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Mayor's Mentor Up Program

We've all been influenced by significant role models, whether they're famous figures we admire or those closer to us who've made a personal impact. It's those individuals who took the time to share their journey, offer insights, and broaden our horizons who have shaped our paths. The City of Rochester is dedicated to nurturing the growth of young Rochesterians through opportunities like The Mayor's Mentor Up Program.

RPD: Body Worn Camera Program

Program Background

In order to improve police-community relations, the Rochester Police Department (RPD), created the RPD Body-Worn Camera (BWC) initiative.

The City of Rochester engaged in extensive research on equipment, data management, policies and community involvement for successful deployment of the program. All Rochester Police Lieutenants, Sergeants and Officers presently assigned to patrol Sections are equipped with BWCs. There are about 500 BWCs assigned to patrol personnel.

2024 Affordable Rental Housing Development & HOME-ARP RFP

Introduction/Overview

The City of Rochester and Monroe County, New York are seeking proposals from developers, non-profits, and housing service providers (Developers) to increase the supply of high-quality, safe, and affordable rental housing opportunities within the geographical limits of the city of Rochester and suburban Monroe County, where applicable.  Developers may respond to this RFP to competitively apply for gap financing, a Payment-in-Lieu-of-Taxes (PILOT) agreement, purchase of City-owned real estate, and/or an official City letter of support for a

Project SEARCH

Project SEARCH is a national one-year, high school transition program for students with disabilities between the ages of 18-21 that provides training and education with the goal of obtaining competitive employment.  The program was developed at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital in 1994.