From across the UK, groups of young people are entering Go and Make A Difference in their local community and every time a team registers for the competition we’re getting more excited. Switched on youth leaders are looking at what their groups are already involved in – and where it impacts the community they are … Continue reading Our Summer Competition is Hotting Up

In the UK, around 20 young people commit suicide every year due to bullying and 1 in 3 children who are being bullied become truant from school. The Anti-Bullying Alliance each year coordinates the Anti-Bullying Week to shine a spotlight on bullying and encourages children, teachers and parents to take action against bullying throughout the … Continue reading ROC’s Iron Lady

For Debra and Phil it was another early morning alarm so that they could catch a flight to Northern Ireland. Just 36 hours to spend with Keeva but plenty packed into every hour and three very exciting events! On Tuesday 4th July, we helped present the ROC Conversation Rathfern (Keeva, Ste and a local team … Continue reading Debra & Phil: Adventures in Northern Ireland

Last Wednesday, on 21st June, ROC Blackpool were proud to re-open the gates to the Gorton Street Community Garden, now a ROC Community Garden right in the heart of Blackpool, situated in a deprived area that will benefit from our vision to work together with people of goodwill to create safer and kinder communities. The … Continue reading Community Garden Re-Opens

ROC was launched in 2004 with a desire to see communities flourish and lives changed. Our first project model created – the ROC Café youth drop-in club – was created to help young people reach their potential. Cassie attends the ROC Café in Chesterfield. In a recent interview (see the video above), Cassie reveals “I … Continue reading I believe in myself because someone else believed in me

Over the weekend of June 9th-10th we hosted our ROC National Conference, Game Changers, at The FUSE in Manchester. Delegates came from all over the UK to hear talks from Gavin Calver, Debra Green, Mike Andrea and Ian Williams and to connect with groups from across the country who are delivering ROC projects and making … Continue reading Highlights from the ROC Your World Conference 2017

Last Tuesday we were thrilled to be able to host our Volunteer Celebration Evening at the FUSE, supported by the Greater Manchester High Sheriff Trust. We woke up on the day of the event to news of the horrific attack in Manchester and we thought long and hard about whether we should go ahead. In … Continue reading Volunteer Celebration Evening

Our city of Manchester, and indeed the nation, has been shaken this week by the terror attack at Manchester Arena. We want to offer condolences to all the families who have lost loved ones and all those who are injured. In the middle of it all it’s been incredible to see how we’ve come together … Continue reading Pray for Manchester

To celebrate our 5 year anniversary of ROC in Northern Ireland, on Friday a team from ROC headquarters in Manchester travelled to Belfast for the ROC Your World: Northern Ireland Conference. The weekend celebrations started with a Civic Leaders reception at the Lord Mayors parlour at City Hall in Belfast with a celebration party at … Continue reading Celebrating 5 years in Northern Ireland

Carlisle Youth Zone’s mission is to provide the young people of Carlisle with somewhere to go, someone to talk to, something to do and somewhere to belong. They’ve been delivering the COACH mentoring scheme since August 2014 and in that time they’ve helped more than 100 young people. Volunteers support and advise young people who … Continue reading Carlisle Youth Zone