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R-Centers, Rochester's Community Centers

Rochester's eleven R-Centers offer first-rate programs, facilities, and professional staff to promote healthy living, education, creativity, self-discovery, and positive relationships.

Jobs

The City of Rochester employs about 3,500 people in several hundred occupations that focus on a single goal: providing our customers with outstanding service. City employees enjoy competitive pay, generous benefits, and opportunities for advancement.

Bike Rochester

The City of Rochester is dedicated to making this a world-class bicycling community.

Basketball courts

Rochester is home to a vibrant basketball community, with courts in neighborhoods across the city where players of all ages and skill levels can come together.

Recreation news

The City offers an abundance of year-round social, cultural, play, aquatic, and athletic programs at its R-Centers, camps, sports complexes, playgrounds, and parks, for youth, teens, and adults.

Beaches

The City of Rochester is home to two beautiful public beaches on the shores of Lake Ontario — Durand Eastman Beach and Ontario Beach Park. Both beaches are open seasonally for swimming and offer scenic lakefront views, sandy shores, and a variety of recreational opportunities.

Swimming pools

The City of Rochester offers residents and visitors a variety of public swimming options through its network of indoor and outdoor pools. These facilities provide safe, supervised environments for people of all ages to enjoy recreation, exercise, and swim instruction year-round.

Children's Outdoor Bill of Rights

In collaboration with the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council, Youth Voice One Vision (YVOV), youth from the Urban Ecologist Program of the Seneca Park Zoo Foundation, and support from the Cities Connecting Children to Nature (CCCN) initiative, the City of Rochester adopted a Children’s Outdoor Bill.

Horticulture Programs and Resources

We live in a great green city, thanks to the tireless work of City employees and community members who toil in the soil year-round! The city offers the residents that grow our greenery an array of horticultural programs and services.

Environmental Education Programs

Earth Explorers Activities that expose people to nature have been shown to improve health and happiness and are a great way to educate through exploration and discovery. They are also just plain fun! The Earth Explorers program aims to expose youth to the nature right in the city.

Recreation on the Move

The Recreation on the Move mobile program brings the offerings and benefits of City R-Centers right to City parks and greenspaces. Through fun and engaging activities, the ROTM mobile team engages youth and families.

After School in the Park

The After School In the Park (ASIP) program is the City's only Office of Children & Family Services certified school-age childcare program open to young people ages 6-12.

The Genesee River

The Genesee River is the lifeline of Rochester and was also a lifeline of the Haudenosaunee people who lived in our region long before the city was established on the high falls of the river in the early 1800s.

Become a Young CEO at Biz Kid$ Camp

Are you a teen with big ideas and dreams of becoming your own boss? Biz Kid$ Camp is here to help you turn those dreams into reality! This five-day camp, happening during February Break, is for teens ages 14-18! Biz Kid$ Camp will help you build the skills you need to succeed. Sign up now and start your journey to...

City R-Centers open during holiday recess

R-Centers will shift to daytime hours when schools are closed during this year’s two-week holiday recess. With the exception of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, R-Centers will be open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 23 through Jan. 3. Breakfast and lunch will be served.