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Know Your Number
ROC the Future Alliance is proud to share our commitment to put 11,000 more children on a path to upward mobility by...
ROC the Future Alliance receives $600,000 StriveTogether Accelerate Impact Grant
ROC the Future Alliance receives $600,000 StriveTogether Accelerate Impact Grant Rochester, New York | July 19, 2024 -...
11th Annual State of Our Children Press Release
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Raising Rochester Podcast
On this episode, Larry Marx connects with ROC the Future Executive Director, Brian Lewis. ROC the Future is an...
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ROC the Future Goals by the Numbers
During our October convening, convener members voted to approve RTFA’s Strategic Plan. As an alliance, we committed to...
Dr. LeKeyah Wilson, VP, Community Engagement and Social Impact, named board chair of ROC the Future Alliance
Dr. LeKeyah Wilson, VP, Community Engagement and Social Impact at Rochester Regional Health, named board chair of ROC...
StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network Convening builds momentum for the work ahead
Fifteen members of ROC the Future Alliance traveled to Atlanta, GA for three days of connecting, learning and creating...
Parents take the national stage at the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Network Convening
During the StriveTogether Cradle to Career Convening in Atlanta, GA, Sherica Ross-Nickel and Jasmin Vega,...
Rochester Earns National Recognition for Getting Better Results for Youth
Rochester, N.Y. — In recognition of its impact on the lives of youth across Rochester, ROC the Future Alliance has...
Announcing Dr. David Kirkland as keynote speaker for 12th Annual State of Our Children Address
Educator | Scholar | Advocate ROC the Future Alliance is pleased to announce that Dr. David E. Kirkland, PhD will be...
Impact Stories
Impact Story: Joy of Literacy Initiative
Learning begins long before a child enters school. The reading development foundation built in the early grades —...
Impact Story: DaJuan “DJ” Jackson
Meet DaJuan Jackson or "DJ" as family and friends affectionately call him. He is a graduating senior from Edison...
Close-Knit Community Creates Winning Environment at Vertus
Vertus High School is a non-profit, public charter school serving young men in grades 9-12. Since opening in 2014,...
Freedom Scholars Uses Culturally Responsive Methods to Increase Early Childhood Literacy
Freedom Scholars Learning Center (FSLC) provides after school and summer enrichment programs including an integrated...
Zero-To-Five Thrive at ABC Head Start
Action for a Better Community’s Head Start and Early Head Start are federally funded programs that provide educational...
Universal Pre-K Positions Preschoolers For Academic Success
One Saturday morning last August, Shay Wilson turned on the radio and heard an interview that may end up changing the...
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