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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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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...
Call for Nominations
ROC the Future Alliance is excited to announce our call for award nominations for the 12th Annual State of Our...
Parent Engagement Collaborative Action Network (PECAN) Celebrates 2024 Accomplishments
The Parent Engagement Collaborative Action Network (PECAN) is the parent hub where community members become actively...
Brian Lewis is headed to the University of Oxford for Executive Leadership Summit
Brian Lewis, Executive Director of ROC the Future Alliance, is heading to the University of Oxford for an Executive...
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...
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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