Students In Need
This program is funded in part through a grant by the NIA program facilitated by the City of Rochester.
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This program is funded in part through a grant by the NIA program facilitated by the City of Rochester.
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UMNA will distribute up to 25 emergency home fire extinguishers to the elderly, single parents, and families in need located in the Upper Monroe neighborhood area. The intended beneficiaries of this program don’t always have the time or money to obtain a home fire extinguisher that meets current safety regulations. Many times extinguishers that have long expired are present but it’s not clear they will work or work safely when the moment of crisis arises. UMNA will partner with the RFD to help identify those in need of this program, raise awareness of the importance of home fire extinguishers and provide guidance for their care and use.
Neighbors In Action (NIA) was launched by the City of Rochester in September 2024. In January 2025, the City was joined by partners Rochester Area Community Foundation and ESL Federal Credit Union to help fund and administer the program.
NIA, pronounced "NEE-uh," offers small grants, up to $10,000 each, empowering residents to come together and take purposeful action toward strengthening and improving their neighborhoods.
The initiative is based on Neighbors Building Neighborhoods (NBN), begun in 1996 by former Rochester Mayor William A. Johnson Jr. NBN was recognized nationally as a model for government and civic partnerships that inspired and supported hundreds of projects across the city that ranged from beautification initiatives to enhanced public safety.
