Help us spread the message of building Parent/Family Partner power Social Media Toolkit Transformational change happens when parent/family partners, youth, and systems partners come together for student success. We center parent and youth voices and believe in sharing...
When ROC the Future set out to find a new co-chair for the Whole Child Outcome Team (WCOT), Jasmin Vega emerged as an obvious choice. Despite joining the organization just two months ago, she’s made a powerful first impression. At every Parent/Family Partner meeting,...
With more than 30 years’ experience serving the Rochester community as a pediatrician, professor of pediatrics, and community health expert, Laura Jean (L.J.) Shipley, M.D. is a key contributor to ROC the Future Alliance’s Whole Child Initiative (WCI). She’s a...
Vision By 2032 Rochester will be A Whole Community for Whole Children—a city that values children and their families and prioritizes them in every way possible to ensure they thrive. Goals The Whole Child Initiative (WCI) has the overarching goal of improving health,...
ROC the Future Alliance is a collective impact initiative bringing together a coalition of partners working towards a shared vision of academic success for every child. We are a member of the StriveTogether cradle to career network, a national movement impacting the...
The Whole Child Initiative is gearing up to launch an exciting new program this summer called Parent Café’s. Be Strong Families, a Chicago-based nonprofit that is internationally known for teaching the Parent Café model, came to Rochester in April to train the WCI...
