A Call to Action & Advocacy

RocACTS — Rochester Alliance of Communities Transforming Society —  of which we are an active member, has three Task Forces that focus on advocating for change on specific issues that affect our community:  Education, Housing/Jobs/Poverty, and the Justice System. You can impact quality of life for our residents, change structural racism, and require citizen education.  Learn how to engage in a Task Force on behalf of Third.  Read more.

As we enter the new year, family homelessness remains an invisible epidemic.  The ongoing pandemic continues to amplify the historic and current socio-economic and racial inequities woven into society. These inequities directly intensify barriers to healthcare, adequate housing, and living wage employment. Tonight in Rochester, children are sleeping on couches, in a car, or at a hotel. This reality is not sustainable – for families or for the Greater Rochester community.

NPR published a story highlighting the U.S. affordable housing crisis and the growing number of families at risk of and experiencing homelessness across the country. Among those interviewed were two single moms served by Family Promise.

• If you live or work in Monroe County please take this survey to weigh in on how the county should invest $144 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds received from the Federal Government.

• A New Series from the Social Action Committee of Temple Sinai: Perspectives on Policing: Past, Present and Future

January 5th @ 7pm – Understanding the Role of The Police Accountability Board with Executive Director Conor Dwyer Reynolds who will explain the role of a community led board in bringing accountability and transparency to the Rochester Police Department.