Keep It Local Grant

How Local Businesses in Rochester, MN Support Each Other

The pandemic has affected many small businesses across our nation. Kim Norton - Mayor of Rochester, MN, set up a local grant system called, “Keep it Local” for the small business community to collaborate and financially support each other during #COVID19. Melanie Brennan, Founder and Executive Director of Exercisabilities, a community-based rehabilitation and therapeutic center, talks to how the city’s grant has positively affected her business by partnering with a local tech company to set up a telehealth system. This system will continue to improve the health of individuals across the city’s community during the pandemic.

Posted by Bloomberg Philanthropies on Monday, May 18, 2020