One day my phone rang and it was a woman from the Rural Outreach Center. She was calling about a reading program they were offering. My children were grown and I thought she was probably calling for one of my adult daughters. After we chatted for a few minutes she explained to me what the […]

The Rural Outreach Center (ROC), located at 730 Olean Road in East Aurora, served over 550 individuals in 2015, according to the nonprofit organization’s recently released annual report. “Our mission is to assist, empower and elevate the impoverished rural population in southern Erie County and surrounding areas,” said Pastor Frank Cerny, ROC board chairman. “We […]

Please check out the feature that Time Warner Cable News Buffalo did on the ROC on March 4: http://www.twcnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2016/02/29/rural-outreach-center-east-aurora.html An East Aurora organization catering to individuals suffering from poverty in rural communities is celebrating a year of service in Western New York. Time Warner Cable News reporter Rebecca Vogt sat down with leaders at the […]