“A Gathering of Sons” opera featured during 7th Annual African American Celebration of the Arts at Ryan Arts & Culture Center
Another black man is shot by a white police officer, and we ask what comes next? How do we heal? How do we protect our children? How do we survive this state, this country, this world? In the winter of […]
Year In Review: Great Strides In Development, Nutrition, Mental Health Initiatives During 2016
The second of our annual facade renovation projects nears completion. Taris Vrcek | MRCDC During the past year, the staff and board at McKees Rocks Development Corporation have fully embraced plans unveiled in 2015 for a ‘complete community’ strategy. In […]
Michelle Flannery gives a thumbs up to Dustin, one of her Ready To Work success stories. Lydia Morin | F.O.R. No one is more proud of her Ready to Work clients than Focus On Renewal’s Michelle Flannery. The work readiness specialist […]
By Lydia Morin Focus on Renewal is excited to launch their newest free program geared towards families, The Family Table. The program will promote a range of healthy habits for families. Participating families will leave the program with the skills […]
Beginning August 1st, 2016, the school readiness app “Ready Rosie” will be available for free to residents of the 15136 zip code. Ready Rosie provides short videos of activities for parents, caregivers and even teachers to do with children […]
Renewal Coffee is the latest business to call McKees Rocks its home. The upstart coffee shop will be moving into the Father Ryan Arts Center, located at 420 Chartiers Avenue in McKees Rocks thanks to a partnership with the McKees […]
In honor of Women’s History month, Focus On Renewal hosted a photographic exhibition entitled, “A Century of Strong Sto-Rox Women: 1916-2016” at the Father Ryan Arts Center on March 11th. The event was free and open to all ages and […]
Focus On Renewal is looking for help in planning two upcoming events. The organization is seeking board members and community volunteers for its upcoming Women’s History Month photo exhibit, “A Century of Strong Sto-Rox Women,” and its opening reception on March 11! […]
Cindy Haines, a former senior management analyst at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for nearly 20 years, was recently named executive director of Focus On Renewal (FOR). We sat down with Haines to discuss her goals […]
McKees Rocks, Pa. (September 29, 2015) – On Saturday, October 3, Focus On Renewal (FOR) will celebrate its 46th anniversary with a special event at the Father Ryan Arts Center, 420 Chartiers Avenue, McKees Rocks. Fr. Don Fisher, Co-Founder of FOR, will be honored […]