716.240.2220 | ruraloutreachcenter@gmail.com
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 — important things such as food and comfortable […]
Watch our new PSA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYyzzoN_iF0 A special thank you to Noah Cosimano-White and McCandless Marketing and Media for their hard work and support. *** Kelly is a young mom dedicated to giving her family a better life. She works 4 jobs and has partnered with the ROC to provide her family with the tools they […]
A woman I’ll call Ann came to the ROC for help a little over four years ago. Like many of our participants, Ann was unemployed, trying to do her best for her family but had run out of resources. The ROC connected her with services to meet her family’s immediate needs. For four years, we worked […]
The Rural Outreach Center (ROC) is excited to offer East Aurora preschools a chance to experience the benefits of EPIC parenting workshop. All classes will take place from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. At Nativity Preschool, 970 Main St.: • Oct. 12, Helping your child to cope (infants and toddlers workshop) • Oct. 19, Establishing routine […]
The Rural Outreach Center (ROC) is inviting individuals who have diabetes, and their caregivers, to learn more about this medical condition through discussion and activity. During five sessions beginning Oct. 4 and running through Nov. 1, conversations and activities will focus on diet, exercise and medication, all of which impact this condition. Additionally, handouts will […]
Special Issue of ROC Ripples Fundraiser! We’ll be sharing with you some of our work in the next newsletter but wanted to send you a special greeting to let you know about our upcoming fundraiser at the Elm Street Bakery. All tickets are available at the Bakery, 72 Elm Street in East Aurora. We also […]
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 Veterans One-stop professionals are exceptional at navigating a complex system […]
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 years of worship and service to the community […]
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 730 Olean Road in East Aurora, the mission of the Rural Outreach […]
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 […]