Mt. Hope Family Center

In Memory of Dr. Fred Rogosch It is with heavy hearts that the TRANSFORM Center and Mt. Hope Family Center (MHFC) share with you that Fred Rogosch, MHFC’s Research Director and our dear friend and colleague, died unexpectedly Thanksgiving Weekend. Fred joined MHFC as a research psychologist/assistant professor in 1989 -- immediately after completing his postdoctoral fellowship at Arizona State University. As we were working with Dante to develop a vision for the Center, Jody,... Carol Ann and I welcomed Fred to our newly formed team. We each were fortunate to form lifelong friendships with Fred. Throughout the past 31 years, Fred has had a major impact on Mt. Hope professionally and personally by mentoring students, junior faculty, and staff, and befriending all whom he met. Fred was a kindhearted and gentle soul with a sharp wit and knowledge of a wide range of subjects beyond his field of study; he could always be relied upon to share interesting anecdotes, words of wisdom and support, a laugh or two, and the tastiest dishes at our staff potlucks. Fred had family and friends in Indiana (where he attended Indiana University as an undergrad), Michigan (where he earned his MA and PhD degrees at Michigan State), and Arizona; he could have returned to any of these places or moved elsewhere, but he chose to remain in Rochester with his MHFC family. Fred has left an indelible imprint on our hearts, Mt. Hope, and the field of developmental psychopathology. A memorial service will be held (via Zoom) on Sunday, February 7 at 1:00pm.

This year's #GivingTuesday will be EPIC! Send some love our way this #ROCtheDay and feel great knowing you helped a child when they needed it most. https://www.roctheday.org/Causes-to-S/Mt-Hope-Family-Center

Roc n' Cakes is running a special Thanksgiving promotion...for every pie purchased, they will donate a pie to a Mt. Hope Family Center family. Orders need to be placed by Sunday for pick up on Wednesday at their location, 4 Elton Street in Rochester. Contact Roc n' Cakes by calling or texting 585-733-9690, or email [email protected]. Staff from our PATHS program will be delivering the pies to our families just in time for Thanksgiving! Check out Roc'n Cakes on Facebook

Great news for our PATHS Program and Project STRONGER!! https://www.rochester.edu//mt-hope-family-centers-program/

The TRANSFORM Center has just released their fifth podcast, #PromotingResilience! Listen to "Anonymity Through Technology: Empowering Kids to Reach Out About Abuse", featuring Dr. Laura Schwab Reese, Assistant Professor of Public Health at Purdue University.

Upcoming Webinar! Child Maltreatment and Resilience: From Science to Schools. Thurs, Sept 17 at 12 PM EDT. Click the image for webinar details. We hope you will join us to learn more about this important topic. Registration: https://www.eventsquid.com/event.cfm?id=10789