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ROC the Future has named Brian Lewis its new executive director. He replaces Jackie Campbell who retired after serving as the executive director for the alliance since 2015. Lewis previously served as chief program officer at Exalt Youth, a NYC-based nonprofit. While...

Local non-profit ROC the Future has a new executive director, Brian Lewis. Lewis replaces Jackie Campbell, who retired as executive director after serving in that role since 2015. Lewis was introduced at an event on Friday at Monroe Community College. He spoke about...

Local non-profit ROC the Future has a new executive director. Brian Lewis is the new leader of the organization that seeks to improve academic achievement in schools, literacy, and graduation rates. He replaces Jackie Campbell, who retired as executive director after...

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 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...

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 progress and what...

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 for...

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, mental and...

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...