Affiliated Projects and Programs

Affiliated Projects and Programs

Birth Justice Collaborative

UROC has joined with Minneapolis-based Collective Action Lab and the Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center, the Native American Community Clinic, and Liberty Community Church Northside Healing Space to launch an initiative aimed at improving maternal health outcomes and advancing birth justice related issues in Hennepin County.

Northside Job Creation Team

The Northside Job Creation Team set a goal of attracting 1,000 jobs to North Minneapolis by 2019. The team uses research to identify businesses that match the employee profile of North Minneapolis and develops partnerships to encourage businesses to relocate or expand here.

Rural Urban Connections: Opioids 

Composed of a collaboration of agencies and organizations from across Minnesota, the Rural Urban Connections Opioids project team is currently developing ways that communities in Minnesota can work together to address the opioid epidemic.  Rural, suburban, and urban communities share many of the same assets and challenges, even though the context and geography might be different. The rich conversations developed as a part of this project are continuing through the University of Minnesota Extension's Department of Community Development.