Changing the Culture of Public Discussion and Debate

The mission of ACT Rochester is to stimulate community solutions to our most critical challenges by changing the culture of public discussion and debate.  This will be achieved through focused, independent and objective measurement of key community indicators, through diverse and timely dialogue and by promoting results-oriented actions.

ACT Rochester is a collaboration of Rochester Area Community Foundation and the United Way of Greater Rochester.  We developed the Website together, along with assistance from the Center for Governmental Research, and plan to sustain and update it as a central component of ACT Rochester.  

We hope that the comprehensive data and other information contained here will serve as a focal point for formal and informal community forums and inspire you and others in the community to share comments and participate in polls, which will be added to the Website in the coming months. 

The name ACT Rochester urges action, specifically in response to the issues highlighted by the data.  The name also stands for Achieving Community Targets, which signals the potential to establish specific targets or goals for improvement.  These targets will be the result of the community involvement process, and will form the future development of ACT Rochester.

ACT Rochester currently covers a seven-county region: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne and Wyoming.  This Website contains indicators, analysis of trends, summaries of community efforts to address issues and numerous listings of community resources.  Please see the Using the Site section for details on the rich information contained here and tips on how to best use the site.


                                   Banner photo provided by Kate Baker