New life. New Hope. New future.
Renewing Our City by providing services for our community with compassion, truth and hope.
our mission & vision
The mission of the ROC Center is to renew our city by proving services for our community with compassion, truth and hope. We will do this by providing services in five areas of impact: Education, Recreation, Business Partnerships, Community Support and Spiritual Growth & Development.
The board members and executive director look to achieve success by working together with community leaders to best care for the community. Located in the heart of the Oakhill-Jackson area of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the ROC Center looks to not only provide new programming for the community but also assist and provide support for organizations that are already serving the community. By Renewing Our City, the ROC Center seeks to serve the community as a thriving hub of activity for youth, families, senior citizens, civic organizations, parks and recreation departments, and more.
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is what are you doing for others?
– Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Areas of impact
EDUCATION
Partnering with Metro High School and offering tutoring, ACT prep courses, ESL, college prep classes and workforce development tools.
RECREATION
Athletics, community game nights, cooking and other life skills
BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS
Working with businesses in the area to help them grow and develop
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Providing neeeded serivces such as weekly meals, community garden & neighborhood meetings
SPIRITUAL GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
Bible studies, worship services & prayer
Meet our Team
Daniel Winn
Board Member
New City Church
Dan Devore
Board Member
Cedar Rapids Community School District, Metro
Emily Davis
Board Member
ADM
Rod Dooley
Board Member
Cedar Rapids Community School District
Matt Jenkins
Board Member
College Community School District, Prairie
Dede Fantroy
Board Member
Cedar Rapids Community School District, Hoover
George Bounds
Board Member
General Mills
Steven Wilson
Executive Director
CIRAS
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Blog
ROC Renovations
If you have visited the ROC Center lately, you probably noticed things look a little bit different.
Making a (Snack) Impact
What’s a Thanksgiving dinner without a turkey? For a few Cedar Rapids families, that is a worry they did not have to face this holiday season.
ACT Prep Course
Several students from the Cedar Rapids area braved the snowy roads for an afternoon of preparing for the ACT.