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A community conversation stimulates discussion about services and supports older Minnesotans and caregivers will need by 2030. Community conversations are interactive discussions planned between September through December 2018 with Minnesotans to asses the current landscape and prioritize proposals to support all Minnesotans age well.

A key component of the community conversations throughout the state and overall stakeholder engagement process, led to the development of the State Plan on Aging 2019-2022.

Community Conversations

After a community conversation a facilitator or designee will report the outcomes of the discussion. Each community conversation can last between 60 to 90 minutes and works well with a bout 25 or less people. The outcomes of each community conversation will be assembled and shared in a report.

Below are two sets of links. The first set includes a facilitator guide and a reporting form. The facilitator guide provides a framework on how organizations can host a community conversation. The second link is to a form that allows a facilitator to report the discussion about their community conversation. The second set of links include a facilitator guide for resident councils and a corresponding reporting form. The facilitator guide provides a framework for how community conversations were hosted with resident councils. The second link is a form that allows a facilitator to report the discussion about their resident council community conversation.

If your organization would like assistance hosting a community conversation, please contact Reena Shetty at reena.shetty@state.mn.us or Mike Saindon at michael.saindon@state.mn.us.

Community conversations held throughout the state are listed below.

Stakeholder Engagement 2018

April 12, Thursday - Retired Educators Association of Minnesota (REAM) - Roseville
April 17, Tuesday - Evolve/Advocacy Leadership for Vital Aging (ALVA) - Minneapolis
April 25, Wednesday - LGBTQ Aging - Saint Paul
April 27, Friday - Minnesota Gerontological Society - Brooklyn Center
May 3, Tuesday - Chesley Lecture, Mankato State University - Mankato
May 3, Tuesday - Elder Circle - Grand Rapids
May 9, Wednesday - Minnesota Council on Transportation Access (MCTOA) Volunteer Drivers Forum, University of Minnesota - Saint Paul
May 23, Wednesday - State Services for the Blind - Saint Paul
June 13, Wednesday - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) - Brooklyn Center
July 13, Friday - DEED (Department of Employment and Economic Development) - Saint Paul
August 6, Monday - SHIFT - Edina

Resident Council Community Conversations 2017-2018

February 2, Friday - Menagha - Greenwood Connections
February 5, Monday - Jackson County - Lakefield SNF
February 13, Tuesday - St. Paul - Highland Chateau Care Center
February 21, Wednesday - Foley - Heritage of Foley
February 26, Monday - Lakefield - Colonial Manor Care Center
March 1, Thursday - Morris - West Wind Village
March 1, Thursday - Eagan - New Perspective Assisted Living
March 6, Tuesday - Grand Rapids - Evergreen Terrace
March 7, Wednesday - New Prague - Mala Strana
March 12, Monday - Hutchinson - Harmony River
March 30, Friday - Rose of Sharon, A Villa Center - Roseville
April 9, Monday - Grace Point Crossing - Cambridge

Community Conversations 2017

November 29, Wednesday - At Wilmar Public Library
November 16, Thursday - Moorhead - Hosted by Land of the Dancing Sky Area Agency on Aging and AARP
November 7, Tuesday - Dawson – Hosted by Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging
October 31, Tuesday – Granite Falls – Hosted by Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging
October 30, Monday – Bloomington – Hosted by Metro Area Agency on Aging
October 26, Thursday – Minneapolis – Hosted by Metro Area Agency on Aging
October 26, Thursday – St. Paul – Hosted by Metro Area Agency on Aging
October 26, Thursday - Roseville - Hosted by Minnesota Association of Geriatrics Inspired Clinicians (MAGIC)
October 25, Wednesday - Marshall - Hosted by Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging at Heritage Pointe
October 25, Wednesday – Fairmont – Hosted by Minnesota Area Agency on Aging
October 19, Thursday – St. Paul – Hosted by Metro Area Agency on Aging
October 18, Wednesday – Slayton – Hosted by Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging
October 18, Wednesday – Mora – Hosted by Central Minnesota Area Agency on Aging at the Mora Housing and Redevelopment Authority
October 16, Monday – Montgomery – Hosted by Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging
October 13, Friday – Forest Lake – Metro Area Agency on Aging at Cherry Pointe
October 10, Tuesday - Ortonville - At Memory Loss Connection
October 6, Friday – Thief River Falls – at the Thief River Falls Senior Center
October 5, Thursday – Bemidji – at the Bemidji Senior Center
October 4, Wednesday – Emily, Minnesota – at Emily United Methodist Church
October 2, Monday – Stillwater – Hosted by Family Means
October 2, Monday – Winona – Hosted by Southeast Minnesota Area Agency at the Winona Friendship Center
September 28, Thursday – Rochester – Hosted by Southeast Minnesota Area Agency at the Winona Friendship Center
September 27, Wednesday – Minneapolis – Hosted by Metro Area Agency on Aging
September 23, Saturday - Hosted by Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging and Karen Organization
September 19, Tuesday - Hosted by Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging
September 13, Wednesday - Hosted by Land of the Dancing Sky Area Agency on Aging
September 12, Tuesday - Hosted by Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging
September 5, Tuesday - Hosted by Central Minnesota Council on Aging
August 29, Tuesday - Hosted by Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging
August 7, Monday - Sartell - Hosted by Central Minnesota Council on Aging