child Care Resource & Referral | Rochester, Minn. |
| Rochester Diversity Council | Rochester, Minn. |
| Family Service Rochester | Rochester, Minn. |
| Intercultural Mutual Assistance Association (IMAA) | Rochester, Minn. |
| Migrant Head Start, Tri-Valley Opportunity Council | Rochester, Minn. |
| Migrant Health Service, Inc. | Rochester, Minn. |
| New Sudan American Hope | Rochester, Minn. |
| Plainview Migrant Council | Plainview, Minn. |
| Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce | Rochester, Minn. |
| Rochester Area Foundation | Rochester, Minn. |
| Somali Community Resettlement Services (no Web link available) | Rochester, Minn. |
| The Center Clinic (Facebook page) | Dodge Center, Minn. |
| The New Faces of America, Inc. (Somali, no Web link available) | Dodge Center, Minn. |
| Three Rivers Community Action, Inc. | Zumbrota, Faribault, Wabasha, Minn. |
| United Way of Olmsted County, Inc. | Rochester, Minn. |
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| City and County Services | |
| City of Rochester Police Department | Rochester, Minn. |
| Hawthorne Education Center | Rochester, Minn. |
| Olmsted County Public Health Services | Rochester, Minn. |
| Rochester City Council | Rochester, Minn. |
| Rochester Public Schools (minority liaisons) | Rochester, Minn. |
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| Faith Organizations | |
| Iglesia de Dios Emmanuel de Rochester (website in Spanish, church) | Rochester, Minn. |
| Rochester Community Baptist Church | Rochester, Minn. |
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| Academic Organizations | |
| Deborah E. Powell Center for Women's Health - University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Global Health, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Health Initiative of the Americas, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, Calif. |
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| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, Minn. |
| African Descendants Support Network (requires that you be logged into the Mayo network) | |
| Child Passenger Safety (requires that you be logged into the Mayo network) | |
| Hispanic Diversity Interest Group (Facebook page) | |
| Language Department (requires that you be logged into the Mayo network) | |
| Nicotine Dependence Center | |
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| State agencies and others | |
| Mexican Consulate (website in Spanish) | St. Paul, Minn. |
| Office of Minority and Multicultural Health, Minnesota Department of Health (Advisory Board) | St. Paul, Minn. |
| Hennepin County Medical Center - Family Medical Center | Minneapolis, Minn. |
| Minnesota Coordinated School Health, Minnesota Department of Health | St. Paul, Minn. |
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