In this episode, Raising Rochester welcomes Aqua Porter, Executive Director of the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative (RMAPI). Aqua speaks with TCA CEO, Larry Marx about the…

Sara Taylor is this week’s guest on the Raising Rochester podcast. Sara is a parent of a child with mental health issues, an advocate for…

This week’s podcast guest is Danielle Jones. Danielle is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, doula, and a highly involved member of the Rochester community. This…

This week’s guest on the Raising Rochester podcast is Eamonn Scanlon. Eamonn is the Education Policy Director at The Children’s Agenda, and focuses a great…

Justin Murphy joins the Raising Rochester podcast to discuss his new book, “Your Children are Very Greatly in Danger.” That book is a history of…

ROC the Future is gearing up to release its annual State of Our Children report. This year's document is a nine-year summary showing areas of…

Days after leaders from four Rochester City School unions asked the district to address growing security concerns – including an incident when someone fired a…

Talks between Rochester school and city officials continued on Wednesday to address violence among students at Rochester City schools.

Jessica Lewis, ROC the Future’s Communications Specialist and Urban-Suburban program graduate, joins the show this week. She and host Pete Nabozny discuss her experiences in…

Students in the Rochester City School District no longer see police officers in their schools. As part of the approval of the city’s budget in…

The recent pepper spraying of a 9-year-old girl at the hands of Rochester police is leading to a conversation about the "adultification" of Black youth.

In January 2021, a nine-year-old girl in our community was handcuffed and pepper sprayed by police. As a community that cares for children and sees their…

In episode 11 of Together for Change, our host Christian Motley talks with community leaders from Rochester, New York, and StriveTogether President and CEO Jennifer…

ROC the Future, which focuses on bettering the lives of children, gave an update on the impact of the pandemic.

Children’s advocates say there are stories of success in the Rochester City School District, however there exist wide differences in outcomes within the district’s various…

Saying that he is fortunate to go to a warm home where there is dinner every night, 16-year-old Isaiah Santiago expressed the desire to help…

With the election just a month away, a few local advocacy groups held a forum where candidates running for office in the state Assembly and…

The looming threat of a 20% cut in state education funding has school districts across New York anxious — but, as is often the case, it…

ACT Rochester is sending out a call to action, after publishing a new report that finds that minorities in Rochester are facing huge challenges in…

The Rochester Area Community Foundation has established a COVID Education Fund to urgently support the purchase of technology and home internet access for students who…

A Rochester non-profit, dedicated to speaking for some of Monroe County's most vulnerable residents, went before the legislature Thursday evening to present a "report card"…

What is the so-called “school-to-prison pipeline”? Local organizations are planning a town hall event to educate the community about their concerns. It starts with school…

A new report says the percentage of children living in areas of concentrated poverty has dropped in 29 states, but here in New York the…

Our policy director, Pete Nabozny, discusses the impact of possible Trump administration changes to the SNAP benefit program. The result, according to the administration, will…

Women of color make significantly less than white, non-Latino men over the course of their careers

In New York State, black women earn 65 cents for every dollar a non-Hispanic white male makes doing similar work. A local group is trying…

TCA Director of Policy, Pete Nabozny, guests on the WBAI radio show, Living for the City, to discuss the release of the 2019 Kid’s Count…

Eamonn Scanlon, education and policy analyst for The Children’s Agenda, is a guest on the Connections program, discussing segregation, which has become a charged national…

New York is one of the richest states in the nation, but a new report shows the state’s children are not sharing in that wealth.…

Historically African American hair has been the center of controversy. Whether worn as an afro, braids or dreadlocks, African Americans have faced what they say…

Hank Rubin, board member of The Children’s Agenda, retired VP of Rochester Area Community Foundation and former advisor to the US Commission on Civil Rights,…

Jackie Campbell, director of ROC the Future at The Children’s Agenda, and member of Table 23, is a guest on Connections, discussing issues surrounding race.