ROC hosts annual Back-to-School Party
The ROC held a very successful Back-to-School Party on Aug. 29 at the Boys and Girls Club of East Aurora. The fifth annual event was attended by 150 children from East Aurora, Holland and surrounding communities. Students invited to the party received a brand new backpack filled
ROC Ripples – 7.6.16
Every Step Along the Way… “Mark” is a kind, hard working young man. He didn’t have a car or access to public transportation, but he did have a job. So, Mark walked five miles each way to work everyday, no matter the weather. When Mark came to us, we knew he needed fin
Rural Outreach Center, Veterans One-stop Center offering services for veterans
A wide variety of helpful services for U.S. military veterans and their spouses are now being offered by the Rural Outreach Center (ROC), located at 730 Olean Road, East Aurora. The outreach program is administered by the Veterans One-stop Center of Western New York. “The Veter
Pathways Church moving to Main Street in East Aurora
Pathways Christian Fellowship is moving from the South Wales Community Center to the East Aurora Christian Church at 464 Main St. Pathways, led by Pastor Dr. Frank Cerny, MDiv, PhD, will be renting space to hold their Sunday service at 10:15 a.m. The Fellowship is celebrating 10
ROC’s Frank Cerny receives UB Alumni Association Achievement Award
Frank J. Cerny, MDiv., Ph.D., board chairman of the Rural Outreach Center (ROC), was honored Thursday evening as the recipient of the UB Alumni Association’s Leadership Award. A reception was held in the UB Center for the Arts on the university’s North Campus. Located at 73
ROC Ripples – 3.29.16
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
Rural Outreach Center Celebrates Service In Western New York
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 south
Rural Outreach Center Continues to Assist Impoverished Communities
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
ROC Ripples – 03.31.15
Greetings! The Rural Outreach Center (the ROC) continues to touch lives in significant ways. This review of our activities in 2014 highlights some of these “touches.” Hints of individual stories tell a key part of the ripples we are creating beyond the numbers. We connect wit
ROC Ripples – 12.14.14
Greetings! The Rural Outreach Center (the ROC) continues to touch the lives of many in our communities. The ROC is organized to provide multiple services to help people move from dependency of some sort to self-sufficiency. Movement toward self-sufficiency is monitored on 10 meas
