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Empowering Local Students to Control their Future

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

How our teams help local high schoolers find opportunity and educate their communities

No teen should have to worry about violence in their daily lives. But for many in Rochester, that’s the harsh reality.

To help address this growing problem, several Rochester organizations came together to create the Teen Anti-Violence Alliance (TAVA), empowering the next generation to unite in reducing violence in their communities.

Generation ROC: Teen Anti-Violence Alliance promotes peace, medical training

Monday, August 12, 2024

The Teen Anti-Violence Alliance—or “TAVA”—program, through EnCompass Future Ready, organizes teens and partners with URMC to match them with medical professionals to get a head start on their interests in the medical field by teaching them life-saving techniques, shadowing various departments, and sharing insight on how to help themselves and their peers stay healthy in body and mind.