Raising Rochester

Raising Rochester, a podcast from The Children's Agenda

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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:E4 – ROC the Future Executive Director, Brian Lewis and Collective Impact

A grounded conversation about how Rochester turns shared purpose into measurable action.

Raising Rochester treats a local civic conversation as a clear look at how change gets organized. Brian Lewis presents Rock the Future as a convening of more than 60 participants, including leading institutions in Rochester, all working toward cradle-to-career education outcomes…

S2:E3 – Aqua Porter on Anti-Poverty Efforts in Rochester and Monroe County

A grounded conversation about anti-poverty work, structural racism, and the hard step from naming problems to acting on them.

Raising Rochester stays close to poverty, children, and the local systems that shape both, and that focus gives the conversation its force. Aqua Porter keeps it grounded in Rochester and in the lived reality of anti-poverty work, moving from RMAPI's history into structural…

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

Child advocacy, trust, and solidarity, traced from national roots to practical action.

Raising Rochester centers a thoughtful conversation about child advocacy and the steady work of improving children's lives. Reverend Dr. Starsky Wilson gives the Children's Defense Fund a clear sense of its civil rights and anti-poverty roots, then connects that history to the…

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    S2:E4 – ROC the Future Executive Director, Brian Lewis and Collective Impact

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    Brian Lewis, Alliance Director of Rock the Future, describes how a 60-plus-member Rochester coalition works on cradle-to-career outcomes, from school readiness and literacy to high school graduation.

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    S2:E3 – Aqua Porter on Anti-Poverty Efforts in Rochester and Monroe County

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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

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    S2:E2 – Monica Graham on Parent Advocacy Opportunities with the Rochester City School District

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    On Raising Rochester, Pete Nabosny interviews Rochester City School District parent leader Monica Graham about concrete ways parents can influence schools and district policy.

    Nov 15, 2022·32m·2 clips
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    S2:E1 - Amanda Wilbert and Stacia Paganelli, Step By Step Pediatric Therapy Services - Early Intervention Services

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    Raising Rochester host Pete Navosny interviews Amanda Wilbert and Stacia Paganelli of Step-by-Step Pediatric Therapy Services about early intervention services in Monroe County.

    Sep 7, 2022·44m·3 clips
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    Episode 19 - The Path to Universal Child Care - Schuyler Center

    Aug 2, 2022·52m
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    Episode 18 - Rachel Bonsignore on Liftoff Western NY

    Jul 19, 2022·45m
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    Episode 17 - Jenn O'Connor on recent legislative and policy changes affecting children in New York State

    Jul 5, 2022·40m
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    Episode 16 - Sara Taylor and the State of Mental Health Care for Children in our Community

    Jun 14, 2022·42m
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    Episode 15 - Danielle Jones on Maternal Wellness

    May 31, 2022·34m
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    Episode 14 - TCA Education Policy Director Eamonn Scanlon on the Rochester City School District Budget

    May 12, 2022·43m
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    Episode 13 - Justin Murphy, Author on the History of School Segregation in Rochester

    Apr 12, 2022·51m
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    Episode 12 - Larry Marx on Family Voices: TCA’s Recent Monroe County Parent Poll

    Apr 5, 2022·49m
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    Episode 11 – Isaiah Santiago, Local Youth Advocate

    Mar 1, 2022·37m
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    Episode 10 - Tina Carney, Parent Advocate and Early Intervention Services in New York State

    Feb 15, 2022·50m
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    Episode 9 - Stevie Vargas and the state of child care in New York State

    Feb 2, 2022·43m
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    Episode 8 - Brigit Hurley on the Proposed 2022 Monroe County Budget

    Dec 7, 2021·42m
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    Episode 7 - Katie Albitz on Build Back Better

    Nov 30, 2021·44m
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    Episode 6 - Kristen Rogers on Operating a Family Child Care Program

    Nov 2, 2021·51m
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    Episode 5 - Jessica Lewis on Experiences in Urban-Suburban Program

    Oct 19, 2021·29m
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    Episode 4 - Yversha Roman on the CASH Program and the Child Tax Credit

    Oct 5, 2021·36m
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    Episode 3 - Carmen Torres on Violence & Youth Mental Health

    Sep 20, 2021·42m
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    Episode 2 - Jack Peltz on Adolescent Sleep and School Start Times

    Sep 7, 2021·50m
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    Episode 1 - Kim Dooher on Special Needs Parenting and Early Intervention Advocacy

    Aug 23, 2021·48m
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    Raising Rochester Trailer

    Aug 11, 2021·5m