Learn more about TogetherNow, our history, and how we’re fighting for a future in which every individual and family has the support, resources, and opportunities they need to thrive.
We’re a dedicated team of community advocates, change management experts, software engineers and data specialists who believe a more just and equitable world is possible through innovation, technology and, most importantly, people coming together for a common purpose.
Confusion and complexity are identified in the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge report as the main reasons many Rochester citizens fall through the cracks in the human service system.
Confusion and complexity are identified in the IBM Smarter Cities Challenge report as the main reasons many Rochester citizens fall through the cracks in the human service system.
The Monroe County Systems Integration Project (SIP) begins. Congressman Joe Morelle calls on 40 local leaders in health, education, human services, public service, and funders to fix the disconnectedness, coordinate, collaborate, and imagine a system BUILT FOR PEOPLE.
SIP begins a 5-year contract with New York State, with United Way as the project’s fiduciary.
SIP begins a 5-year contract with New York State, with United Way as the project’s fiduciary.
SIP’s Charter is approved, with the goal to create and implement a person-centered, unified information platform to improve the health and economic wellbeing of individuals and families—especially those who are vulnerable and/or impacted by poverty.
COVID arrives in New York, and everything changes. A collective crisis, COVID is especially devastating to those already experiencing the crisis of poverty. Our work shifts in response.
COVID arrives in New York, and everything changes. A collective crisis, COVID is especially devastating to those already experiencing the crisis of poverty. Our work shifts in response.
In the throes of a pandemic, coordination is more vital than ever. We begin designing a workflow to ease the process of seeking emergency rental assistance (the Eviction Prevention Pilot Initiative) and emergency food delivery.
We use similar tactics of partnering with the county and community-based organizations to streamline the rollout of COVID vaccines in 2021.
IBM signs on to help build the shared information platform. Our team, IBM, community members, and a growing network of service providers develop MyWayfinder, a website where people seeking services could find and collaborate with providers from any sector in one secure place, and where those providers could coordinate with each other in delivering care.
IBM signs on to help build the shared information platform. Our team, IBM, community members, and a growing network of service providers develop MyWayfinder, a website where people seeking services could find and collaborate with providers from any sector in one secure place, and where those providers could coordinate with each other in delivering care.
We start work on the Monroe County Community Integration Initiative, partnering with DHS to reimagine how they reach the community.
MyWayfinder 1.0 launches for a select group of providers to test with clients.
But the project had become more than just a platform.
MyWayfinder 1.0 launches for a select group of providers to test with clients.
But the project had become more than just a platform.
We become TogetherNow—dedicated to putting the future of the community in the hands of the community, making decisions as a collective, forming connections, and showing what’s possible when we dream big and build together.
The team behind the work
MC-CII Community Engagement Specialist
Data Governance & Operations Lead
Senior Project Manager
MC-CII Community Engagement Specialist
Partner Engagement Lead
System Transformation Lead
Business Operations Administrator
Project Manager
Executive Director
Data Analyst
Implementation Support Specialist
Assistant Director
Monroe County Community Integration Initiative Lead
Implementation Support Specialist
Technical Lead
MC-CII Project Manager
Product Support Specialist
Community Engagement Lead
Communications Specialist
TogetherNow staff, volunteers, organizations, and anyone connected to Systems Integration are expected to approach their work and our community with the following priorities and values:
Be Transparent, Be Accountable, Be Community Focused, Be Agile, and Be Respectful and Listen.
All staff and volunteers who are part of TogetherNow formally and adamantly affirm their commitment to creating a reimagined system that is equitable, just, and anti-racist. Participation from community members is actively sought, and all of our projects are evaluated through a community-led Equity Review process.
Working across a diverse network of providers and community members to improve lives in Monroe County and beyond.
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