Mother Cabrini Funding Received
The Rural Outreach Center (ROC) in East Aurora, a nonprofit organization focused on breaking the cycle of rural poverty by accompanying people to self-sufficiency, recently received a $334,025 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation. With this grant, the ROC will enhance
ROC Resources: Renting Information
Welcome to ROC Resources! The ROC is committed to providing support to our community through sharing local resources and opportunities. Stay up-to-date on rental information and discover other resources for renters below: 1. New York State COVID & Renting Resources T
ROC Resources: Seniors
Welcome to ROC Resources! The ROC is committed to providing support to our community through sharing local resources and opportunities. 1. NY Connects Find resources on every topic imaginable at NY Connects, a portal that will connect you with local and state resources that can
Christmas Cheer
Enjoy some extra Christmas cheer with this light show designed by Michael and Ashlee Bojanowski! Michael and Ashlee created this amazing light show – and are asking viewers to donate to the ROC. We are so excited to have such amazing neighbors in our community.
ROC Ripples — 10.30.20
The American dream … the freedom to attain prosperity and success. What a noble aspiration. When some seem to be unable to attain our definition of prosperity and success, we often comment that they should simply “pull themselves up by the bootstraps.” First of all, grab th
Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation grant to fund ROC’s play programming
The Rural Outreach Center (ROC), a nonprofit organization offering a wide variety of social services throughout the rural areas of southern Western New York, will receive a three-year grant of $395,400 from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation to fund the organization’s play pro
ROC Ripples – Special Edition
Rural Outreach Center’s Summer Enrichment Program – working to reduce the digital divide for rural children. Dear friends, Over the past several months of social isolation, we have observed that many of the children at the ROC have regressed in their social/emotional
ROC Ripples – 6.9.20
Martin Luther King Junior said, “Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere.” As an organization focused on disparities and injustices in our rural areas, we must never forget that this is part of the greater world of injustice. We are, therefore, compelled to offer a stateme
ROC receives grant from CVS Health supporting community needs amid COVID-19 outbreak
The Rural Outreach Center (ROC) in East Aurora has received a $1,000 mini-grant from CVS Health, administered by United Way of New York State, supporting its response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The grant is part of more than $1 million CVS Health and its foundations have given to
ROC Ripples – 5.4.20: Looking behind, looking ahead
I have been accused of spending all my time looking ahead – at the journey ahead – and not enough time looking backward. So here goes. The past several years at the ROC has been a time of tremendous, sometimes breathtaking, growth. We identified a need, based on input from th
