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A community-wide initiative that works to improve educational outcomes for every child in Rochester, Minnesota by transforming the way partners work together. www.c2cmn.com
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Its #ReadAcrossAmerica Week! This nationwide celebration promotes reading as a catalyst for success and an opportunity to share the joy of reading with children and youth of all ages.

Do you have a favorite book or story from childhood? Share the title in a comment below 📖 @neatoday.bsky.social
Graphic stating "Read Across America Week; Swipe to see C2C's favorite reads from their youth! Jennifer's Favorites: Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene; Greg's Favorite: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke." The image is on a blue field with C2C branded rainbow stripes across the top and bottom. Portraits of Jennifer and Greg are shown with a mock image of their respective favorite books. Jennifer has blonde hair and smiles slightly at the camera. She wears a black turtle neck sweater and leopard print light scarf, and pearl earrings. Greg Smiles brightly at the camera and wears a navy button up with white dots. The graphic has a purple to pink gradient field and the same rainbow color bar from the last image on top and bottom. Words across the top of the image describe the mock book being shown below (from left to right): "Winnie's Favorite: The Junie B. Jones collection by Barbara Park; Angalee's Favorite: Alanna the First Adventure series by Tamora Pierce; Beth's Favorite: The Giving Tree by Shell Silverstein" The respective mock books appear above and slightly behind cutouts of the people mentioned. Winnie Smiles brightly at the camera, she has straight dark hair and wears a brown leather jacket and burnt orange blouse. The book mockup above her shows a girl holding her nose at a yellow school bus. "junie b. jones and the studpid smelly school bus". Angalee has medium length blonde hair with a slight swoop at the end. She smiles slightly at the camera with her head tilted to one side leaning on her left hand. She wears a black, conservative, silky tank top. The book above her is on a mock cell phone and appears to be in audio format. Beth smiles slightly at the camera. She has long wavy/curled black hair. She wears a black turtleneck sweater and a two layered golen necklace. The mock book above her is of a small boy accepting an apple from a green tree. The image is mostly green except for the red apple and red overalls worn by the boy. The graphic has a purple to pink gradient field and the same rainbow color bar from the last image on top and bottom. Words across the top of the image describe the mock book being shown below (from left to right): "Noah's Favorite: Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein; Julie's Favorite: The Monster at the end of this Book by Jon Stone and Michael Smollin; Anna's Favorite: Sideways Stories from a Wayside School by Louis Sachar." Mock Books stand above and behind the respective people. Noah Smiles brightly at the camera. He has short dark blonde hair and wears a grey Eddie Bauer 3/4 zip sweater. The book above him is mostly white with a sketch drawing of a sidewalk that ends out of no where and two children look over the edge as a dog digs his claws to stay on the side walk . "where the Sidewalk Ends" is written in black letters below the drawing. Julie Smiles brightly at the camera. She has curly light brown hair and wears a swoop neck white sweater with medium black horizontal lines. She wears a pear necklace. The book above her is of a brick wall witht the title on a white sign with green trim. The title is in pink. A blue shaggy smiling monster with a pink nose stands below a street sign reading 'Sesame Street." Anna smiles brightly at the camera. She has long curled hair that is in an ombre from dark to light blonde. She wears a Teal v-neck sweater with a white button up underneath. Above her, the book mock shows a odd gang of characters consisting of a blonde boy in green, a grey haired woman in blue and a little red haired girl with glasses in purple. They are situated in front of a skyscraper that stands in a field with trees. The sky is blue and partly cloudy. The title of the book is scrawled above the image in yellow.
March 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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2025 is a big year for our youth! Read The Minnesota Star Tribune article about the city's plans to center youth with the support of Cradle 2 Career. www.startribune.com/rochester-to... #RochesterMN #Education #CollectiveImpact #StriveTogether #YearAboutYouth #C2Cmn
Rochester to focus on youth issues in 2025
Mayor Kim Norton calls on local officials to support child care, mental health and youth groups as city begins expansion projects.
www.startribune.com
January 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM