Charles Settlement House and The Community Place of Greater Rochester Announce Affiliation

After three years of close collaboration, Charles Settlement House and The Community Place of Greater Rochester will become permanently affiliated on Oct. 1. This affiliation allows both agencies to maintain their identities, while strengthening and growing the programs and services they provide in the neighborhoods of northwest and northeast Rochester. Since 2018, Charles Settlement House and The Community Place have …

Scott Benjamin talks CPGR 20th and pandemic response on WROC

Watch Scott Benjamin’s conversation with Channel 8’s Mark Gruba about the 20th Anniversary of Community Place as well as our pandemic response. https://www.rochesterfirst.com/video/community-place-celebrates-20-years-of-serving-the-community/  

Statement on the death of Daniel Prude

The Community Place of Greater Rochester and Charles Settlement House are saddened and sickened by news of the death of Daniel Prude.  The body-cam video showing Mr. Prude’s interaction with several members of the Rochester Police Department is shocking.  Investigations by police and the NYS Attorney General’s office continue but the medical examiner ruled his death was a homicide.  Black …

Community Place of Greater Rochester, Charles Settlement House announce shared CEO

Beginning April 1, The Community Place of Greater Rochester Inc. and Charles Settlement House will operate under a shared chief executive officer. Scott Benjamin, currently CEO at Charles Settlement House, will take the helm of both organizations as they begin their fiscal years. Under this arrangement, both agencies will maintain separate programs and boards of directors. While not a merger, …

The Community Place to host “A Taste of Spring” at GardenScape 2018

Opening Night Party to Benefit The Community Place of Greater Rochester “A Taste of Spring,” a fundraising event for The Community Place of Greater Rochester (CPGR), will kick off GardenScape 2018 with a special preview of this spectacular flower show on Wednesday, March 7th from 6:00 to 8:30 PM at The Dome Arena in Henrietta, NY. The Community Place of Greater Rochester …

Community Place CEO appears on “Many Voices, Many Visions”

This week on Many Voices Many Visions Norma Holland sat down with our CEO Rodric Cox-Cooper to talk about The Community Place of Greater Rochester (CPGR). They discussed the merger that resulted in CPGR, the challenges we currently face and what we look to accomplish in the future. The full interview can be seen here.