Five members committed to renewing the Council’s focus on safer neighborhoods, quality housing and equitable access to opportunity.
Community
Connected Communities receives $2 million gift
|
The local organization and three others in Monroe County were among 361 nationwide selected to receive funding from MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving
Community
Problems at the Pines
|
The Pines of Perinton is undergoing a much-needed $65 million renovation amid concerns. Will the tenants, the town and the property owner WinnCompanies find a way forward?
Community
Expo aims to share expertise, empower women
|
The Economic Empowerment and Entrepreneur event offers women a chance to learn, connect with others and position themselves as trailblazers.
Community
Women at work: The state of gender equity
|
More women are working in leadership roles than ever before, but gender pay gaps have barely budged in two decades, and gender bias persists. Women are ramping up mutual support. Can the next generation bring it to a new level?
Community
Funding for after-school programs boosted
|
More than $100 million in grants will be awarded statewide, up $17.7 million.
Community
A portal for learning about racism and local history
|
The Antiracism Curriculum Project’s Resistance Mapping project is digital education archive that documents the history of racist housing and other place-based policies in the Rochester area.
Community
Project Ride gears up with $1.4 million funding
|
The program, launched by nonprofit Beyond the Sanctuary, aims to help low-income Monroe County residents overcome transportation barriers to employment.
Community
Thumbs up for Rochester
|
In the Beacon’s year-end survey, two-thirds of readers say they are optimistic about our region’s prospects through the end of this decade.
Community
A new affordable housing tool
|
ERASE Racism’s Affordable and Inclusive Housing Tool assesses opportunity, education, racial dissimilarity and other factors in neighborhoods across New York, aiming to start a conversation about fair housing.
Community
A hard harvest for fruit growers
|
A record-breaking cold snap in May has taken a toll on many apple orchards and other fruit farms in the Rochester region. Growers are taking steps to be better prepared for unpredictable weather in the future.