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In 2019, the city of Rochester, working with numerous internal and external stakeholders, put together a comprehensive plan, a nearly 500-page document that addresses six initiative areas that was designed to enable the region to realize its full potential. Rochester ...

A collaborative effort between Home Leasing and Episcopal SeniorLife Communities is meeting an underserved — and growing — need in the region. The Gardens at Penfield Square and its neighbor, Ashley Woods, will provide 184 targeted housing units for seniors as part ...

During the first wave of COVID-19 in the spring of this year, assisted living communities across New York state reacted swiftly and comprehensively to minimize the spread of the virus within. Adult Care Facilities were mandated to test all staff ...

Students in the Rochester City School District continue to trail their counterparts statewide in third-grade English language arts proficiency, high school graduation rates and kindergarten readiness, an annual report from ROC the Future shows. ROC the Future, a nonprofit alliance ...

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Aging in place remains a popular option for older adults, despite the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has presented for seniors who wish to remain in their homes and communities. Senior-focused agencies in the Rochester area have reported challenges providing services ...

St. John’s has opened its newly renovated rehabilitation/transitional care center, which features the latest advances in rehabilitative medicine to support transitional care needs from orthopedic surgery to cardiac and stroke rehabilitation. The renovation project, which totaled some $500,000, includes a ...

Court officials and local leaders have announced a new effort to help tenants facing possible eviction because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Thursday, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello, U.S Rep. Joe Morelle, Seventh Judicial District Administrative Judge Craig Doran, and ...

African American children are nearly four times more likely to experience child poverty than white chidlren, while Latino children are more than three times more likely, an updated report from ACT Rochester and the Rochester Area Community Foundation shows. “Hard ...

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At one time, Eric Ellis thought of himself as a sort of “diversity Ghostbuster.” “When I first started doing this work 30 years ago I thought my job was to be like a diversity Ghostbuster. I could go into organizations, ...

The U.S. Census Bureau has made a significant push to encourage participation in the count this year, and the business community is hoping people listen. While the census will determine reapportionment of seats in the House of Representatives (New York ...

ACT Rochester has released its annual Regional Report Card, which shows that the nine-county Rochester region trails the state as a whole in six of the eight areas analyzed. As a region, in the categories of children and youth, economic ...

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Twyla J. Cummings has a big job ahead of her. As associate provost and dean of graduate education at Rochester Institute of Technology, she’s tasked with changing the mindset of colleges at RIT so they can produce a lot more ...

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Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School has partnered with several local behavioral organizations to create Crossroads of Caring, a first-of-its-kind spiritual care training program aimed at marginalized populations in Rochester. Crossroads of Caring is funded through a grant from the United ...

A new financial aid and educational support program is available in New York that provides more flexibility for incoming or returning college students from historically disadvantaged backgrounds. The Empire Opportunity Program was announced over the weekend by SUNY Empire State ...

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Two things are certain about online education in 2020: the phenomenon will continue to grow in higher education settings, and institutions will continue to deliver it in their own unique ways. If you’ve been on social media in the last ...

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