by Communications Team | Feb 23, 2023 | Press Releases, Rochester
Residents applaud the Rochester delegation’s commitment to education, child care and housing (Rochester, NY) – Today, members of Citizen Action of New York’s Rochester chapter were joined by state and local elected officials and residents of...
by Communications Team | Dec 14, 2022 | Press Releases, Rochester
Citizen Action of New York denounces the budget passed in Monroe County, which includes $14 million more for the Sheriff’s office, 4 new ADAs to prosecute retail and catalytic converter theft, and limited investments in affordable housing and climate...
by Communications Team | Nov 29, 2022 | Press Releases, Rochester
(November 29, 2022) – Everyone deserves a safe place to live. Citizen Action of New York and VOCAL-NY condemn the targeted harassment of unhoused residents of Rochester–including the sweeps of homeless encampments on Loomis Street–by the city government. Together with...
by Communications Team | Jul 27, 2022 | Press Releases, Rochester
“Our Rochester community is reeling from the latest wave of violence. 2022 hasn’t been an easy year for our families and communities. From the killing of 14-year-old Julius Greer, who was shot on his way to the corner store, to the shooting of 16-year-old Zahira Smith...
by Communications Team | Nov 10, 2021 | Education, Press Releases, Rochester, Uncategorized
Rochester, NY — In response to the Rochester City School Board voting in favor of a resolution that will allow 11 police officers to be hired to patrol school grounds, Barbara Rivera, lead organizer at Citizen Action of New York and Stevie Vargas, upstate campaign...
by Communications Team | Oct 19, 2021 | Press Releases, Rochester
Rochester, NY – In response to reports that Rochester City School District (RCSD) is considering reinstating School Resource Officers (SROs) in school buildings, members of the RCSD community released the following statement: “As students in RCSD return to school...
