It’s true. ROC is officially a teenager. As old as the young people who come to our ROC Cafes or take part in our new peer mentoring project. I struggle to believe how much ROC has changed and grown since I first dreamed of communities being transformed in Greater Manchester. We launched ROC in 2004 … Continue reading It’s Our Birthday

September has come, the summer holidays are officially over, and the new school year has begun. For many school children though, the excitement of seeing their friends and catching up after a summer of adventures can be dwarfed by an all too familiar elephant in the class-room. Bullying. Almost half of all children will experience … Continue reading The Elephant in the Classroom

ROC's mission is to increase community resilience by inspiring and supporting groups to work together towards making their community a safer, kinder place to live. The road to achieving this starts with a ROC Conversation - a structured community engagement event that brings together local people to celebrate all the good things happening in their … Continue reading Safer, kinder communities

With just a week to go until the  closing date for GO Make A Difference 2017, excitement is building at ROC HQ. We’ve waited since the launch in May to see the videos of what young people from all over the UK have been doing in their communities. We’ve judges from ROC, Urban Saints, CPA … Continue reading Go MAD: One Week To Go

It’s incredible to realise that since we started our ROC Restore project in April 2013, we’ve received more than 400 referrals across the North West. These referrals have come from all kinds of referrers, including the Police, Council and Housing Associations, as well as more recently, schools. From those 400 referrals, we’ve been able to … Continue reading 400 & Counting

The ROC School of Dance meets every Wednesday night at the ROC HQ, The FUSE. It offers an affordable, safe place for Children age 5-11 to learn new skills and to make new friends. This summer, the children who attend the dance school were given an opportunity to perform at an end of term dance … Continue reading Dance Away Your Worries: ROC School of Dance

Emily is 22 years old and works for Liverpool Students’ Union - the students union for Liverpool John Moores University. Although Emily was born and grew up in Oldham, she now lives in Chester with her partner and currently volunteers in Oldham as a ROC Restore Facilitator having completed her Restorative Justice training at our … Continue reading Passion for community

On July 29th 2014 ROC moved to The FUSE as our national headquarters! So we are celebrating 3 years in this amazing conference and community centre! Coming to The Fuse was a real turning point for ROC. It was a big stretch (and still is) for us financially but we are so grateful that we … Continue reading 3 Years at The FUSE

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