Executive director of Rural Outreach Center to speak at Erie County Poverty Forum
Frank Cerny, executive director of the Rural Outreach Center in East Aurora, will be among several speakers taking part in a Poverty Forum from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Dec. 15, in Room 403 of Hayes Hall on the UB South Campus. The event will be presented by the Erie County Povert
Rural Outreach Center wins SOPHi Award for Community Impact
The Rural Outreach Center (ROC) in East Aurora, a nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting, empowering and elevating the impoverished rural population in southern Erie County and surrounding areas, received a SOPHi Award for Community Impact on Oct. 13 from the Population He
Annual ROCtober event to benefit Rural Outreach Center
The Rural Outreach Center (ROC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting rural poverty, will host its fourth annual “ROCtober” event from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15, at Elm Street Bakery, 72 Elm St., East Aurora. The event will feature food by Elm Street Bakery, wine
Rural Outreach Center to offer Living with Diabetes sessions
Those who live with diabetes know it is a challenging condition and must be monitored closely. This includes blood work, medications, making daily choices about the foods that are eaten, exercise routine, fluid intake and planning ahead to maintain good health. The public is invi
Rural Outreach Center seeks part-time case manager
The Rural Outreach Center (ROC), located at 730 Olean Road in East Aurora, is looking for a part-time case manager/social worker to join its team. The ROC’s model of care is designed to help individuals and families work toward self-sufficiency. The person hired in this role wi
Community comes together to complete new classroom at the Rural Outreach Center
The Kiwanis Club of East Aurora has completed construction of a multi-purpose classroom addition at the Rural Outreach Center (ROC), located at 730 Olean in East Aurora. The new facility will enable the ROC to provide programs — including healthy living, financial
Another successful Back Pack Program!
Each year, the Rural Outreach Center provides school supplies to local students through its Back Pack Program … and this year was no exception. Have a great school year!
Rural Outreach Center’s Nutrition ROCs program brings families back to the dinner table
East Aurora’s Rural Outreach Center, a nonprofit organization offering a wide variety of social services for those living in Western New York’s rural communities, is introducing a unique nutrition program that is bringing families back to the dinner table. “Nutrition ROCs i
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
