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“I was making the decision to pay my electric or buy extra food because we weren’t making it to the end of the month – and I work a good job. I just go into the school now and get some extra to get us by. I even have saved money with school supplies and clothes they have here. I love this new community school.”
– April M.
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– Grandmother of a student at Gansevoort Elementary
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2025 Connected Visionary Awards: “Not a School Night” Celebration Friday, September 12, 2025, at 6:00 PM at Beeches Manor in Rome, NY
Rome, NY – 8/26/2025 – The Connected Initiative is proud to extend a special invitation to the 2025 Connected Visionary Awards “Not a School Night” Celebration. This year’s event will take place on Friday, September 12, 2025, at 6:00 PM at Beeches Manor in Rome, NY....
Connected Community Schools Hosts 2025 Back-to-School Bash Presented by National Grid
Empowering Futures – One Backpack at a Time Connected Community Schools is proud to announce the 2025 Back-to-School Bash, presented by National Grid. This year’s event will take place at the Connected Impact Center, 207 North James Street, Rome, NY 13440, and will...
Connected F3 Block Party
Rome, NY - On July 16, 2025, the Connected F3 Block Party will take place at Connected Impact Center, North James Street, Rome, NY, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. This Community Remembrance Event is a celebration of the resilience, strength, and unity shown by the community...
Connected F3 Block Party Planned to Honor Community Resilience
Rome, NY - On July 16, 2025, the Connected F3 Block Party will take place at Connected Impact Center, North James Street, Rome, NY, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. This Community Remembrance Event is a celebration of the resilience, strength, and unity shown by the community...
Community schools fill gaps – and offer hope
Author: Sylvia Saunders Source: NYSUT Communications Early this spring Rome Free Academy senior Jordan Purrington was shocked when her mom, a monitor at Staley Elementary School, came home and told her a student wasn’t coming to school because he didn’t have proper...
Building Community with Community Schools
How a Union-Driven Effort Supports Students and Families in Central New York By Jennifer Dubin Devina Love moved to Rome, New York, in August last year after fleeing domestic violence in Massachusetts. She enrolled both of her young sons at Francis Bellamy...
Students enrolled
Individuals served through our community resource hubs
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connected schools
= 923,000 Meals distributed
families LINKed to needed services and resources
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207 N James Street
Rome, New York
(315) 272-7498
School Hours: M-F: 8am - 4pm
Email Executive Director, Melissa Roys: MelissaR@connectedcs.org
Email Executive Director, Danielle Martin: DanielleM@connectedcs.org