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
ROC Ripples – 07.30.14
Greetings! The Rural Outreach Center (the ROC) continues to create ripples in the communities we serve and we have some great news to share! We have been given a LARGE double wide trailer to use until we can put up our building. The 70 x 38 foot trailer is a FEMA trailer that was
ROC Ripples – 04.09.14
Exciting news! Read all the way to the bottom to learn about a CHALLENGE made to the ROC. We hosted our ROC ‘N Spring event on Sunday evening, April 6th and had over 100 attendees. The Elm Street Bakery was a wonderful venue; they provided food and beer. Reeds Liquor store
ROC Ripples – 03.24.14
Greetings! The Rural Outreach Center (the ROC) is creating ripples that are touching the lives of many in our communities. The ROC continues to serve those who are struggling in our rural communities. The ROC has created a place of hope where those in need can easily access multi