by Roc The Future | Nov 21, 2022 | Media Coverage
By: Andrea Deckert ROC the Future Alliance released its annual State of Our Children Report card this week and announced a new initiative, the Whole Child, to better identify and correct ineffective systems of support for parents, families and children prenatal to age...
by Roc The Future | Nov 21, 2022 | Media Coverage
By SMRITI JACOB In response to high childhood poverty rates in Rochester, ROC the Future Alliance has rolled out a new initiative, the Whole Child. Born out of last year’s goal—parent engagement—the initiative will be funded by $1.55 million in grants from the ESL...
by Roc The Future | Nov 11, 2022 | Media Coverage
From WXXI Connections We talk with the team from ROC the Future about this year’s “State of Our Children” report. The annual summary is an update on a number of issues related to children in our region. We preview the report and discuss areas of...
by Roc The Future | Mar 15, 2022 | Media Coverage
By 13 WHAM News As students prepare to cross the finish line of another pandemic school year, some families are noticing a growing problem — a decline in the number of kindergarten and first graders reaching reading benchmarks. New research shows reading scores...
by Roc The Future | Mar 9, 2022 | Media Coverage
By Rob Bell ROC the Future’s Alliance’s Youth Leadership Coalition will host a youth summit at the Rochester Museum and Science Center this Saturday, March 12. The first annual event will prepare 50 Monroe County youth leaders to prioritize their physical,...
by Roc The Future | Mar 1, 2022 | Media Coverage
By WXXI Connections On Wednesday, Rochester City School District officials announced the district will temporarily pivot to remote learning beginning Thursday. Online instruction will be in place until at least Monday, January 10, when the district plans to provide an...
