Looking ahead, the organization’s ninth annual State of Our Children Report says parent engagement will be crucial to making additional gains.
Community
Settlement house joins state network
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SWAN Inc. at Montgomery Neighborhood Center has become a member of United Neighborhood Houses, a policy and social change organization in New York City.
Community
ESL gives $1.5 million to nursing development program
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The funds will support the training, education and job placement of low-income individuals in the field.
Community
Community Foundation leader Jennifer Leonard to retire
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The organization’s president and CEO for 28 years, she plans to step down in September 2022. Simeon Banister, vice president for community programs, has been promoted to executive vice president.
Community
Searching for the Fifth Chaplain
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Are we still able to have national heroes like World War II’s Four Chaplains? Or have we become too divided by politics and ideology?
Community
Remembering 9/11 after 20 years
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On Sept. 11, 2001, the world as most Americans knew it changed forever. Rochester Beacon readers recall that day and reflect on its impact.
Community
Rev. Lewis Stewart still hears the call
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The president of the United Christian Leadership Ministry is guided by a sense of justice grounded in spirituality. At 75, he is “still fighting for justice, still fighting for liberation, still believing that God is with me.”
Community
Hope for Haiti amid disaster
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Rochesterians Pepin Accilien, a native of Haiti, and Ed Hourihan, a board member of the Haitian Health Foundation, believe the Caribbean island nation can overcome its recent travails and troubled past.
Community
Final Census data shows growth in Rochester region
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Contrary to the declines seen in estimates released in May, Monroe County and the metro area gained population from 2010 to 2020.
Community
A harsh winter looms for the homeless
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With COVID-19 cases rising again and an inadequate supply of beds in shelters, the plight of the area’s homeless population is likely to worsen.
Community
Two nonprofits to receive grants to boost affordable housing
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City Roots Community Land Trust and Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Rochester will receive the funds from Enterprise Community Partners, a national nonprofit.