Junior League grant aids Rural Outreach Center nutrition program
The Rural Outreach Center in East Aurora was the recent recipient of a $1,000 grant from the Junior League of Buffalo for its upgraded “Nutrition ROCs” program. Founded in 1919, the Junior League of Buffalo is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, devel
Rural Outreach Center receives funding for two new initiatives
East Aurora’s Rural Outreach Center (ROC), a nonprofit organization offering a wide variety of social services for those living in Western New York’s rural communities, recently received $12,500 from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Legacy Funds at Community Foundation for Greater Bu
With WNY on the upswing, low-income families finding fewer quality housing opportunities
The City of Buffalo is seeing a resurgence that many of us never thought we would see in our lifetime. New buildings are going up and businesses that never gave Buffalo serious thought are now lining up to purchase commercial space for immediate and future development, all of whi
School Supplies Program
We’re wearing shorts, breaking out our sunglasses, and kids are starting to dream about vacation. It must be getting close to the end of the school year! While you and your family are planning lazy summer days, picnics, and exploring new places, we here at ROC are already t
ROC Ripples — 5.9.17
Look at what you’ve done this year! Imagine what we can do next year… A ROC Success Before Kelsey walked into ROC, her life had hit its lowest point. She and her husband were unemployed and living day-to-day. They didn’t have the basics we all take for granted �
Celebrating Volunteers
Did you know that April is National Volunteer Month? ROC wouldn’t be possible without the hard work of our many volunteers. We have about 150 volunteers! They do everything from reading to kids to preparing Snack Packs to running the New Paths Redistribution Center –
Rural Outreach Center seeks volunteers during National Volunteer Month
Located in East Aurora, the Rural Outreach Center (ROC) provides numerous programs that help people help themselves. These programs include support groups for adults, children’s initiatives such as the successful snack pack and school reading readiness programs, and much more.
Rural Outreach Center receives donation from United Capital
The Rural Outreach Center (ROC) recently received a $2,750 donation from United Capital, a national wealth management firm with an office in Western New York. Through United Capital’s national “Help4Hearts” program, local offices generate $250 to donate toward a chari
Rural Outreach Center seeks social worker
The Rural Outreach Center (ROC), an East Aurora-based nonprofit organization dedicated to ending rural poverty in southern Erie County and surrounding areas and assisting, empowering and elevating individuals to self-sufficiency, is seeking a part-time social worker to join its d
Rural Outreach Center adds Susan Giovino as program director
The Rural Outreach Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting, empowering and elevating the impoverished rural population in southern Erie County and surrounding areas, has appointed East Aurora resident Susan Giovino to the position of program director. Giovino has
