by Phil Gleave At every ROC Conversation event we talk about ‘need’—and, it turns out that, loneliness is a fact of UK life. There’s plenty of information about the issue and the media is increasingly highlighting topics such as ‘social isolation’ and  ‘social prescribing’ And it’s not just older folk  - a report in the Daily … Continue reading #Isolation

by Rebecca Green and Nicola Williams Suicide and Silence: Why depressed men are dying for somebody to talk to Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50. For that to change, the stigma of mental illness must be challenged. Jake Mills texted his girlfriend one final time to tell her he loved her – … Continue reading Mental Health Week

by Nicola Williams Nursing As a Nurse for over 50 years, I am thrilled that Nurses are getting the recognition they deserve. I have witnessed many, many, nurses give care ‘above and beyond’ what is expected because they care deeply about the people they serve. At one time, Doctors made all the clinical decisions, but … Continue reading International Nurses Day

By Amy Hawkins ROC is very excited to have partnered with The Bread and Butter Thing (TBBT), a new charity based in Manchester, and together we are trying to help people and families in Partington to get by. TBBT provides weekly groceries at a fraction of the high street prices through its membership scheme. It … Continue reading The Bread And Butter Thing

by Andy Bell According to figures provided by a strategy report recently produced by the Greater Manchester Homelessness Action Network, between 2009/10 and 2016/17, there has been an increase in homelessness acceptances of 69%, an increase in temporary accommodation use of 236% and an increase in rough sleeping of 554%. It's perhaps no surprise that … Continue reading Tackling Homelessness

A new ROC Cafe youth club opened in Wilmslow towards the end of 2017! Matt Williamson writes 'Things are going really well in the Undercroft at the URC church - we run 3 ROC Cafe sessions each week and have 30-40 young people attending each one. The last term we also ran a Mums and … Continue reading ROC Cafe Wilmslow Update

by James Baker The other day I saw a picture in a coffee shop that said this, “Businesses don’t make great coffee, people do”. And how true?! Immediately it made me think about what we do and why we do it, because so often we can celebrate the project or celebrate the organisation’s success, or … Continue reading Building People, Building Team

We are delighted to share with you that ROC has a new Trustee joining our Board of Trustees. Chief Supt David Smart, who is head of the Metropolitan Police’s Prevent programme, is a long-standing supporter of ROC. "I’m the National Coordinator for Prevent, which is at the heart of the government’s counter-terrorism strategy. Our role … Continue reading Welcome to ROC David

We are delighted that a new ROC Community Centre has opened in Holts, Oldham. It runs from a shop on the estate which is situated next to the place-based team office. Donna Shaw has been representing ROC on the place-based multi-agency team for about six months. More recently ROC have employed Kaylee Devall as the … Continue reading New Community Centre

by Phil Gleave We went to the Halifax in Stretford today – nothing to do with money, we went to collect Easter Eggs that staff and customers had given so that ROC could pass them on to deserving children. We’re delighted they have been so generous and we’re pretty sure the children will be even … Continue reading UNEXPECTED AT EASTER