The Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative established a goal six months ago of raising the wages of 10,000 Rochester residents to at least $15 an hour in 2021. The coalition now plans to celebrate all of the local organizations that have made ...

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Poverty in the city of Rochester has fallen in the most recent five-year period, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. From 2015 to 2019, the overall poverty rate fell to 31.3 percent from 32.6 percent in ...

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The Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative has selected Aqua Porter as its next executive director. Porter had served as interim director since May. “Aqua is exactly what this coalition needs right now. We already have a group of community leaders who are ...

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The Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative has released its COVID-19 community concerns for the week of April 13, and lost income is among the top issues this week. RMAPI officials said lost incomes continue to be a priority concern, as well as ...

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The Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative on Thursday announced its policy priorities for 2020, with actions aimed specifically at the root causes of poverty. “Implementing policies that address inequality and promote self-sufficiency is a key part of creating the systemic changes that ...

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The Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative has chosen a nonprofit leader to co-chair its steering committee. Jerome Underwood, who serves as president and CEO of Action for a Better Community Inc., will share steering committee duties with Nazareth College of Rochester President ...

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Five projects have been chosen to receive funding from a pot of $200,000 made available by the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative. More than 2,600 community members voted on nearly 300 projects to determine which would receive RMAPI’s first participatory budget. Five ...

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Dozens of agencies statewide have launched a coalition to seek funding for public transit. The New Yorkers for Better Public Transit coalition comprises major transit systems from across the state, including Rochester’s Regional Transit Service, as well as members of ...

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Three Rochester-area poverty-reduction programs will receive nearly $1 million in state funding through the Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative (ESPRI). “Through the Empire State Poverty Reduction Initiative, we are empowering communities to connect people with opportunities that help move them ...

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A new transportation and poverty report commissioned by a number of area organizations involved in Rochester’s anti-poverty initiative suggests that the city’s transportation system reinforces the disparities that already exist in the community, rather than helping to reduce them. Transportation ...

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