Sep 20, 2019 | First Homes, Housing, In the News
(ABC 6 News) — Affordable housing is an ongoing issue in our community and communities across the country. “It’s very difficult to buy a house in this county if you make less than $75,000 a year because there just isn’t a lot of inventory,” said Steve Borchardt,...
Sep 9, 2019 | 75th Anniversary, Community Choice Grants, Grants
To celebrate 75 years of Rochester Area Foundation’s impact on our communities, we are giving special grants all year long! We’re highlighting a different aspect of “better communities” each month – and September’s theme is LEARNING. The following nonprofits have been...
Aug 15, 2019 | Grants, weGive365
weGive365 is a dollar-a-day collaborative giving program that lets members pool their money and make a positive impact on our community through grants to nonprofits. In July, members of Rochester Area Foundation’s weGive365 program voted to support the following grant...
Aug 12, 2019 | 75th Anniversary, Community Choice Grants
To celebrate 75 years of Rochester Area Foundation’s impact on our communities, we are giving special grants all year long! We’re highlighting a different aspect of “better communities” each month – and August’s theme is COLLABORATIVE. The following nonprofits have...
Aug 8, 2019 | Affiliate Community Foundations, In the News
Chosen Valley Community Foundation – an affiliate of Rochester Area Foundation – recently had a great write-up in the Bluff Country News about their 2019 Grants: Things not to be taken for granted, but made possible when granted: Home, connectivity,...