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United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes announced Wednesday the launch of its first-ever six-county campaign and 104th annual campaign themed “Make Way for Good”.   The announcement was live streamed with nearly 500 community members watching and included a look at the United ...

Rochester Accessible Adventures has received a $5,000 award from Mtn Dew Outdoor Grants to help champion access to the outdoors by people with disabilities.

The Action for a Better Community event addressed the laws and policies needed to repair the historical injustices done by racism, redlining and other forms of economic marginalization.

Elizabeth Williamson has been named Artistic Director of Geva Theatre Center and is the first woman to serve in the role.   Williamson will partner with Executive Director Christopher Mannelli as co-CEO of Geva beginning in June. She will take ...

Dialogue on Disability: The Herman & Margaret Schwartz Community Series, kicks off Monday, Jan. 24.   It is a partnership between WXXI and Al Sigl Community of Agencies in conjunction with the Herman and Margaret Schwartz Community Series. The initiative is supported by the ...

Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation, a Rochester-based nonprofit provider of housing services, has been awarded $2 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to protect children and families from home health hazards. Bishop Sheen addresses housing ...

The New Year’s resolution is a strange ritual. If we are to believe the numerous studies and surveys that pop up with a quick internet search, roughly half of the people reading this have already lost sight of or given ...

The Canandaigua Chamber of Commerce has announced the recipients of the 2022 Business Inspiration Awards.    Five firms will be recognized in a studio-recorded talk-show style event scheduled to debut at noon on Friday, Feb. 11.    They include:  Auto Wash, who is recognized as this year’s Environmental ...

A recently completed project at Rochester Childfirst Network furthers the agency’s commitment to promoting educational immersion in nature and inclusive play with a focus on sustainability. 

Brockport electronics recycler Sunnking Inc. has launched registration for its 2022 e-Scrap for Camp fundraiser benefitting Camp Good Days & Special Times.   Businesses and organizations in the Buffalo and Rochester areas are encouraged to sign up to collect electronics from their company, employees, friends, and family members for ...

It’s hard to imagine a Rochester without Justin L. Vigdor.  Like the iconic character of George Bailey, played by James Stewart in the classic holiday movie “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Vigdor has enriched virtually every aspect of life in the ...

Finger Lakes Textiles, an inclusive textile and knitting factory in Waterloo, Seneca County, has been able to expand its operations with help from a state grant and recently hit a major milestone with one of its product lines.   Finger Lakes Textiles (FLT) received a $10,000 grant through the New York Manufacturing ...

Leadership Rochester inspires, connects and educates a vibrant, diverse network of individuals who can help transform and strengthen our Greater Rochester Region.

Monroe County officials have begun distribution of about 330,000 KN95 masks to health care systems, city and county school districts, first responders and other essential workers. The masks were allotted to the county by New York State. Recipients include Rochester ...

Action for a Better Community will host a virtual signature conference series next month entitled “Economic Justice for an Inclusive Recovery.”