Scott Benjamin profiled on Selfless Among Us

Recently, Scott Benjamin, CEO of Charles Settlement Hosue and The Community Place of Greater Rochester, was profiled on West Herr’s Selfless Among Us – you can listen to the segment here:

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, …