25 episodes
Raising Rochester Raising Rochester, a podcast from The Children's Agenda
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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Raising Rochester is a wide-ranging, conversational podcast, focusing in on issues related to children in our community, particularly those most vulnerable. Host, Pete Nabozny, Director of Policy at The Children’s Agenda, brings his unique perspective as a policy expert and a recent father and talks with a diverse set of content and context experts, from policy makers, to parents, to community leaders all in an effort to get to the bottom of real solutions for children in the Rochester community.
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S2:E5– Children's Defense Fund President & CEO, Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson and the Role of State and Local Policy in Equitable Outcomes for Children
In this episode, The Children's Agenda's Chief Executive Officer, Larry Marx, is joined by the President & CEO of the Children's Defense Fund, Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson in a discussion about the role of state and local policy when it comes to equitable education, health and life outcomes for children, especially the most vulnerable due to systemic poverty and racism.
Additionally, Rev. Wilson discusses the upcoming observance of the Children's Sabbath, and local ties to the event here in Rochester.
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S2:E4 – ROC the Future Executive Director, Brian Lewis and Collective Impact
On this episode, Larry Marx connects with ROC the Future Executive Director, Brian Lewis. ROC the Future is an affiliate of the national Strive Together Network of collective impact initiatives. Tune in to discover how ROC the Future approaches their work with young people through a comprehensive systems perspective.
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ROC the Future
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S2:E3 – Aqua Porter on Anti-Poverty Efforts in Rochester and Monroe County
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 role RMAPI plays in the community, how poverty impacts children in the city of Rochester, and how collective impact efforts are making a difference in poverty in our community.
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S2:E2 – Monica Graham on Parent Advocacy Opportunities with the Rochester City School District
This week’s guest on the Raising Rochester podcast is Monica Graham. Monica is a parent of a 9th grader in the Rochester City School District and a committed advocate for parents in the district. She shares her experiences as a parent advocate, explains how she got involved in parent advocacy, and gives advice on how more parents can get involved as advocates for their children and all children in our community.
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RCSD Parent Group Opportunities
Greater Rochester Parent Leadership Training Institute
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S2:E1 - Amanda Wilbert and Stacia Paganelli, Step By Step Pediatric Therapy Services - Early Intervention Services
Amanda Wilbert and Stacia Paganelli from Step by Step Pediatric Therapy Services join this week’s episode of Raising Rochester to discuss Monroe County’s shortage of Early Intervention services from a provider perspective. The conversation touches on their backgrounds, the importance of Early Intervention services for children and families in our community, and the workforce shortages affecting the sector in Monroe County and throughout New York State.
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Step by Step Pediatric Therapy
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Episode 19 - The Path to Universal Child Care - Schuyler Center
This week’s episode of Raising Rochester has been handed over to our colleagues at the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy. The Schuyler Center recently convened a discussion about “The Path to Universal Child Care,” and we felt the conversation would be worth amplifying through our podcast. This episode is hosted by Dede Hill, Director of Policy at the Schuyler Center. She is joined by Maria Whyte, Deputy County Executive of Erie County and Shanita Bowen, Director of Operations for ECE on the Move.
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Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
ECE on the Move
Customer Reviews
Excellent resource!
This is a terrific way to explain and connect the average person to important public policy issues! And I love the community-level focus. Kudos!