ROCHESTER As students adjusted to a new remote-learning environment last year, many parents found themselves in new situations of finding child care amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Leaders of the Rochester Performance and Arts Center felt the need to keep the center relevant to the community when it could not offer performances. That s when the PODS program where kids have a place to learn was born.
RPAC s earned income from ticket sales and program camps is down by 95% year-over-year, while its non-earned income from sponsorships is down 90%. COVID has forced arts organizations to adapt and RPAC is not an exception, according to Anthony Ejarque, executive director of RPAC.